Nalgonda District

Nalgonda District is in the Telangana state. Its name is derived from two Telugu words Nalla (Black) & Konda (Hills) i.e. Black Hills. Nalgonda district occupies an area of approximately 14,200 square kilometres. The rivers Krishna, Musi River, Aleru, Peddavagu, Dindi Halia River and Paleru flow through the Nalgonda district. Nearly 500 villages in Nalgonda district are affected by the high fluorine content in water. Nagarjuna Sagar Project located in Nalgonda Dist. Nalgonda DIstrict has 59 Mandals and five Revenue Divisions. Famous Places in Nalgonda Dist are - Yadagiri Gutta, Nagarjuna Sagar, Bhuvanangiri Fort, Kolanupaka, Pillalamarri, Panagal. Nalgonda Dist. is famous for cement factories like Vishnu, Priya, Raasi etc. Ravi PVC and Sudhakar polymer pipes. Pochampally sarees which are famous in India are weaved from Nalgonda dist. Tollywood actors Kanta Rao, Prabhakar Reddy, Jaya Prakash Reddy (JP-Vilan), Venu Madhav, Uttej and lyricist Suddala Ashok Teja and noted film Telugu film directors N.Shankar (Encounter,Jai Bolo Telangana, etc.), Sagar Chandra (Ayyare movie) are from Nalgonda District. Many leaders like Bheemireddy Narasimha Reddy, Raavi Narayana Reddy, Mallu Swarajyam (woman revolutionary) and her husband, Arutla Ramachandra Reddy, poets like Bandi Yadagiri, Suddala Hanumanthu, etc. are from Nalgonda Dist. Categories: Nalgonda District, Districts in Telangan State,