Mancherial district is a district located in the northern region of the Indian state of Telangana. The district comprises 18 mandals and two revenue divisions – Mancherial and Bellampalli. The district headquarters is located at Mancherial town. It is surrounded by Komaram Bheem, Nirmal, Jagtial, Peddapalli and Bhupalpally districts of Telangana and with Maharashtra state.
History
Mancherial district was created out of Adilabad district in 2016 during the general reorganization of districts in Telangana.
Administrative divisions
The district has two revenue divisions of Mancherial, Bellampally which are sub-divided into 18 mandals. Smt. Bharathi Hollikeri, IAS is the present collector of the district.
Mancherial District Revenue Divisions Mandals Information Lists
| S. No. | Mancherial Revenue Division | S. No. | Bellampally Revenue Division |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chennur | 12 | Kasipet |
| 2 | Jaipur | 13 | Bellampally |
| 3 | Bheemaram (new) | 14 | Vemanpally |
| 4 | Kotapally | 15 | Nennel |
| 5 | Luxettipet | 16 | Tandur |
| 6 | Mancherial | 17 | Bheemini |
| 7 | Naspur (new) | 18 | Kannepally (new) |
| 8 | Hajipur (new) | ||
| 9 | Mandamarri | ||
| 10 | Dandepally | ||
| 11 | Jannaram |
Geography
The district is spread over an area of 4,056.36 square kilometres (1,566.17 sq mi). It shares borders with Gadchiroli district of Maharashtra on the east, Jayashankar Bhupalpally, Peddapalli and Jagitial districts to the south, Nirmal district to the west and Kumaram Bheem district to the north.
The district is very fertile plains fed by the Godavari river, which forms the southern border of the district.
Demographics
As of 2011 Census of India, the district has a population of 807,037, with a ratio of 977 females to 1000 males. The literacy rate is 64.35%. There are 148,377 farmers and 344,785 labourers. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 24.71% and 7.06% of the population respectively.
Languages of Mancherial district, 2011
At the time of the 2011 census, 87.61% of the population spoke Telugu, 5.12% Urdu, 1.66% Lambadi, 1.49% Marathi and 1.44% Gondi as their first language.
Transport
Mancherial is well connected with all types of transport facilities major are Road and Rail. Mancherial railway station is the train station with code: MCI.
TSRTC has its depot in Mancherial connecting transportation facility to the citizens to every village and city of Mancherial District.