Karimnagar district
Karimnagar ( Telugu: కరీంనగర్ జిల్లా, Urdu: کریم نگر ضلع ) is one of 23 districts in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Capital of the district is Karimnagar.
History and Origins
The district Karimnagar was named after Syed Shah Karimullah Sehab Quiladar. The present district, there are in this form only since the British colonial era, more specifically since 1906. Previously, individual areas at different times under the rule of several different dynasties.
Geography
The district lies to the north of Andhra Pradesh. It is bordered to the north by Adilabad District, in the northeast of the states of Maharashtra and Chhattisgarh, on the south by the district of Warangal, to the southwest by Medak district and on the west by Nizamabad district.
The district has an area of 11,823 km 2 and is the twelfth-largest district in Andhra Pradesh ( 4.3 per cent of Andhra Pradesh ). From the surface is 2545 km 2 ( 21.5 percent), forested ..
The Eastern Ghats traverse the district in the Northwest. Another mountain range is located in the southeast of the district. Otherwise, this is largely flat.
The main river that drains the district is the River Godavari. It forms a natural boundary to the north and east of the district. Another important river is the ManAir.
Climate
The climate is divided into four seasons. March to May is the summer time with a severe drought and high temperatures. The southwest monsoon from June to early September brings the most plentiful rain. The northeast monsoon brings a little lower, but still significant amounts of rain. The amount of rainfall increases towards the northeast in the district of south-west. Winter is in the months of January and February, with slightly cooler temperatures. The long-term average rainfall in the district is 920 mm per year. The southwest monsoon brings 756 mm and the northeast monsoon 101 mm of annual rainfall. Otherwise falls only a little rain. This leads to dehydration of the cultivated land in the dry season, which runs from January to Mai. The coldest month is January ( average 21.24 ° - day minimum 15 °, maximum 28 °), the warmest May (average 33.38 ° - 27 ° Minimum, maximum 40 °). During Mosunzeit there is a relative humidity of up to 80 percent. This falls in the dry season to 30 percent.
Population
At the last census 2011 3.811.738 inhabitants were counted. Of these, 1,897,068 were men ( 49.8 percent) and 1.91467 million women. Among the Dalits were 2001 650.246 ( 18.6 percent), the Adivasi 90 636 ( 2.6 per cent) people. Of the total number of inhabitants lived 2011 994.231 persons ( 26.08 percent) in urban areas. Thus lived around 3 out of 4 residents in the country. The majority of the population of the district of Karimnagar speaks Telugu. In the whole district there are 1,047 inhabited villages.
Population of the district according to confessions
The residents are committed almost entirely to Hinduism. The only significant religious minority are Muslims with roughly 6 percent of the population. Smaller minorities constitute Christians and Sikhs. The exact religious composition of the population shows the following table:
Demographics
As everywhere in India is growing, the population in the district Karimnagar decades strongly. Although the increase was in the years 2001-2011, only less than 10 percent ( 9.16% ), but is still significant in absolute terms. From 2001 to 2011, the population grew still more than 300,000 people. The exact figures shows the following table:
Significant places
Strongest town inhabitants of the district is Ramagundam. Beyond is the main town in Karimnagar. Other important cities with over 50,000 inhabitants are Jagtial, Sirsilla and Koratla.
Management
The district comprises 57 Mandals Karimnagar ( talukas ) and 1047 inhabited villages. There are six independent municipalities in the district.
The district is also divided into 5 groups. These are: