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Vikarabad

Vikarabad district in Telangana was formed on 11 October 2016. Most of its territory came from the old Rangareddi district, with additional mandals from Mahbubnagar.

Vikarabad is a district of Telangana.1 The Telangana government formed it on 11 October 2016.1 It was formed mainly from the old Rangareddi district.1 It also included mandals from the old Mahbubnagar district.1

How the district was formed

Notification No. 248 of the Revenue Department formed the district.1 It took effect the same day.1 The notification lists 18 mandals (sub-districts).1 They are in two revenue divisions (groups of mandals): Vikarabad and Tandur.1

For an overview of district changes, see How the map changed.

Footnotes

  1. Government of Telangana, Revenue (DA-CMRF) Department, G.O.Ms. No. 248 (Vikarabad), 11 October 2016, final notification: title PDF p. 1, notification PDF p. 2, Schedule-I PDF p. 3 (archive.org (opens in a new tab)). Cite-only; paraphrased. ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4 ↩5 ↩6 ↩7 ↩8

References

Sources (1)
  1. Government of Telangana, Revenue (DA-CMRF) Department, Formation / reorganisation of districts, revenue divisions and mandals: final notifications, G.O.Ms. Nos. 221 to 250 (11 October 2016) (opens in a new tab), Government of Telangana (goir.telangana.gov.in), for the Telangana Gazette Extraordinary of 11 October 2016, 2016, G.O.Ms. No. 248, PDF pp. 1–3. Cite-only; paraphrased. [All rights reserved (cited, not reproduced)]

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