Devarakonda

This article is about the town in Telangana. For the town in Andhra Pradesh, see Devara Konda.

Devarakonda
Town
A view of Devarakonda Fort
A view of Devarakonda Fort
Devarakonda is located in Telangana
Devarakonda
Devarakonda
Location in Telangana, India
Devarakonda is located in India
Devarakonda
Devarakonda
Devarakonda (India)
Coordinates: 16°42′00″N 78°56′00″E / 16.7000°N 78.9333°E / 16.7000; 78.9333
CountryIndia
StateTelangana
DistrictNalgonda
Area
[1]
 • Total
28.18 km2 (10.88 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total
29,731
 • Density1,100/km2 (2,700/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialTelugu
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registrationTS
Websitetelangana.gov.in

Devarakonda is a town in the Nalgonda district of the Indian state of Telangana. It is a municipality in Devarakonda mandal of Devarakonda division.[2][3] It is located about 60 kilometres (37 mi) from the district headquarters Nalgonda, 104 kilometres (65 mi) from the state capital Hyderabad

Demographics

According to the 2001 India census, Devarakonda has a population of 37,434. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Devarakonda has an average literacy rate of 72%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 81% and female literacy is 63%. In Devarakonda, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b "District Census Handbook - Nalgonda" (PDF). Census of India. p. 13,386. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
  2. ^ "Division wise mandals list" (PDF). Official website of Nalgonda district. National Informatics Centre. pp. 11–12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 October 2016. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
  3. ^ "Nalgonda district info". Official website of Nalgonda district. National Informatics Centre. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
  4. ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.


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