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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{About|the district|its eponymous headquarters|Medak}}<br />
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[[File:Medak District Revenue divisions.png|thumb|280px|Medak District Revenue divisions]]<br />
'''Medak district''' is a [[district]] located in the [[Indian state]] of [[Telangana]]. [[Medak]] is the district headquarters.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://medakdistrict.net/profile|title=Profile|publisher=Medak District|access-date=2014-02-14}}</ref> The district shares boundaries with [[Sangareddy district|Sangareddy]], [[Kamareddy district|Kamareddy]], [[Siddipet district|Siddipet]] and [[Medchal district|Medchal]] districts.<br />
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== History ==<br />
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Traces of Neolithic and Megalithic culture was found at '''Edithanur''' and '''Wargal'''<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yK8D8c5-HXAC&q=neolithic+sites+in+medak&pg=PA155 |title=Comprehensive History and Culture of Andhra Pradesh: Pre- and protohistoric ... - Google Books |isbn=9788125024750 |access-date=2014-02-14|last1=Murty |first1=M. L. K. |year=2003 }}</ref> village hillocks in the district. Rock paintings were found at '''Edithanur''' boulders<ref>{{cite web|author=v ramchandra rao |url=http://indculture0.tripod.com/prehist.htm |title=Prehistoric rock art near Hyderabad, India |publisher=Indculture0.tripod.com |access-date=2014-02-14}}</ref> and '''Hastallapur''' rocks.<ref>During the era of Qutub Shahis this was named as Gulshanabad due to its vegetation and gardens. later it was again changed to Medak district. http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/treasuring-the-prehistoric-rock-art/article2046635.ece</ref><br />
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=== Nizam state ===<br />
In 20th century Medak district was a part of Nizam princely State before independence and merged into Hyderabad State in Independent India and presently a district of [[Telangana]]. Qutub Shahis named it as Gulshanabad which means '"city of gardens'" due to its luscious greenery.<br />
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== Geography ==<br />
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The district is spread over an area of {{convert|2740.89|km2|sqmi}}.<ref name="newdist">{{cite news|title=New districts|url=http://www.andhrajyothy.com/artical?SID=320397|access-date=8 October 2016|work=Andhra Jyothy.com|date=8 October 2016}}</ref><br />
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== Demographics ==<br />
{{update after|2022}}<br />
As of the [[2011 Census of India]], the district has a population of 767,428.<ref name="newdist" /><br />
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== Economy ==<br />
In 2006 the Indian government named Medak one of the country's 250 [[Poverty in India|most backward districts]] (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]]).<ref name=brgf /> It is one of the thirteen districts in Andhra Pradesh currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).<ref name=brgf>{{cite web|author=Ministry of Panchayati Raj |date=8 September 2009 |title=A Note on the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme |publisher=National Institute of Rural Development |url=http://www.nird.org.in/brgf/doc/brgf_BackgroundNote.pdf |access-date=27 September 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120405033402/http://www.nird.org.in/brgf/doc/brgf_BackgroundNote.pdf |archive-date=5 April 2012 }}</ref><br />
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== Administrative divisions ==<br />
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The district is divided into three [[List of Revenue Divisions in Andhra Pradesh|revenue divisions]] of Medak, Narsapur and Tupran. These are sub-divided into sixteen [[mandal]]s and has 381 villages.<ref name="newdist" /> Dharma Reddy is the present collector of the district.<ref>{{cite news|title=K Chandrasekhar Rao appoints collectors for new districts|url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/111016/k-chandrasekhar-rao-appoints-collectors-for-new-districts.html|access-date=13 October 2016|work=Deccan Chronicle|date=11 October 2016}}</ref><br />
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=== Mandals ===<br />
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The below table categorizes 16 [[mandal]]s into their respective revenue divisions in the district:<ref name="mandals">{{cite web|title=Clipping of Andhra Jyothy Telugu Daily – Hyderabad|url=http://epaper.andhrajyothy.com/c/13774805|website=Andhra Jyothy|access-date=8 October 2016}}</ref><br />
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{| class="wikitable"<br />
|-<br />
!S.No.!! Medak revenue division !! Narsapur revenue division !! Tupran revenue division<br />
|-<br />
|1<br />
| Medak<br />
| Narsapur<br />
| Ramayampeta<br />
|-<br />
|2<br />
| Havelighanpur<br />
| Sivampeta<br />
| Nizampeta<br />
|-<br />
|3<br />
| Papannapeta<br />
| Koudipalli<br />
| Yeldurthi<br />
|-<br />
|4<br />
| Sankarampeta<br />
| Kulcharam<br />
| [[Chegunta]]<br />
|-<br />
|5<br />
| Tekmal<br />
| Chilpched<br />
| Narsingi<br />
|-<br />
|6<br />
| Alladurg<br />
|<br />
| Tupran<br />
|-<br />
|7<br />
| Regodu<br />
| [[Anantasagar]]<br />
| Manoharabad<br />
|}<br />
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== References ==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
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{{Wikivoyage |Medak (district)}}<br />
* [https://medak.telangana.gov.in/ Official website]<br />
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{{Medak district}}<br />
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