Devarakadra
Devarakadra దేవరకద్ర Devarakadira, Devarakadara | |
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Devarakadra Devarakadra Location in Telangana, India | |
Coordinates: 16°37′00″N 77°51′00″E / 16.6167°N 77.8500°ECoordinates: 16°37′00″N 77°51′00″E / 16.6167°N 77.8500°E | |
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 |
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.[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
- Zilla Parishath High School for Boys
- Zilla Parishath High School for Girls
- Other Private Schools
- There is a Railway station in Devarakadra under South Central Railway.
Villages
The villages in Devarakadara mandal include:[3]
- Ajilapur
- Baswayapalle
- Baswapur
- Bollaram
- Chinna Rajamoor
- Devarakadara
- Dokur
- Gaddegudem
- Gopanpalle
- Gudibanda
- Gurakonda
- Isrampalle
- Jeenugarala
- Koukuntla
- Laxmipalle
- Nagaram
- Peddarajamoor
- Perur
- Puttapalle
- Rukunampalle
- Varne
- Venkatayapalle
References
- ↑ "Maps, Weather, and Airports for Devarkadra, India". fallingrain.com.
- ↑ "Devarkadra Village Population - Devarkadra - Mahbubnagar, Andhra Pradesh". census2011.co.in.
- ↑ "Devarakadara Mandal - Devarakadara Mandal map". onefivenine.com.