Komaram Bheem Asifabad district


Kumuram Bheem Asifabad district is a district in the Indian state of Telangana. The town of Asifabad is its district headquarters and kagaznagar as its largest town. It is named after Gond tribal leader Kumuram Bheem. It was earlier part of Adilabad district and it became a new district in 2016.Kumuram bheem asifabad district is located northern parts of state.The district share boundaries with Adilabad, Nirmal, Mancherial districts and with the state boundary of Maharashtra. It is the second most backward district in India, according to the 2018 NITI Aayog ranking.
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History

The predominantly tribal region around the town of Asifabad was ruled by many dynasties like the Kakatiyas, Mauryas, Satavahanas, Chalukyas, Qutub Shahis, Asaf Jahis and Gonds. In the early 20th century, the district was known as Jangam and Asifabad served as its headquarters. In 1905, the district was merged into the neighbouring Adilabad district. In 1913, Asifabad was made as headquarters of the district prior to the status being lost to Adilabad town in 1941. Following the creation of Telangana state, the districts were re-organized in 2016. As a result, Asifabad district was again carved from Adilabad district and was renamed after the Gond martyr Komaram Bheem.

Geography

The district is spread over an area of. Hills dominate the western part of the district and Pranhita river runs parallel to the east.
It is home to endangered species of vultures which have made Palarapu rocks their home in the forests of Bejjur. The Sirpur forest is also home to tigers and other wild animals. Cotton and Paddy are the major crops grown in this area.

Demographics

As of the 2011 Census, the district has a population of 515,812. Komaram Bheem district has a sex ratio of 998 females for every 1000 males and a literacy rate of 56.72%. 66,206 were under 6 years of age. 428,828 lived in rural areas. 86,984 lived in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 81,596 and 133,627 of the population respectively.
At the time of the 2011 census, 37.36% of the population spoke Telugu, 27.85% Marathi, 12.48% Gondi, 7.27% Urdu, 3.73% Lambadi, 3.51% Bengali, 3.05% Kolami, 2.53% Koya and 1.46% Hindi as their first language.

Divisions

This district has two revenue divisions; Asifabad and Kagaznagar and is sub-divided into 15 mandals. Present MLA of Asifabad constituency is kova laxmi and Sirpur-T is P harish babu

Mandals

S.No.Asifabad revenue divisionKagaznagar revenue division
1AsifabadKagaznagar
2LingapurPenchicalpet
3JainoorBejjur
4TiryaniKouthala
5WankidiChintalamanepally
6KerameriDahegaon
7Sirpur (U)Sirpur (T)
8Rebbena
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Asifabad Road railway station: is in Rebbena
Sirpur kagaznagar railway station: kagaznagar
sirpur town railway station : sirpur

Notable people

Places of interest