Telangana

Telangana is the 29th state in India. Formed in June 2014 as the newest state in India, from the northern part of Andhra Pradesh with Kavalakuntla Chadrasekhar Rao as its first CM and E.S.L Narsimhan as its first Governor, Telangana has an area of 112,077 square kilometres (43,273 sq mi), and a population of 35,193,978 (2011 census). It is the twelfth largest state in India, and the twelfth most populated state in India. It has many major cities including Hyderabad, Warangal, Nizamabad, Khammam, Karimnagar and Ramagundam. Telangana is bordered by the states of Maharashtra to the north and north west, Chhattisgarh to the north, Karnataka to the west and Andhra Pradesh to the east and south.

Once ruled by the Nizam of Hyderabad. It joined the Union of India in 1948. In 1956, the Hyderabad state was dissolved as part of the linguistic reorganisation act of states and Telangana was merged with former Andhra State to form Andhra Pradesh. Following a movement for separation, Telangan was awarded separate statehood on 2 June 2014.

Districts in telanagana :

The state is divided into 31 districts which are :

  1. Adilabad
  2. Bhadradri Kothagudem
  3. Hyderabad
  4. Jagtial
  5. Jangaon
  6. Jayashankar Bhupalpally
  7. Jogulamba Gadwal
  8. Kamareddy
  9. Karimnagar
  10. Khammam
  11. Komaram Bheem Asifabad
  12. Mahabubabad
  13. Mahbubnagar
  14. Mancherial
  15. Medak
  16. Medchal
  17. Nagarkurnool
  18. Nalgonda
  19. Nirmal
  20. Nizamabad
  21. Peddapalli
  22. Rajanna Sircilla
  23. Ranga Reddy
  24. Sangareddy
  25. Siddipet
  26. Suryapet
  27. Vikarabad
  28. Wanaparthy
  29. Warangal Rural
  30. Warangal Urban
  31. Yadadri Bhuvanagiri

There are a total of 12 cities which include, 6 municipal corporations and 38 municipalities. Hyderabad is the only million plus city in the state.

Famous Religious Places :
            Telangana has famous for many religious places such as
     ·  Vemulavada also called as Dakshina Kasi  of Lord Sri Raja Rajeshwara·         Kondagattu of lord Hanuman·         Medaram of Sammakka and Saralamma,·         Kaleshwaram of Lord Muktesshwara·         Yadagiri of  Sri Lakshmi Narasimha·         Badrachalam of Lord Sri Rama·         Basara of Lord Saraswathi·         Jogulamba temple in Aalampur·         Badrakali Temple in Warangal·         Medak Church·         Jama Masjid in Hyderabad
and still more places of divine worship exists..
Tourist Destinations :
v  Charminar
v  Golconda Fort
v  Qutb Shahi
v  Kakatiya Kala Thoranam
v  Bhongir Fort
v  Ramappa Temple
v  Birla Mandir
v  Laknavaram lake
v  Nagrjuna Sagar
v  Manair Dam
v  Laknavaram Lake
v  Vajedu Waterfalls
v  Bhogatha waterfalls
v  Warangal Fort

Many more tourist destinations most of them already know and many more are yet to be explored by many.

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