Medak district

Medak District is a district located in the state of Telangana, India. Sangareddi is the district headquarters of Medak and Siddipet is the most populous city. The district had a population of 26,70,097, of which 14.36% were urban as of 2001.

History

Pre History

Traces of Neolithic and Megalithic culture was found at Edithanur and Wargal village hillocks in the district. Rock paintings were found at Edithanur boulders and Hastallapur rocks.

Buddhism & Jainism

The district was once under the vast Mauryan empire during the rule of Ashoka, followed by Sathavahanas. Archaeological excavations conducted at Kondapur village in the southern parts of the district yielded several ruins of Buddhist Monasteries and coins of Sathavahana dynasty. Some inscriptions indicate the existence of Jain Vestiges in the district.

Kakatiya Reign

Medak area found its peaks during the rule of Kakatiya empire. The fort built at Medak was called the Methukudurgam (and the area as Methukuseema), from the Telugu word Methuku - meaning cooked rice grain.

Medak

Medak is a town in Medak district of the Indian state of Telangana. It is a municipality and the headquarters of Medak mandal in Medak revenue division.

Geography

Medak is located at 18°02′N 78°16′E / 18.03°N 78.27°E / 18.03; 78.27. It has an average elevation of 442 meters (1450 feet).

History

The original name of Medak is believed to be Siddapuram. The town's name was later changed to Gulshanabad, and Methukuseema later it was changed to MEDAK

Demographics

As of 2011 census of India, the town had a population of 44,255 with 9011 households. The total population constitute, 21,336 males and 22,919 females —a sex ratio of 1074 females per 1000 males. 4,815 children are in the age group of 0–6 years, of which 2,418 are boys and 2,397 are girls —a ratio of 991 per 1000. The average literacy rate stands at 78.56% with 30,984 literates, significantly higher than the state average of 66.46%.

Governance

Medak municipality was formed in the year 1953. It is spread over an area of 22.00 km² (8.49 sq mi). Medak urban agglomeration consists of Medak municipality and the out growth of Ausulapalle village.

Medak (disambiguation)

Medak may refer to:

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Medak (Assembly constituency)

Medak Assembly constituency is a constituency of Telangana Legislative Assembly, India. It is one of 10 constituencies in Medak district.It is part of Medak Lok Sabha constituency.

Padma Devender Reddy,the deputy Speaker of Telangana Legislative Assembly represents the constituency.

Mandals

The Assembly Constituency presently comprises the following Mandals:

Election results

Telangana Legislative Assembly election, 2014

See also

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