Jayashankar Bhupalpally district | |
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Country | India |
State | Telangana |
Named for | Kothapalli Jayashankar |
Headquarters | Bhupalpally |
Mandalas | 19 |
Government | |
• District collector | Bhavesh Mishra IAS |
• Assembly constituencies | Bhupalpalle, Manthani |
Area | |
• Total | 2,293 km2 (885 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 416,763 |
• Density | 180/km2 (470/sq mi) |
• Urban | 42,387 |
Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
Vehicle registration | TG–25[1] |
Major highways | NH363 |
Website | bhoopalapally |
Jayashankar Bhupalpally district is a district in the Indian state of Telangana.[2] The district headquarters are located at Bhupalpally. It was a part of the erstwhile Warangal district and Karimnagar district prior to the re-organisation of districts in the state.[3] The district share boundaries with Karimnagar, Mancherial, Peddapalli, Hanamkonda, Warangal, and Mulugu districts and with the state boundary of Maharashtra and Chhattisgarh. The world's largest multi-stage lift irrigation project Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project is in Jayashankar Bhupalpally District and Jayashankar Bhupalpally District falls Under naxal affected district as per Red corridor.