Jayashankar Bhupalpally district

Jayashankar Bhupalpally district
Kota Gullu, Ghanpur
Location in Telangana
Location in Telangana
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Jayashankar Bhupalpally district
Country India
StateTelangana
Named forKothapalli Jayashankar
HeadquartersBhupalpally
Mandalas19
Government
 • District collectorBhavesh Mishra IAS
 • Assembly constituenciesBhupalpalle, Manthani
Area
 • Total2,293 km2 (885 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total416,763
 • Density180/km2 (470/sq mi)
 • Urban
42,387
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (IST)
Vehicle registrationTG–25[1]
Major highwaysNH363
Websitebhoopalapally.telangana.gov.in

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.

  1. ^ "Telangana New Districts Names 2016 Pdf TS 31 Districts List". Timesalert.com. 11 October 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  2. ^ "Names of 6 new districts changed". The Hindu. 22 October 2016. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
  3. ^ "Komaram Bheem Asifabad district" (PDF). New Districts Formation Portal. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 October 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2016.