Rangareddy District, formerly known as K. V. Ranga Reddy District and Hyderabad (Rural) District, is a district in the state of Andhra Pradesh,India. It was formed in 1978 when it was split from Hyderabad district. The district has an area of 7,493 km², and a population of 3,575,064 of which 54.20% is urban as of 2001. The district encircles the city and district of Hyderabad, and the city of Hyderabad also serves as the administrative center of the district. It is the most populous district of Andhra Pradesh (out of 23).
The district has 1055 villages and grouped in 37 mandals.
Originally named Hyderabad (Rural) district, it was renamed after Konda Venkata Ranga Reddy, a freedom fighter who fought for the independence of Telangana from the Nizams and who went on to become the deputy chief minister of Andhra Pradesh.
Ranga Reddy District occupies an area of approximately 7,500 square kilometres (2,900 sq mi),comparatively equivalent to Papua New Guinea's New Ireland.
A fresh water reservoir, called Osman Sagar, on the river Musi at Gandipet is the prime drinking water source to the capital city of Hyderabad.
Assembly Constituencies:
There are 14 assembly constituencies in Ranga Reddy district. They are Medchal, Malkajgiri, Qutbullapur, Kukatpally, Uppal, Ibrahimpatnam, L B Nagar, Maheshwaram, Rajendranagar, Serilingampally, Chevella, Pargi, Vikarabad and Tandur.
Mandals
Mandals are third-level administrative areas in India, below states and districts. There are 37 mandals in Ranga Reddy district:
Balanagar
Bantwaram
Basheerabad
Chevella
Dharur
Doma
Gandeed
Ghatkesar
Hayathnagar
Ibrahimpatnam
Khandukur
Keesara
Kulkacharla
Maheswaram
Malkajgiri
Manchal
Marpalle
Medchal
Moinabad
Mominpet
Nawabpet
Pargi
Peddemul
Pudur
Quthbullapur
Rajendranagar
Saroornagar
Serilingampalle
Shabad
Shamirpet
Shamshabad
Shankarpalli
Tandur
Uppal Kalan
Vikarabad
Yacharam
Yalal.
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