Medchal–Malkajgiri district | |
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Clockwise from top: Shamirpet Lake, BITS Pilani - Hyderabad Campus, Malkajgiri railway station, Rock formations near Medchal, Cricket stadium at Uppal | |
Country | India |
State | Telangana |
Established | 30 November 2016 |
Headquarters | Shamirpet |
Mandalas | 15 |
Government | |
• District collector | Sri V. Venkateswarlu, IAS |
• Parliament constituencies | 1 (Malkajgiri) |
• Assembly constituencies | 9
Medchal, Malkajgiri, Quthbullapur, Kukatpally, Uppal,Lal Bahadur(L.B) Nagar,Secunderabad Cantt. |
Area | |
• Total | 1,084 km2 (419 sq mi) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 2,440,073 |
• Density | 2,300/km2 (5,800/sq mi) |
• Urban | 2,230,245 (91.40% Urbanized district) |
Demographics | |
• Literacy | 82.49 |
• Sex ratio | 957 |
Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
Vehicle registration | TG–08[1] |
Major highways | NH-44, NH-65, NH-163 |
Nominal GDP ( 2022-23 ) | ₹888.67 billion (US$11 billion) [2] |
Per Capita Income ( 2022-23 ) | ₹295,514 (US$3,500) |
Website | medchal-malkajgiri |
Medchal−Malkajgiri district is a district in the Indian state of Telangana. Shamirpet is the headquarter of the district.[3][4] 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, Medak, Sangareddy, Y. Bhuvanagiri, Siddipet and Rangareddy districts.The most part of the district consist of Hyderabad City (GHMC)