Hanamkonda district

During the rule of Nizam of Hyderabad, State of Hyderabad was divided into many small Circars. Warangal became a Circar in the early 1800s.

{{cite web|url=https://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/MedduckGolcondah-pharoah-1854|title=1854 Pharoah and Company Map of the Hyderabad, Sangareddy and Nalgonda Districts of Telangana, India|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210206221046/https://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/MedduckGolcondah-pharoah-1854|archive-date=6 February 2021}} In 1866 Circars was Abolished and merged to create districts, Warangal district was created by merging Warangal,{{cite web|url=https://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/eilgundelmullangoor-pharoah-1854|title=1854 Pharoah and Company Map of the Hyderabad state, Warangal and karimnagar Districts of Telangana, India|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200812030713/https://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/eilgundelmullangoor-pharoah-1854|archive-date=12 August 2020}} Khummettu{{cite web|url=https://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/circarkummummett-pharoah-1854|title=1854 Pharoah and Company Map of the Hyderabad state, Warangal and khammam Districts of Telangana, India|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201021212708/https://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/circarkummummett-pharoah-1854|archive-date=21 October 2020}} and part of Bhonagheer circars. Jangaon area from Bhongir Circar was transferred to warangal and Kamalapur area of warangal transferred to Karimnagar district. In 1905 when Princely state of Hyderabad sub divided into Four Division namely 1.Aurangabad Division, 2.Gulbarga Division, 3.Gulshanabad Division, 4.Warangal Division. During formation divisions again districts were delimited in 1905 Jangaon(Cherial) Taluka and Kodar(Kodad) Sub Taluka transferred to Nalgonda District from Warangal district.{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zXBB1nZYoLIC&pg=PA121|title=Hyderabad State|first=Ghulam|last=Yazdani|year=1937|publisher=Atlantic Publishers & Distri|via=Google Books}} In 1905 AD, Warangal district was formed with Warangal, Parkala, Khammam, Yellandu, Mahabubabad, Madhira, Palvancha taluks and some area of old palvancha sanstan and some jagirs. This was bigger than many districts of Hyderabad state.{{cite web|url=http://www.gwmc.gov.in/knowyourcorporation.aspx|title=Know Your Corporation}}

Warangal district was divided to facilitate administrative control and on October 1, 1953, the Khamman district was formed. Khammam, Yellandu, Madhira, Burugunpahad and Palavancha talukas have been made part of it. Warangal, Mulugu, Mahaboobabad, Parkala remained in Warangal district. But Parkala from Karimnagar and Jangaon from Nalgonda have become part of Warangal district. District uses to consist of 6 talukas and 2 revenue divisions which later increased to 15 talukas in 1979. In 1985 when N. T. Rama Rao introduces mandal system in warangal district was divided in to 50 mandals, but again warangal mandal was curved out from Hanumakonda madal consisting only urban area of warangal which increased to total 51 mandals and revenue divisions increased to 5 in warangal district.{{cite web|url=http://www.census2011.co.in/data/district/126-warangal-andhra-pradesh.html|title=census2011}}

Hanumakonda district occupies an area of {{convert|1309|km2|sqmi}}.{{cite news|title=New districts|url=http://www.andhrajyothy.com/artical?SID=320397|access-date=8 October 2016|work=Andhra Jyothy.com|date=8 October 2016|archive-date=25 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181225064351/http://www.andhrajyothy.com/artical?SID=320397|url-status=dead}}

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{{As of|2011}} Census of India, Hanumakonda district has a population of 1,080,858. Hanumakonda has a sex ratio of 997 females per 1000 males and a literacy rate of 76.17%. 100,918 (9.33%) were under 6 years of age. 740,507 (68.51%) lived in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes made up 196,046 (18.14%) and 33,306 (3.08%) of the population respectively.{{Cite web |title=Know your district Plan your district - Warangal Urban |url=http://www.trac.telangana.gov.in/trac/New_Districts/districts/30-Warangal%20(U).pdf |website=trac.telangana.gov.in |publisher=Telangana State Remote Sensing Applications Centre}}

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At the time of the 2011 census, 86.06% of the population spoke Telugu, 9.96% Urdu, 1.97% Lambadi and 0.93% Hindi as their first language.{{Cite web |title=Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Andhra Pradesh |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/10193/download/13305/DDW-C16-STMT-MDDS-2800.XLSX |website=Census of India |publisher=Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India}}

