Montage of Telangana sidewise from left: Charminar, Warangal Fort, Hyderabad city, Nizamabad Railway Station, Kuntala Waterfalls, Falaknuma Palace | |
Anthem: 'Jaya Jaya He Telangana Janani Jayakethanam' | |
Location of Telangana in India | |
Coordinates (Telangana): 17°21′58″N78°28′30″E / 17.366°N 78.475°ECoordinates: 17°21′58″N78°28′30″E / 17.366°N 78.475°E | |
Country | India |
---|---|
Formation | 2 June 2014 |
Capital and largest city | Hyderabad† |
Districts | 33 |
Government | |
• Body | Government of Telangana |
• Governor | Tamilisai Soundararajan[1] |
• Chief minister | K. Chandrashekar Rao (TRS) |
• Legislature | Bicameral (119 + 43 seats) |
• Parliamentary constituency | Rajya Sabha 7 Lok Sabha 17 |
• High Court | High Court for the State of Telangana |
Area | |
• Total | 112,077 km2 (43,273 sq mi) |
Area rank | 11th |
Population | |
• Total | 35,193,978 |
• Rank | 12th |
• Density | 307/km2 (800/sq mi) |
Demonym(s) | Telugu / Telanganite |
GDP (2018–19) [3][4] | |
• Total | ₹8.66 lakh crore (US$130 billion) |
• Per capita | ₹206,107 (US$3,000) |
Languages | |
• Official | Telugu[5] |
• Additional official | Urdu[5][6] |
Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
ISO 3166 code | IN-TG |
Vehicle registration | TS- |
HDI(2018) | 0.664[7] medium · 16th |
Literacy(2011) | 66.46% |
Website | www.telangana.gov.in |
^† Temporary Joint Capital with Andhra Pradesh not more than 10 years ††Common for Telangana and Andhra Pradesh | |
Symbols of Telangana | |
Emblem | Kakatiya Kala Thoranam, Charminar |
Song | Jaya Jaya He Telangana Janani Jayakethanam[8] |
Animal | Spotted deer[8] |
Bird | Indian Roller[8] |
Flower | Senna auriculata[8] |
Fruit | Mango |
Tree | Prosopis cineraria[8] |
River | Godavari, Krishna River, Manjira River and Musi River |
Sport | Kabaddi |
Religion in Telangana[54] | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Religion | Percent | |||
Hinduism | 85.09% | |||
Islam | 12.68% | |||
Christianity | 1.3% | |||
Others | 0.9% |
District | Headquarters | Earlier part of |
---|---|---|
Adilabad | Adilabad | Adilabad |
Bhadradri Kothagudem | Kothagudem | Khammam |
Hyderabad | Hyderabad | Hyderabad |
Jagtial | Jagtial | Karimnagar |
Jangaon | Jangaon | Warangal, Nalgonda |
Jayashankar Bhupalpally | Bhupalpally | Warangal, Karimnagar |
Jogulamba Gadwal | Gadwal | Mahabubnagar |
Kamareddy | Kamareddy | Nizamabad |
Karimnagar | Karimnagar | Karimnagar |
Khammam | Khammam | Khammam |
Komaram Bheem | Komaram Bheem | Adilabad |
Mahabubabad | Mahabubabad | Warangal, Khammam |
Mahbubnagar | Mahbubnagar | Mahbubnagar |
Mancherial | Mancherial | Adilabad |
Medak | Medak | Medak |
Medchal–Malkajgiri | Shamirpet | Ranga Reddy |
Mulugu | Mulugu | Warangal |
Nagarkurnool | Nagarkurnool | Mahabubnagar |
Nalgonda | Nalgonda | Nalgonda |
Narayanpet | Narayanpet | Mahabubnagar |
Nirmal | Nirmal | Adilabad |
Nizamabad | Nizamabad | Nizamabad |
Peddapalli | Peddapalli | Karimnagar |
Rajanna Sircilla | Sircilla | Karimnagar |
Ranga Reddy | Shamshabad | Ranga Reddy |
Sangareddy | Sangareddy | Medak |
Siddipet | Siddipet | Medak, Karimnagar, Warangal |
Suryapet | Suryapet | Nalgonda |
Vikarabad | Vikarabad | Ranga Reddy |
Wanaparthy | Wanaparthy | Mahabubnagar |
Warangal Rural | Geesugonda | Warangal |
Warangal Urban | Warangal | Warangal |
Yadadri Bhuvanagiri | Bhongir | Nalgonda |
Project | River | District |
---|---|---|
Kaleswaram | Godavari | Jayashankar Bhupalpally |
Sriram Sagar | Godavari | Nizamabad |
Nagarjuna Sagar | Krishna | Nalgonda, Guntur |
Srisailam | Krishna | Mahabubnagar, Kurnool |
Nizam Sagar | Manjira | Nizamabad |
Singur Dam | Manjira | Medak |
Lower Manair Dam | Maner | Karimnagar |
Mid Manair Dam | Maner | Rajanna Sircilla |
Upper Manair Dam | Maner | Rajanna Sircilla |
Sripada Yellampalli | Godavari | Peddapalli, Mancherial |
Jurala | Krishna | Jogulamba Gadwal |
Koil Sagar | Krishna | Mahabubnagar |
Osman Sagar | Musi | Ranga Reddy district |
Himayat Sagar | Musi | Ranga Reddy district |
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Telangana. |
This category is maintained by WikiProject Stub sorting. Please propose new stub templates and categories here before creation. |
This category is for stub articles relating to the geography of Telanganastate, India. You can help by expanding them. This stub category is a parent-only category, that is, all stubs within it should be in one of its subcategories, or marked with a template that may eventually have a separate subcategory. To add an article to this category, please use the appropriate template for one of its subcategories. |