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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Medchal–Malkajgiri district
| settlement_type = [[Districts of Telangana|District]] of [[Telangana]]
| total_type = Total
| native_name =
| image_skyline = {{Photomontage
| photo1a = Shamirpet_Lake.jpg
| photo1b = A-Block at Night.jpg
| photo2a = Malkajgiri Railway Station 01.JPG
| photo2b = Rock Formations at Medchal Town.JPG
| photo3a = SRH fans while an ipl match.jpg
| spacing = 2
| color_border = white
| color = black
| size = 280
| foot_montage = '''Clockwise from top:'''<br/>[[Shamirpet Lake]], [[BITS Pilani, Hyderabad|BITS Pilani - Hyderabad Campus]], [[Malkajgiri railway station]], Rock formations near [[Medchal]], [[Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad|Cricket stadium at Uppal]]
}}
| image_alt =
| mapframe = yes
| mapframe-point = none
| map_alt =
| map_caption = Location in Telangana
| coordinates =
| coor_pinpoint = Medchal
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and union territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = {{flagicon image|}} [[Telangana]]
| subdivision_type2 =
| subdivision_name2 = Telangana State
| established_title = Established
| established_date = 30 November 2016
| seat_type = Headquarters
| seat = [[Shamirpet]]
| parts_type = [[List of mandals in Telangana|Mandalas]]
| parts_style = para
| p1 = 15
| area_total_km2 = 1084
| area_footnotes =
| population_as_of = 2020
| population_total = 24,40,073
| population_footnotes =
| population_urban = 22,30,245
(100% Urbanized district)
| population_density_km2 = auto
| demographics_type1 = Demographics
| demographics1_title1 = [[Literacy in India|Literacy]]
| demographics1_info1 = 82.49
| demographics1_title2 = Sex ratio
| demographics1_info2 = 957
| leader_title = [[District collector]]
| leader_name = Sri V. Venkateswarlu, IAS
| leader_title1 = [[India Parliament|Parliament]] constituencies
| leader_name1 = 1 ([[Malkajgiri (Lok Sabha constituency)|Malkajgiri]])
| leader_title2 = [[Telangana Legislative Assembly|Assembly]] constituencies
| leader_name2 = 9
Medchal,
Malkajgiri,
Quthbullapur,
Kukatpally,
Uppal, Lal Bahadur (L.B) Nagar, Secunderabad Cantt.
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +05:30
| registration_plate = TG–08<ref>{{cite web |title=District Codes |url=https://www.transport.telangana.gov.in/html/registration-districtcodes.html |website=Government of Telangana, Transport Department}}</ref>
| blank_name_sec1 = [[Roads in India|Major highways]]
| blank_info_sec1 = [[National Highway 44 (India)|NH-44]], [[National Highway 65 (India)|NH-65]], [[National Highway 163 (India)|NH-163]]
| blank1_name_sec1 = Nominal GDP (2022-23)
| blank1_info_sec1 = {{INRConvert|88866.72|c|year=2022|mode=historical}} <ref>url=https://www.telangana.gov.in/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Telangana-Socio-Economic-Outlook-2024.pdf</ref>
| blank_name_sec2 = Per Capita Income (2022-23)
| blank_info_sec2 = {{INRConvert|295514|year=2022|mode=historical}}
| website = {{URL|https://medchal-malkajgiri.telangana.gov.in/}}
| official_name =
}}
'''Medchal−Malkajgiri district''' is a [[district]] in the [[Indian state]] of [[Telangana]]. [[Shamirpet]] is the headquarter of the district.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ntnews.com/district/hyderabad/article.aspx?contentid=788327|title=ఘనంగా ఆవిర్భావ సంబురాలు|access-date=2017-10-12}}</ref><ref name="district">{{cite web|title=Medchal−Malkajgiri district|url=http://newdistrictsformation.telangana.gov.in/uploads/gos-circulars/1476130732346249.Medchal.pdf|website=New Districts Formation Portal|publisher=Government of Telangana|access-date=23 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161130125523/http://newdistrictsformation.telangana.gov.in/uploads/gos-circulars/1476130732346249.Medchal.pdf|archive-date=30 November 2016}}</ref> It is the second most populous district in the state with a population of 2.5 million and also 91.40% urbanized district in the state of Telangana, standing next only to Hyderabad district which has a population of 4 million. The district shares boundaries with [[Hyderabad District, India|Hyderabad]], [[Medak district|Medak]], [[Sangareddy district|Sangareddy]], [[Yadadri Bhuvanagiri district|Yadadri]], [[Siddipet district|Siddipet]] and [[Rangareddy district|Rangareddy]] districts.The most part of the district consist of [[Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation|Hyderabad City (GHMC)]]