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The district has two revenue divisions i.e., Hanumakonda and Parkal and is sub-divided into 14 mandals.{{Cite web|date=12 August 2021|title=Revenue (District Administration) Department - Formation/ Re-Organization of warangaI urban Rural Districts into Hanumakonda and warangal Districts|url=https://telangana.gov.in/PDFDocuments/G.O-Formation-of-Warangal-Urban-and-Rural-Districts.pdf|website=Government of Telangana}} Rajeevgandhi Hanumanthu is the present collector of the district.{{cite news|title=K Chandrasekhar Rao appoints collectors for new districts|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/111016/k-chandrasekhar-rao-appoints-collectors-for-new-districts.html|access-date=13 October 2016|work=Deccan Chronicle|date=11 October 2016}}

Hanumakonda Revenue Division:

1. Hanumakonda
2. Kazipet
3. Kamalapur
4. Hasanparthy
5. Inavolu
6. Velair
7. Dharmasagar
8. Elkathurthy
9. Bheemadevarpalle

Parkal Revenue Division:

1. Parkal
2. Nadikuda
3. Damera
4. Athmakur
5. Shayampet

In 2006 the Indian government named Warangal one of the country's 250 most backward districts (out of a total of 640). It is one of the thirteen districts in Andhra Pradesh currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).{{cite web|author=Ministry of Panchayati Raj|date=8 September 2009|title=A Note on the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme|publisher=National Institute of Rural Development|url=http://www.nird.org.in/brgf/doc/brgf_BackgroundNote.pdf|access-date=27 September 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160424073004/http://www.nird.org.in/brgf/doc/brgf_BackgroundNote.pdf|archive-date=24 April 2016}}

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In February 2013, Warangal was accorded World Heritage city status by UNESCO.{{cite web |url=http://telugutv.au.com/2013/02/Warangal-accorded-World-Heritage-city-status-by-UNESCO.html |title=TV9 – Warangal accorded World Heritage town status by UNESCO – Telugu TVTelugu TV |publisher=Telugutv.au.com |date=2013-02-28 |access-date=2013-03-08 |archive-date=23 April 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130423082042/http://telugutv.au.com/2013/02/Warangal-accorded-World-Heritage-city-status-by-UNESCO.html |url-status=dead }} A few tourist attractions include:

• Warangal Fort
• Thousand Pillar Temple
• Padmakshi Temple
• Bhadrakali Temple

A few of the notable personalities from the district include, Rudrama Devi, Kaloji Narayana Rao, Kothapalli Jayashankar, Nerella Venumadhav, and P. V. Narasimha Rao.

National Highway 163 (India) between Hyderabad – Bhopalpatnam of Chhattisgarh, National Highway 563 (India) between Jagitial-Khammam passes through the district. Warangal has three railway stations kazipet town railway station, Kazipet Railway Station and Warangal Railway Station, which connects South and North India. The district has a small airport in Mamnoor, which can accommodate small aircraft like the ATR 42. This airport is currently used by police for gliding sorties, skeet shooting and aero-modeling.[https://www.deccanchronicle.com/140921/nation-current-affairs/article/mamnoor-airport-function-only-after-2030 Mamnoor airport to function only after 2030]

The schools in the district are under the administration of a District Education Officer controlled by Department of Education.{{cite web|title=Warangal DEO|url=http://deowarangal.net/|website=deowarangal.net|access-date=13 October 2016}} Some popular schools in warangal urban are st. Peters central public school, DELHI PUBLIC SCHOOL (DPS), GREENWOOD GROUP OF EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS [CBSE] in erragattugutta at KAKATIYA INSTITUTION OF TECHNOLOGY AND SCIENCE (KITS) and at hunter road, Balaji Institute of Technology and Science (Balaji Group of Institutions) at Narsampet, ST. GABRIEL'S in Kazipet, TEJASWI GROUP, WARANGAL PUBLIC SCHOOL, EKASHILA, S R Educentre, Waddepally. Kashinath is the present Intermediate education officer, who oversees the junior colleges in the district for Telangana Board of Intermediate Education.{{cite news|title=BIE announces IE officers for new districts|url=https://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Telangana/2016-10-09/BIE-announces-IE-officers-for-new-districts/257904|access-date=13 October 2016|work=The Hans India|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161013221428/http://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Telangana/2016-10-09/BIE-announces-IE-officers-for-new-districts/257904|archive-date=13 October 2016}}

Some of the major educational institutions include, National Institute of Technology, Kakatiya Medical College, Kakatiya University, Kaloji Narayana Rao University of Health Sciences, University Arts and Science College, Kakatiya Institute of Technology and Science.

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|North = Karimnagar district

|Northeast = Bijapur district, Chhattisgarh

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