Devarakadra

Devarakadra
దేవరకద్ర
Devarakadira, Devarakadara
town
Devarakadra
Devarakadra

Location in Telangana, India

Coordinates: 16°37′00″N 77°51′00″E / 16.6167°N 77.8500°E / 16.6167; 77.8500Coordinates: 16°37′00″N 77°51′00″E / 16.6167°N 77.8500°E / 16.6167; 77.8500
Country  India
State Telangana
District Mahabubnagar
Government
  Body Grama Panchayat
  MLA Ala Venkateshwar Reddy (TRS)
  MP Jithender Reddy (TRS)
Elevation 387 m (1,270 ft)
Population (2011 Census)
  Total 8,047
Languages
  Official Telugu
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 509204
Telephone code 08542
Vehicle registration TS06
Vidhan Sabha constituency Devarakadra
Climate hot (Köppen)
Website telangana.gov.in

Devarkadra is an Assembly constituency in Telangana Assembly and also a Mandal in Mahbubnagar district, Telangana.It is around 21 km away from district headquarter Mahabubnagar and around 120 km from Hyderabad. Manyamkonda, also called Telangana Tirupati located in Devarakadra mandal and just 6 km away from it.

Geography

Devarkadra is located at 16°37′00″N 77°51′00″E / 16.6167°N 77.8500°E / 16.6167; 77.8500.[1] It has an average elevation of 387 metres (1272 ft).

Demographics

The Devarkadra village has population of 8047 of which 4092 are males while 3955 are females as per Population Census 2011.[2]

In Devarkadra village population of children with age 0-6 is 966 which makes up 12.00% of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Devarkadra village is 967 which is lower than Andhra Pradesh state average of 993. Child Sex Ratio for the Devarkadra as per census is 872, lower than Andhra Pradesh average of 939.

Devarkadra village has lower literacy rate compared to Andhra Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Devarkadra village was 65.54% compared to 67.02% of Andhra Pradesh. In Devarkadra Male literacy stands at 74.22% while female literacy rate was 56.69%.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Devarkadra village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village. Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 15.63% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.37% of total population in Devarkadra village. In Devarkadra village out of total population, 3461 were engaged in work activities. 93.27% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 6.73% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 3461 workers engaged in Main Work, 444 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 953 were Agricultural labourer.

Institutions

Villages

The villages in Devarakadara mandal include:[3]

References

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