== Geography ==

The district is spread over an area of {{convert|1084|km2|sqmi}}.It is situated 505 metres above sea level. The landmark consists of rocky terrain and monolithic rocks in the outskirts of the city.<ref name="profile">{{Cite web|url=http://medchal.telangana.gov.in/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/16-Medchal-Malkajgiri.pdf|title=Medchal-Malkajgiri district|website=Official website of Medchal district|access-date=20 March 2017}}</ref>

== Demographics ==

{{bar box
|title=Religion in Medchal-Malkajgiri district (2011)<ref name="religion">{{Cite web|date=2011|title=Population by Religion - Andhra Pradesh|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/11363/download/14476/DDW28C-01%20MDDS.XLS|website=[[Census of India]]|publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]}}</ref>
|titlebar=#fcd116
|float=left
|bars=
{{bar percent|[[Hinduism in Telangana|Hinduism]]|darkorange|84.85}}
{{bar percent|[[Islam]]|green|9.24}}
{{bar percent|[[Telugu Christians|Christianity]]|dodgerblue|4.02}}
{{bar percent|Other or not stated|black|1.89}}
}}

{{As of|2011}} [[2011 census of India|census of India]], the district is the second most populous district in the state with a population of 2,440,073.<ref name="profile" /> Medchal-Malkajgiri has a sex ratio of 957 females per 1000 males and a literacy rate of 82.49%. 285,044 (11.68%) are under 6 years of age. 2,230,245 (91.40%) live in urban areas, the second highest proportion in the state. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 229,188 (9.39%) and 55,244 (2.26%) of the population respectively.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Know your district Plan your district - Medchal-Malkajgiri |url=http://www.trac.telangana.gov.in/trac/New_Districts/districts/16-Medchal-Malkajgiri.pdf |website=trac.telangana.gov.in |publisher=Telangana State Remote Sensing Applications Centre}}</ref>

{{Pie chart
|thumb = left
|caption = Languages of Medchal-Malkajgiri district (2011)<ref name="language"/>
|label1 = [[Telugu language|Telugu]] |value1 = 80.35 |color1 = steelblue
|label2 = [[Urdu]] |value2 = 8.03 |color2 = green
|label3 = [[Hindi]] |value3 = 3.94 |color3 = orange
|label4 = [[Tamil language|Tamil]] |value4 = 1.76 |color4 = royalblue
|label5 = [[Marathi language|Marathi]] |value5 = 1.28 |color5 = red
|label6 = [[Lambadi]] |value6 = 0.92 |color6 = khaki
|label7 = Others |value7 = 3.72 |color7 = grey
}}

At the time of the 2011 census, 80.35% of the population spoke [[Telugu language|Telugu]], 8.03% [[Urdu]], 3.94% [[Hindi]], 1.76% [[Tamil language|Tamil]], 1.28% [[Marathi language|Marathi]] and 0.92% [[Lambadi]] as their first language.<ref name="language">{{Cite web |title=Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Andhra Pradesh |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/10193/download/13305/DDW-C16-STMT-MDDS-2800.XLSX |website=[[Census of India]] |publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]}}</ref>
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== History of District ==
The [[Rangareddy district|Rangareddy]] district was formed in 1978 when it was split from [[Hyderabad District, India|Hyderabad district]].<ref name='Statoids'>{{cite web | url = https://www.statoids.com/yin.html | title = Districts of India | access-date = 2011-10-11 | last = Law | first = Gwillim | date = 2011-09-25 | work = Statoids}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Salient Features of Rangareddy District|url=http://rangareddy.ap.nic.in/|work=Rangareddy District Official Website|publisher=Collectorate Rangareddy District|access-date=19 December 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120621052353/http://rangareddy.ap.nic.in/|archive-date=21 June 2012}}</ref> Originally named Hyderabad Rural district, it was renamed after [[Konda Venkata Ranga Reddy]], a freedom fighter who fought for the independence of [[Telangana]] from the [[Nizams]] and who went on to become the deputy chief minister of [[Andhra Pradesh]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=History {{!}} RangaReddy District Government of Telangana {{!}} India|url=https://rangareddy.telangana.gov.in/history/|access-date=2021-08-10|language=en-US}}</ref> After Telangana State formation in 2014, it was carved out during the district's reorganisation to create the new [[Vikarabad district]] and [[Medchal–Malkajgiri district]].{{citation needed|date=May 2024}}

