19-527: Hanamakonda is a major city and the district headquarters of Hanamkonda district in the Indian state of Telangana . Earlier in history, Hanamakonda was a separate city, but now the three urban cities Kazipet , Hanamakonda and Warangal are together known as the Warangal Tri-City . The three cities are connected by National Highway 163 The great kings of Kakatiya dynasty left their marks in
38-542: A sex ratio of 997 females per 1000 males and a literacy rate of 76.17%. 100,918 (9.33%) were under 6 years of age. 740,507 (68.51%) lived in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes made up 196,046 (18.14%) and 33,306 (3.08%) of the population respectively. Languages of Hanumakonda district (2011) At the time of the 2011 census, 86.06% of the population spoke Telugu , 9.96% Urdu , 1.97% Lambadi and 0.93% Hindi as their first language. The district has two revenue divisions i.e., Hanumakonda and Parkal and
57-482: Is a district in the Indian state of Telangana . The district headquarters are located at Hanamakonda . The district borders the districts of Jangaon , Karimnagar , Warangal , Bhupalpally and Siddipet . The district was formed in 2016 by carving out Warangal Urban district from the erstwhile Warangal district . In August 2021, the Warangal Urban district was renamed as Hanamkonda district. During
76-614: Is a pilgrim village in Kurnool district in Andhra Pradesh , India, on the banks of the Tungabhadra River on the border with neighbouring state of Karnataka . It is known for being the site of the samadhi of Raghavendra Tirtha , a saint who lived in the 17th century. He is believed to have chosen to be enshrined alive in a meditative state in front of his disciples at the site of the temple. Thousands of people visit
95-1050: Is an autonomous educational institution, approved under Universities Grant Commission scheme. Major universities and educational institutions of the area include, National Institute of Technology , Kakatiya University , University Arts and Science College , Kakatiya Medical College . . The public transport includes, metro bus services operated by TSRTC . TSRTC operates buses from Hanumakonda district bus stand to various destinations like Hyderabad , Vijayawada , Bengaluru , Khammam , Suryapet , Visakhapatnam , Tirupathi , Srisailam , Rajahmundry , Eluru , Mulug , Sathupalli , Mantralayam , Nellore , Mahabubnagar , Guntur , Thorrur , Piduguralla , Jagadgirigutta , Sangareddy , Kaleshwaram , Jangaon , Jammikunta , Godavarikhani , Bellampalli , Mahabubabad , Bhupalapally , Bhadrachalam , Narsampet , Eturunagaram , Palakurthi , Wardhannapet , Devaruppula , Medaram , Huzurabad and Kamalapur . Hanamkonda district Hanamkonda district , (formerly Warangal Urban district )
114-664: Is sub-divided into 14 mandals . Rajeevgandhi Hanumanthu is the present collector of the district. Hanumakonda Revenue Division: Parkal Revenue Division: In 2006 the Indian government named Warangal one of the country's 250 most backward districts (out of a total of 640 ). It is one of the thirteen districts in Andhra Pradesh currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF). In February 2013, Warangal
133-558: Is the present Intermediate education officer , who oversees the junior colleges in the district for Telangana Board of Intermediate Education. Some of the major educational institutions include, National Institute of Technology , Kakatiya Medical College , Kakatiya University , Kaloji Narayana Rao University of Health Sciences , University Arts and Science College , Kakatiya Institute of Technology and Science . 17°57′N 79°30′E / 17.95°N 79.5°E / 17.95; 79.5 Mantralayam Mantralayam
152-524: The Sanskrit texts the name sees a literal translation of Orugallu as Ekasaila, whose again original form was Ekasailanagara. The Telugu form of the name is Orumgallu. The city was prosperous needless to say. In the time before Ganapati deva, the city of Warangal occupied a menial position but it was finally king Rudra I who further popularized the city by his work. It was provided with a stone wall by Rudra's nephew and successor Ganapati. The fortifications of
171-497: The actual Sanskrit name was supposed to be Hanumadachala or the Hill of Hanumat (Hanuman), the famous follower of the hero of Ramayana, Lord Rama. The most breath-taking feature of Anmakonda is the thousand pillar temple built by King Rudra in 1163 CE. Warangal eventually replaced Anmakonda as the new city during the time of Ganapati Deva. Warangal was actually the corrupted term or the later name for Ekasaila, which means 'one rock.' In
190-599: The administration of a District Education Officer controlled by Department of Education. Some popular schools in warangal urban are st. Peters central public school, DELHI PUBLIC SCHOOL (DPS), GREENWOOD GROUP OF EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS [CBSE] in erragattugutta at KAKATIYA INSTITUTION OF TECHNOLOGY AND SCIENCE (KITS) and at hunter road, Balaji Institute of Technology and Science (Balaji Group of Institutions) at Narsampet, ST. GABRIEL'S in Kazipet, TEJASWI GROUP, WARANGAL PUBLIC SCHOOL, EKASHILA, S R Educentre, Waddepally. Kashinath
