Jangaon district
is a district in the Indian state of Telangana. It was a part of the erstwhile Warangal district prior to the re-organisation of districts in the state. The district shares boundaries with Suryapet, Yadadri, Warangal, Hanamkonda, Siddipet and Mahabubabad districts.
Geography
Jangaon collector office
The district is spread over an area of 2,187.50 square kilometres (844.60 sq mi).
History
Jangaon District was formed on 11 October 2016, Jangaon is made as the district headquarters along with 31 newly formed district in Telangana. Warangal district was divided into five districts: Warangal Rural district (now Hanamkonda district), Warangal Rural district (now Warangal district), Jangaon district, Jayashankar district and Mahabubabad district. The Jangaon district was formed with mostly old Jangaon Revenue division except Maddur, Cherial and Newly formed Komuravelli Mandals which were transferred to newly formed Siddipet district, Ghanpur and Zaffergadh from Warangal Revenue division and Gundala of Nalgonda district were merged with Jangaon district. Gundala was later transferred to Yadadri Bhuvanagiri district. One of the most acclaimed Telugu poets of all time Bammera Pothana was born in the village of Bammera in Jangoan in 1450 AD.
Demographics
Languages of Jangaon district, 2011 census
As of 2011 Census of India, the district has a population of 566,376. According to the 2011 census, 85.08% of the population speaks Telugu, 10.56% Lambadi and 2.65% Urdu as their first language.
Climate
Jangaon experiences a tropical kind of climate. It’s a drought prone area according to Geological survey. Experiences very hot summers, moderate winters and rains less than the average precipitation.
The temperatures are highest on average in May, at around 33.9 °C. In December, the average temperature is 22.0 °C. It is the lowest average temperature of the whole year. The variation in the precipitation between the driest and wettest months is 182 mm. The average temperatures vary during the year by 11.9 °C.
| hideClimate data for Jangaon District | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 29.7 (85.5) |
32.4 (90.3) |
36.0 (96.8) |
38.4 (101.1) |
40.4 (104.7) |
35.9 (96.6) |
31.1 (88.0) |
30.8 (87.4) |
31.0 (87.8) |
31.4 (88.5) |
29.6 (85.3) |
28.8 (83.8) |
33.0 (91.3) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 16.3 (61.3) |
18.6 (65.5) |
21.7 (71.1) |
25.0 (77.0) |
27.5 (81.5) |
25.8 (78.4) |
23.7 (74.7) |
23.6 (74.5) |
23.2 (73.8) |
21.4 (70.5) |
17.6 (63.7) |
15.2 (59.4) |
21.6 (71.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 1 (0.0) |
2 (0.1) |
5 (0.2) |
21 (0.8) |
17 (0.7) |
119 (4.7) |
183 (7.2) |
167 (6.6) |
168 (6.6) |
78 (3.1) |
21 (0.8) |
8 (0.3) |
790 (31.1) |
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Administrative divisions
Jangaon district from 2016 to 2018, Gundala Mandal transferred to Yadadri District
Jangaon District Revenue divisions
The district has two revenue divisions of Jangaon and Ghanpur (Station) are sub-divided into 12 mandals. Smt. K Nikhila, IAS is the present collector of the district.
Mandals
The below table categorises 12 mandals into their respective revenue divisions in the district:
| S.No. | Jangaon revenue division | S.No. | Station Ghanpur revenue division |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bachannapeta | 8 | Chilpur |
| 2 | Devaruppala | 9 | Zaffergadh |
| 3 | Tarigoppula | 10 | Kodakandla |
| 4 | Jangaon | 11 | Palakurthi |
| 5 | Lingalaghanpur | 12 | Station Ghanpur |
| 6 | Narmetta | ||
| 7 | Raghunathapalle |
Notable personalities
Statue of Bammera Pothana in Bammera village of Jangoan district
- Bammera Pothana
- Palkuriki Somanatha