Devarakonda

Devarakonda
—  city  —
Coordinates
Country	India
State	Andhra Pradesh
District(s)	Nalgonda
Population	37,434 (2001[update])
Time zone	IST (UTC+05:30)

Devarakonda is a census town and mandal headquarters in the Nalgonda district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.

History

View of Devarakonda from adjacent hill

Devarakonda fort was a formidable stronghold of the Recherla velama Kings,this fort now stands amidst ruins. A place worth visiting by antiquity lovers it is no more than of archaeological interest. It is surrounded by seven hills and is connected with Nalgonda, Nagarjuna Sagar, Miryalguda and Hyderabad, Srisailam, Mahbubnagar by road.

Demographics

As of 2001^[update] India census,^[1] Devarakonda had a population of 37,434. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Devarakonda has an average literacy rate of 72%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 81% and, female literacy is 63%. In Devarakonda, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age. Devarakonda is politically active in telangana area foreseeing the national interests.People in this small town are patriotic and you can see temples welcoming the hill side place. Recently the Government has decided to declare Devarakonda as "Nagara Panchayath".

In 2011 July, Government declared Devarakonda as municipality by combining surrounding villages. Present Sarpanch: Narsimha Alampally. MLA: Balu Naik (Congress I)

References

1. ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. http://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999. Retrieved 2008-11-01. 

http://www.thedevarakonda.org/

External links

• Devarakonda Town Homepage
• Devarakonda Town - Message Board

Coordinates: 16°42′00″N 78°56′00″E / 16.7000°N 78.9333°E / 16.7000; 78.9333