Suryapet district
District of Telangana
Erakeshwara Temple, Pillalamarri
Location in Telangana
Suryapet district
Country	India
State	Telangana
Established	2016
Headquarters	Suryapet
Mandalas	23
Government
• District collector	Vinay Krishna Reddy[IAS]
• Parliament constituencies	Nalgonda and Bhuvanagiri
Area
• Total	3,607 km2 (1,393 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	1,099,560
• Density	300/km2 (790/sq mi)
• Urban	15.56%
Demographics
• Literacy	64.11%
• Sex ratio	996
Time zone	UTC+05:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	TS–29[1]
Major highways	NH-65, NH167,NH-365B, NH-365BB and SH-42
Website	suryapet.telangana.gov.in

Suryapet district is a district in the Indian state of Telangana.^[2] The city of Suryapet is the district headquarters. The district has three revenue divisions Suryapet, Kodad and Huzurnagar. It is sub-divided into 23 mandals. The district shares boundaries with Nalgonda, Khammam, Yadadri, Jangaon and Mahabubabad districts and with Andhra Pradesh state.

Geography

The district is spread over an area of 3,374.41 square kilometres (1,302.87 sq mi).^[3] This district is bounded by Jangaon district, Mahabubabad district in the northeast, Khammam district in the east, Andhra Pradesh in the south, Nalgonda district in the west and Yadadri Bhuvanagiri in the northwest.

Demographics

As of 2011^[update] Census of India, the district has a population of 1,099,560. Suryapet has a sex ratio of 996 females per 1000 males and a literacy rate of 64.11%. 110,136 (10.02%) were under 6 years of age. 171,039 (15.56%) lived in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes made up 208,326 (18.95%) and 141,271 (12.85%) of the population respectively.^[5]

At the time of the 2011 census, 83.28% of the population spoke Telugu, 11.24% Lambadi and 4.97% Urdu as their first language.^[6]

The Krishna River and Musi River flow through the Suryapet district.

Major city

• Suryapet

Major towns

• Kodad
• Huzurnagar
• Neredcherla
• Thirumalagiri
• Thungathurthy

Villages

• Madhavarayunigudem

Culture and Tourism

• Lingamanthula Swamy temple - 5 km from Suryapet
• Sri Parvathi Mahadeva Nameshwara Temple and Chennakeshava Swamy temple, Pillalamarri - 6 km from Suryapet
• Dandu Maisamma temple - 12 km from Suryapet
• Sri Undrugonda Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy temple, Undrugonda - 13 km from Suryapet
• Musi Reservoir - 27 km from Suryapet
• Phanigiri Buddhist Site - 42 km from Suryapet
• Ananthagiri Hill - 54 km from Suryapet
• Sri Yarradri(Yarravaram) Dhulla Gutta Bala Vugra Lakshmi Narasimha Swami temple - 55 km from Suryapet
• Janapadu Dargah-55 km from Suryapet
• Swayambu Shambhu Lingeshwara Temple, Mellacheruvu - 63 km from Suryapet
• Mattapalli Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Temple, Mattapalli - 80 km from Suryapet

Administrative divisions

The district has three revenue divisions of Suryapet, Kodad and Huzurnagar revenue division. It is sub-divided into 23 mandals.^[7] Amoy kumar is the present collector of the district.^[8].The district consists of five municipalities. Suryapet, Kodad, Huzurnagar, Thirumalagiri and Neredcherla are the five municipalities.

Mandals

Notable personalities

Tollywood actors Kanta Rao, Prabhakar Reddy, Venu Madhav were from Suryapet District.

B. Santosh Babu, Army colonel and Maha Vir Chakra awardee killed during Galwan Valley clash