Karimnagar District

Karimnagar District is a district in Telangana. Karimnagar district has two municipal corporations at Karimnagar and Ramagundam. Karimnagar was originally called Elagandala or Elegondla. Nizams changed the name to Karimnagar, derived from the name of Syed Karimullah Shah Saheb Quiladar. Karimnagar district occupies an area of 11,823 square kilometres. Karimnagar district borders Adilabad District in the north, Maharashtra and Chhattisgarh in the northeast, Warangal District in the south, Medak District in the southwest and Nizamabad District in the west. According to the 2011 census Karimnagar district has a population of 38,11,738. The district has 5 revenue divisions in the district namely, Karimnagar, Jagtial, Sircilla, Peddapalli, Manthani Karimnagar district has 57 mandals The district is also home to many heritage destinations such as Nagunur Fort, Dhulikatta, Elgandal fort, Molanguru Fort, Ramagiri Killa etc. Raja Rajeshwara temple of Vemulawada, Lord Narasimha temple in Dharmapuri. Hanuman temple in Kondagattu, Lord Shiva temple in Kaleshwaram etc. are famous religious temples in Karimnagar dist. NTPC Ramagundam is a 2600 MW Power station situated at Ramagundam. It is the first ISO 14001 certified "Super Thermal Power Station" in India. Kesoram Cement is one of the Birla group of companies was incorated in 1967 in Karimnagar Dist. Famous persons of Karimnagar Dist are P. V. Narasimha Rao ( Former Prime Minister of India), C. Narayana Reddy (writer, Jnanpith Award recipient), Midde Ramulu (Oggu Katha artist), Anabheri Prabhakar Rao (Freedom Fighter and Telangana Rebellion Martyr), G. Ram Reddy (architect of distance education and the father of open learning in India), Paidi Jairaj (film actor, director and producer). Categories: Karimnagar District, Districts in Telangana,