== Administrative divisions ==
[[File:Malkajgiri District Revenue divisions.png|thumb|280px|Medchal – Malkajgiri District Revenue divisions|left]]
The district will have two [[List of revenue divisions in Telangana|revenue divisions]] of [[Keesara]] and [[Malkajgiri]]. They are sub-divided into 15 [[mandal]]s.<ref name="district" /> Sri V. Venkateswarlu, IAS is the new collector of the district.

=== Mandals ===

The below table categorizes mandals into their respective revenue divisions in the district:<ref name="district" />

{| class="wikitable" style="width:325pt;"
|-
! # !! Malkajgiri revenue division !! # !! Keesara revenue division
|-
|1
|[[Alwal]]
|1
|[[Ghatkesar]]
|-
|2
|[[Bachupally]]
|2
|[[Kapra]]
|-
|3|| [[Balanagar, Medchal District|Balanagar]] ||3|| [[Keesara]]
|-
|4|| [[Dundigal Gandimaisamma]] ||4|| [[Medchal]]
|-
|5
|[[Kukatpally]]
|5
|[[Medipally, Telangana]]
|-
|6 || [[Malkajgiri mandal|Malkajgiri]] ||6 || [[Shamirpet]]
|-
|7|| [[Quthbullapur]] ||7
|[[Uppal Village|Uppal]]
|-
| || ||8
| Muduchintalpalli
|}

===Villages===


*[[Jaganguda]]
*[[Lalgadi Malakpet]]

==Collectors==
* Mikkilineni Manu Choudary<ref name="A 2017 batch IAS officer takes charge as Medchal collector">{{cite news |last1= |first1= |title=A 2017 batch IAS officer takes charge as Medchal collector |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/a-2017-batch-ias-officer-takes-charge-as-medchal-collector/article69691243.ece |access-date=15 June 2025 |publisher=The Hindu |date=13 June 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250615141243/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/a-2017-batch-ias-officer-takes-charge-as-medchal-collector/article69691243.ece |archive-date=15 June 2025 |language=en-IN}}</ref>
* Gowtham Potru<ref name="Major shake-up in Telangana bureaucracy, Dasari Harichandana new Hyderabad collector, DS Lokesh Kumar new chief commissioner of land administration (CCLA)">{{cite news |title=Major shake-up in Telangana bureaucracy, Dasari Harichandana new Hyderabad collector, DS Lokesh Kumar new chief commissioner of land administration (CCLA) |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/major-shake-up-in-t-babudom-harichandana-named-hyd-collector-lokesh-new-ccla/articleshow/121811630.cms |access-date=15 June 2025 |publisher=The Times of India |date=13 June 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250615141535/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/major-shake-up-in-t-babudom-harichandana-named-hyd-collector-lokesh-new-ccla/articleshow/121811630.cms |archive-date=15 June 2025}}</ref>

== See also ==
* [[List of districts in Telangana]]

== References ==

{{reflist}}

== External links ==
{{Commons category}}
* [https://medchal-malkajgiri.telangana.gov.in/ Official website]

{{Geographic location
|Centre = Medchal district
|North = [[Medak district]], [[Siddipet district]]
|Northeast = [[Siddipet district]], [[Yadadri district]]
|East = [[Yadadri district]]
|Southeast = [[Ranga Reddy district]]
|South = [[Hyderabad district, India|Hyderabad district]]
|Southwest = [[Ranga Reddy district]]
|West = [[Sangareddy district]]
|Northwest = [[Sangareddy district]]
}}{{Medchal-Malkajgiri district}}{{Telangana|state=expanded}}

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