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Warangal

The present Warangal district in Telangana was formed on 12 August 2021. Warangal Urban and Warangal Rural were reorganised into Hanumakonda and Warangal that day. This is distinct from the old Warangal district of 1956–2016.

Warangal is a district of Telangana.1 It was formed on 12 August 2021.1 That day the Warangal Urban and Warangal Rural districts were reorganised into two districts, Hanumakonda and Warangal.1

How the district was formed

Notification No. 74 of the Revenue Department formed the district.1 The notification lists 13 mandals (sub-districts).1 They are in two revenue divisions (groups of mandals): Warangal and Narsampet.1

The district included the rest of Warangal Rural, after five of its mandals went to Hanumakonda.1 It also included the Warangal and Khila Warangal mandals of Warangal Urban.1

The old Warangal district

This district is not the same as the old Warangal district of undivided Andhra Pradesh.2 Telangana divided that district into five districts in 2016.2

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

Footnotes

  1. Government of Telangana, Revenue (DA) Department, G.O.Ms. No. 74, 12 August 2021 (Hanumakonda and Warangal districts, final notification), PDF pp. 1–3 (archive.org (opens in a new tab)). Cite-only; paraphrased. ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4 ↩5 ↩6 ↩7 ↩8

  2. Government of Telangana, Revenue (DA-CMRF) Department, G.O.Ms. No. 231 (Warangal Urban), No. 232 (Warangal Rural), No. 233 (Jayashankar), No. 234 (Jangaon) and No. 235 (Mahabubabad), 11 October 2016, final notifications: notification PDF p. 2, Schedule-I PDF p. 3 (archive.org copies of the goir.telangana.gov.in orders: 231 (opens in a new tab), 232 (opens in a new tab), 233 (opens in a new tab), 234 (opens in a new tab), 235 (opens in a new tab)). Cite-only; paraphrased. ↩ ↩2

References

Sources (2)
  1. Government of Telangana, Revenue (DA) Department, Reorganisation of Warangal Urban and Warangal Rural districts into Hanumakonda and Warangal districts: final notification, G.O.Ms. No. 74 (12 August 2021) (opens in a new tab), Government of Telangana (goir.telangana.gov.in), 2021, PDF pp. 1–3. Cite-only; paraphrased. [All rights reserved (cited, not reproduced)]
  2. 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, PDF pp. 2–3 of each order. Cite-only; paraphrased. [All rights reserved (cited, not reproduced)]

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