Devarakonda
Devarakonda | |
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 A view of Devarakonda Fort | |
  Devarakonda Location in Telangana, India  Devarakonda Devarakonda (India) | |
| Coordinates: 16°42′00″N 78°56′00″E / 16.7000°N 78.9333°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Telangana |
| District | Nalgonda |
| Area | |
• Total | 28.18 km2 (10.88 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 29,731 |
| • Density | 1,055/km2 (2,733/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Telugu |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Postal code | 508248 |
| Vehicle registration | TG |
| Website | telangana |
Devarakonda (Telugu: దేవరకోండ) is a town in the Nalgonda district of the Indian state of Telangana. It is a municipality in Devarakonda mandal of Devarakonda division.[2][3] It is located about 60 kilometres (37 mi) from the district headquarters Nalgonda, 104 kilometres (65 mi) from the state capital Hyderabad.
Demographics
[edit]According to the 2001 India census, Devarakonda has a population of 37,434. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Devarakonda has an average literacy rate of 72%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 81% and female literacy is 63%. In Devarakonda, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.[4]
References
[edit]- 1 2 "District Census Handbook - Nalgonda" (PDF). Census of India. p. 13,386. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
- ↑ "Division wise mandals list" (PDF). Official website of Nalgonda district. National Informatics Centre. pp. 11–12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 October 2016. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
- ↑ "Nalgonda district info". Official website of Nalgonda district. National Informatics Centre. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
- ↑ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.