Hamaara Karimnagar
Etymology
Karimnagar was originally called Elagandala, by its native Telangana people. The district was a major center for Vedic learning and was the heart of the great Satavahana Empire. Later, Nizams changed the name to Karimnagar, derived from the name of Syed Karimullah Shah Saheb Quiladar.
Geography
Karimnagar district occupies an area of 11,823 square kilometres (4,565 sq mi),[2] comparatively equivalent to the Philippines' Panay Island.[3] It borders Adilabad District in the north, Maharashtra and Chhattisgarh in the northeast, Warangal District in the south, Medak District in the southwest and Nizamabad District in the west.
Divisions
Karimnagar
Siricilla
Peddapalli
Manthani
Jagityal
Metpakku
Godavarikhani
Choppadandi
Husnabad
Mandals
Karimnagar district has 57 Mandals (revenue and administrative units):
Bejjanki
Bheemadevarpalle
Boinpalli
Chandurthi
Chigurumamidi
Choppadandi
Dharmaram
Dharmapuri
Eligedu
Elkathurthi
Ellanthakunta
Gambhiraopet
Gangadhara
Gollapally
Husnabad
Huzurabad
Ibrahimpatnam
Jagtial
Jammikunta
Julapalli
Kalva Srirampur
Kamalapur
Kamanpur
Karimnagar
Kataram
Kathlapur
Kesavapatnam
Kodimial
Koheda
Konaraopeta
Korutla
Mahadevpur
Malhar
Mallapur
Mallial
Manakondur
Manthani
Medipalli
Metpally
Mustabad
Muttaram-Mahadevpur
Muttaram-Manthani
Odela
Peddapalli
Pegadapalle
Raikal
Ramadugu
Ramagundam
Saidapur
Sarangapur
Sirsilla
Sultanabad
Thimmapur
Veenavanka
Velgatoor
Vemulawada
Yellareddipet
vedurugatta
Economy
In 2006, the Indian government named Karminagar as one of the country's 250 most impoverished districts (out of 640).[4] It is one of thirteen districts in Andhra Pradesh currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).[4]
Household indicators
In 2007–2008 the International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS) interviewed 1005 households in 40 villages across the district.[5] The IIPS found that 92.8% had access to electricity, 94.9% to drinking water, 36.9% to toilet facilities, and 16.8% lived in a pucca (permanent) home.[5] 24.8% of girls wed before the legal age of 18[6] and 79.1% of interviewees carried a BPL card.[5]
Demographics
According to the 2011 census Karimnagar district has a population of 3,811,738,[7] roughly equal to the nation of Liberia[8] or the US state of Oregon.[9] This gives it a ranking of 67th in India (out of 640).[7] The district has a population density of 322 inhabitants per square kilometre (830 /sq mi).[7] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 9.16%.[7] Karimnagar has a sex ratio of 1009 females for every 1000 males,[7] and a literacy rate of 64.87%.[7]
