| Jangaon district | |
| Settlement Type: | District of Telangana |
| Coor Pinpoint: | Jangaon |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Telangana |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Seat Type: | Headquarters |
| Seat: | Janagama |
| Parts Type: | Mandalas |
| Parts Style: | para |
| P1: | 13 |
| Area Total Km2: | 2027 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Total: | 534991 |
| Population Urban: | 71,357 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Demographics |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Literacy |
| Demographics1 Info1: | 61.4% |
| Demographics1 Title2: | Sex ratio |
| Demographics1 Info2: | 997 |
| Leader Title: | District collector |
| Leader Name: | Sri Rizwanbasha Shaik, IAS |
| Leader Title2: | Assembly constituencies |
| Leader Name2: | 3 |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +05:30 |
| Registration Plate: | TG–27[1] |
| Blank Name Sec1: | Major highways |
| Blank Name Sec2: | Average annual precipitation |
| Blank Info Sec2: | 788 mm |
| Total Type: | |
Janagama district is a district in the middle of the Indian state of Telangana. It was a part of the erstwhile Warangal district prior to the re-organisation of districts in the state.[2] The district shares boundaries with Suryapet, Yadadri, Warangal, Hanamkonda, Siddipet and Mahabubabad districts.
The district is spread over an area of 2027km2.[3]
Jangaon District was formed on 11 October 2016, Jangaon is made as the district headquarters along with 21 newly formed district in Telangana. Warangal district was divided into five districts: Warangal Urban district (now Hanamkonda district), Warangal Rural district (now Warangal district), Jangaon district, Jayashankar district and Mahabubabad district. The Jangaon district was formed with mostly old Jangaon Revenue division except Maddur, Cherial and Newly formed Komuravelli Mandals which were transferred to newly formed Siddipet district, Ghanpur and Zaffergadh from Warangal Revenue division and Gundala of Nalgonda district were merged with Jangaon district.[4] Gundala was later transferred to Yadadri Bhuvanagiri district. The Telugu poet Bammera Pothana was born in the village of Bammera in Jangoan in 1450 AD.
At the time of the 2011 census, Jangaon had a population of 534,991. Jangaon has a sex ratio of females per 1000 males and a literacy rate of 61.60%. 52,085 (9.74%) were under 6 years of age. 71,357 (13.34%) lived in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes made up 112,256 (20.98%) and 62,224 (11.63%) of the population respectively.[5]
At the time of the 2011 census, 86.24% of the population spoke Telugu, 10.20% Lambadi and 2.72% Urdu as their first language.[6]
Jangaon experiences a tropical kind of climate. It's a drought prone area according to Geological survey. Experiences very hot summers, moderate winters and rains less than the average precipitation.
The temperatures are highest on average in May, at around 33.9 °C. In December, the average temperature is 22.0 °C. It is the lowest average temperature of the whole year. The variation in the precipitation between the driest and wettest months is 182 mm. The average temperatures vary during the year by 11.9 °C.
The district has two revenue divisions of Jangaon and Ghanpur (Station) are sub-divided into 12 mandals.[7] [8] Sri Ch.Shivalingaiah, IAS is the present collector of the district.[9]
The below table categorises 12 mandals into their respective revenue divisions in the district:
| S.No. | Jangaon revenue division | S.No. | Station Ghanpur revenue division |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bachannapeta | 8 | Chilpur |
| 2 | Devaruppala | 9 | Zaffergadh |
| 3 | Tarigoppula | 10 | Kodakandla |
| 4 | 11 | Palakurthi | |
| 5 | 12 | Station Ghanpur | |
| 6 | |||
| 7 | |||