Telangana

Telangana is one of the 29 states in India Telangana formed on 2 June 2014 as the youngest state in India, from the northwestern part of the Joint State of Andhra Pradesh Telangana has an area of 112,077 square kilometres Hyderabad is the caiptal city of Telangana As per 2011 census Population of the state is 35,193,978 It is the twelfth-largest state in India, and the twelfth-most populated state in India. Telangana is situated on the Deccan Plateau The region is drained by two major rivers the Godavari River and the Krishna River Telangana is also drained by several minor rivers such as the Bhima, the Maner, the Manjira and the Musi. Its major cities include Hyderabad, Warangal, Nizamabad and Khammam. Telangana is bordered by the states of Maharashtra to the north and north west, Chhattisgarh to the north, Karnataka to the west and Andhra Pradesh to the east and south. Telangana had a history as the Telugu-speaking region of the princely state of Hyderabad, ruled by the Nizam of Hyderabad It joined the Union of India in 1948. In 1956, the Hyderabad State was dissolved as part of the linguistic reorganisation of states and Telangana was merged with former Andhra State to form Andhra Pradesh. Following a movement for separation, Telangana was awarded separate statehood on 2 June 2014. Telangana was governed by many rulers, including the Satavahana dynasty (230 BCE to 220 CE), the Kakatiya Dynasty (1083–1323), the Musunuri Nayaks (1326–1356) the Delhi Sultanate, the Bahmani Sultanate (1347–1512), Qutb Shahi dynasty (1512–1687), Mughal Empire (1687–1724) and Asaf Jahi Dynasty Rice is major food crop and staple food of the state. Rajiv Gandhi International Airport at Shamshabad is an international airport serving the city of Hyderabad. It is the largest airport in the state and one of the busiest airports in the country. See Also Districts of Telangana Cities of Telangana Tourism places in Telangana Famous persons of Telangana Categories: Indian States, Telangana