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Administrative boundaries in Telangana, 2016

Telangana (تلنگانہ) is a state in southern India. It became the 29th state of India on 2nd June, 2014. Before that, it was part of Andhra Pradesh. It has a population of 39.12 million as per the 2017 census. Its capital is Hyderabad, being the largest city of Telangana. Hyderabad was built by Quli Qutub Shah 400 years back on the banks of river Musi, with the Charminar at its centre. The rivers flowing through the state are Krishna, Godavari, Bhima, Manjira, Musi and Paleru. Telangana is a land locked state with Maharashtra, Karnataka, Chhattisgarh, and Andhra Pradesh as its border states. K. Chandrashekar Rao is the first and current Chief Minister of the state from the Telegana Rashtra Samithi (TRS). According to the data released by the Comptroller and Auditor-General of India in 2018, Telegana stands first in the states with respect to the average growth rate of its own tax revenue. It has achieved an average growth rate of 13.8% during the last 4 years. It has 17 Lok Sabha seats and 119 assembly seat

Districts

There were 10 districts in Telangana, viz. Adilabad, Hyderabad, Karimnagar, Khammam, Mahaboobnagar, Medak, Nalgonda, Nizamabad, Rangareddy and Warangal, which have been expanded into 32 districts, viz. Nirmal, Komarambheem, Jegityala, Kammareddy, Pedapali, Sidipet, Hanumakonda, Jayashenkar, Sangareddy, Yadadri, Suryapet, Shamshabad, Vanaparti and Nagarkarnool among others and the old ones.

Coal reserves in Telangana were first found at Singareni in Khammam. T-Hub started by Telangana's government is the first of its kind, promoting the startups in the state. The Government Of Telegana has launched several welfare schemes such as the Amma Vodi scheme (for poor and pregnant scheme), Single Women Pension scheme and KCR kit scheme for pregnant women and new born.

Language

Telangana has its own slang of Telugu language,and is also known for its featured Telangana songs, namely "Janapadha Geethalu".As in the culture,the state of Telangana,celebrates festivals like Bonalu, Bathukamma. Sammakka -Saralamma Jathara is the second largest festival in India after the Kumbh Mela.

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  • Ramagiri Fort

    Ramagiri Fort ruins at Kalvacherla in Peddapalli district is an ancient fort initially built by the Sathavahanas and modified many times by other dynasties till the 16th century.

  • Indian Peafowl (Pavo cristatus) near Hyderabad W IMG 4818

    Indian peafowl (Pavo cristatus) near Hyderabad

  • Bhadrachalam temple View from Lord Narasimha Temple in 2015 (cropped)

    Sita Ramachandraswamy temple, Bhadrachalam

  • Telangana

    Telangana at the time of formation on 2 June 2014.

  • Coal Handling Ropeway near Pamulapalli

    Coal Handling Ropeway near Manuguru, Bhadradri Kothagudem district.

  • Warangal IMG 4286

    Paddy fields in Warangal district

  • Hitech city

    The HITEC City is a major IT hub of Hyderabad

  • TSRTC's JnNURM Metro Express bus in Khammam

    The Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TSRTC) Bus

  • Rajiv Gandhi International Airport

    Rajiv Gandhi International Airport

  • Sammakka gadde at sammakka saarakka jatara

    Sammakka Saralamma Jatara is a famous tribal Hindu festival in Telangana

  • Nitw main gate

    NIT Warangal main gate

  • RGIS HYD

    Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium

See also

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