209-741: The city were finally completed by the daughter and successor Rudramma devi. From the onset of 14th century, the city had to face successive wars under the hands of Tugluq dynasty. Mohammed bin Tugluq took it in 1323 CE and again renamed the place as Sultanpur. As Hanumakonda is located in the semi-arid region of Telangana, it has a hot and dry climate. Summer starts in March and continues through mid-June. The monsoon arrives in June and lasts until September. Winter starts in mid-October and lasts until early February. Padmakshi Temple , believed to have been built during
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#1732779650199228-518: The district. Warangal has three railway stations kazipet town railway station, Kazipet Railway Station and Warangal Railway Station , which connects South and North India. The district has a small airport in Mamnoor, which can accommodate small aircraft like the ATR 42 . This airport is currently used by police for gliding sorties, skeet shooting and aero-modeling. The schools in the district are under
247-547: The first quarter of the 12th century, is a temple at Hanumakonda with Goddess Padmakshi as the main deity. Thousand Pillar Temple was built during the period of the Kakatiya dynasty, and later destroyed by Muslim invaders. The temple called the Trikutalayam, dedicated to Shiva, Vishnu, and Surya. Bhadrakali Temple at Hanumakonda is a significant Goddess Bhadrakali temple located on the hilltop. Kakatiya University
266-405: The north of Warangal, and may be the ancient suburb of Warangal. Hanumakonda was the older capital of the Kakatiya kings before they actually shifted the new capital to Warangal during the reign of Ganapati Deva . The district around it was called Sabbi sayira or Sabbi one thousand which was a part of the empire of Kalyani. The land of Hanumakonda was also referred to as Anmakonda Vishaya . However,
285-805: The rule of Nizam of Hyderabad , State of Hyderabad was divided into many small Circars. Warangal became a Circar in the early 1800s. In 1866 Circars was Abolished and merged to create districts, Warangal district was created by merging Warangal, Khummettu and part of Bhonagheer circars. Jangaon area from Bhongir Circar was transferred to warangal and Kamalapur area of warangal transferred to Karimnagar district. In 1905 when Princely state of Hyderabad sub divided into Four Division namely 1.Aurangabad Division, 2.Gulbarga Division, 3.Gulshanabad Division, 4. Warangal Division . During formation divisions again districts were delimited in 1905 Jangaon(Cherial) Taluka and Kodar(Kodad) Sub Taluka transferred to Nalgonda District from Warangal district. In 1905 AD, Warangal district
304-496: The state of Telangana for over several centuries. The famous fort of Warangal and the Thousand Pillared Temple. It has come to light that the original capital of Kakatiya Kings was not Warangal; they in fact had shifted the capital to Warangal for reasons unknown. It could probably be strategically ideal for a King to run his empire from the hill fort of Warangal. Hanumakonda or Anmakonda is a short distance from
323-430: Was accorded World Heritage city status by UNESCO . A few tourist attractions include: A few of the notable personalities from the district include, Rudrama Devi , Kaloji Narayana Rao , Kothapalli Jayashankar , Nerella Venumadhav , and P. V. Narasimha Rao . National Highway 163 (India) between Hyderabad – Bhopalpatnam of Chhattisgarh , National Highway 563 (India) between Jagitial - Khammam passes through
342-420: Was divided in to 50 mandals, but again warangal mandal was curved out from Hanumakonda madal consisting only urban area of warangal which increased to total 51 mandals and revenue divisions increased to 5 in warangal district. Hanumakonda district occupies an area of 1,309 square kilometres (505 sq mi). As of 2011 Census of India , Hanumakonda district has a population of 1,080,858. Hanumakonda has
361-879: Was formed with Warangal, Parkala, Khammam, Yellandu, Mahabubabad, Madhira, Palvancha taluks and some area of old palvancha sanstan and some jagirs. This was bigger than many districts of Hyderabad state. Warangal district was divided to facilitate administrative control and on October 1, 1953, the Khamman district was formed. Khammam, Yellandu, Madhira, Burugunpahad and Palavancha talukas have been made part of it. Warangal, Mulugu, Mahaboobabad, Parkala remained in Warangal district. But Parkala from Karimnagar and Jangaon from Nalgonda have become part of Warangal district. District uses to consist of 6 talukas and 2 revenue divisions which later increased to 15 talukas in 1979. In 1985 when N. T. Rama Rao introduces mandal system in warangal district
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