Medchal−Malkajgiri is a district in the Indian state of Telangana. Medchal is the headquarter of the district. It was a part of Ranga Reddy district before the re-organisation of districts in the state on 11 October 2016. Medchal – Malkajgiri was carved out of erstwhile Ranga Reddy district. Medchal – Malkajgiri is a well connected district with 3 national highways and 2 state highways apart from many roadways running across the district. Medchal – Malkajgiri district, with 25 lakh population, is the second most populous and also 91.40% Urbanized district in the state of Telangana, standing next only to Hyderabad district ( 40 lakhs). The district is made up of 2 revenue divisions and 14 mandals.
Shamirpet is a suburb of Hyderabad in the Medchal-Malkajgiri district of the Indian state of Telangana. It is the headquarter of Medchal-Malkajgiri district. It is also the mandal headquarter of Shamirpet mandal in Keesara revenue division. Many clubs and resorts such as Aalankrita 4-star resort, Leonia Holistic Destination, Celebrity Resorts, Darling Caves, Honeyberg Resort etc., are located here.
It is a part of Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority.
It is home to Shamirpet lake, Jawahar Deer Park, Genome Valley, Prestigious NALSAR University of Law, Institute of Public Enterprise, BITS Pilani - Hyderabad
Geography
The district is spread over an area of 1,084 square kilometres (419 sq mi).It is situated 505 metres above sea level. The landmark consists of rocky terrain and monolithic rocks in the outskirts of the city.
Demographics
As of 2011 census of India, the district is the second most populous district in the state with a population of 2,440,073.
Administrative divisions
The district will have two revenue divisions of Keesara and Malkajgiri. They are sub-divided into 14 mandals. M.V.Reddy is the present collector of the district.
Mandals
The below table categorizes mandals into their respective revenue divisions in the district:
# Malkajgiri revenue division # Keesara revenue division
1 Alwal 1 Ghatkesar
2 Bachupally 2 Kapra
3 Balanagar 3 Keesara
4 Dundigal Gandimaisamma 4 Medchal
5 Kukatpally 5 Medipally
6 Malkajgiri 6 Shamirpet
7 Quthbullapur 7 Uppal
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medchal%E2%80%93Malkajgiri_district
