Telangana
Telangana | |
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| State of Telangana | |
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Emblem of Telangana | |
| Motto(s): | |
| Anthem: Telugu: Jaya Jaya He Telangana, lit. 'Victory To Telangana' | |
Location of Telangana in India | |
| Coordinates: 17°49′28″N 79°11′16″E / 17.824400°N 79.187900°E | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| Previously was | Part of Andhra Pradesh |
| Formation (by bifurcation) | 2 June 2014 Telangana Day |
| Capital | Hyderabad |
| Largest city | Hyderabad |
| Districts | 33 |
| Government | |
| • Type | State Government |
| • Body | Government of Telangana |
| • Governor | Jishnu Dev Varma[1] |
| • Chief Minister | Revanth Reddy |
| • Deputy Chief Minister | Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka |
| State Legislature | Bicameral Telangana Legislature |
| • Council | Telangana Legislative Council (40 seats) |
| • Assembly | Telangana Legislative Assembly (119 seats) |
| National Parliament | Parliament of India |
| • Rajya Sabha | 7 seats |
| • Lok Sabha | 17 seats |
| High Court | Telangana High Court |
| Area | |
• Total | 112,077 km2 (43,273 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 11th |
| Dimensions | |
| • Length | 770 km (480 mi) |
| • Width | 515 km (320 mi) |
| Elevation | 256 m (840 ft) |
| Highest elevation (Doli Gutta[4]) | 965 m (3,166 ft) |
| Population (2025)[5] | |
• Total | 38,499,000 |
| • Rank | 12th |
| • Density | 312/km2 (810/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 49.04% |
| • Rural | 50.96% |
| Demonym | Telugu people |
| Language | |
| • Official | Telugu[6] |
| • Additional official | Urdu[6][7] |
| • Official script | Telugu script |
| GDP | |
| • Total (2025–26) | $211.8 billion (nominal) $892.20 billion (PPP) |
| • Rank | 8th |
| • Per capita | ₹485,690.2 (US$5,700) (nominal) $24,783 (PPP) (5th) |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-TS[9] |
| Vehicle registration | TG[10] |
| HDI (2022) | 0.660 medium[11] (22nd) |
| Literacy (2024) | 76.9%[12] (31st) |
| Sex ratio (2025) | 928♀/1000 ♂ (27th) |
| Website | telangana |
| Symbols of Telangana | |
Emblem of Telangana | |
| Song | Telugu: Jaya Jaya He Telangana, lit. 'Victory To Telangana' |
| Bird | Indian roller[13] |
| Flower | Senna auriculata[13] |
| Mammal | Spotted deer[13] |
| Tree | Prosopis cineraria[13] |
| State highway mark | |
| State highway of Telangana TG SH1 - TG SH24 | |
| List of Indian state symbols | |
Telangana[a] is a state in India situated in the south-central part of the Indian subcontinent on the high Deccan Plateau.[14] It borders Maharashtra to the north, Chhattisgarh to the northeast, Andhra Pradesh to the southeast, and Karnataka to the southwest. It is the eleventh largest state by area and the twelfth most populated state in India, according to the 2011 census.[15] On 2 June 2014, Telangana was separated from the northwestern part of United Andhra Pradesh as a newly formed state, with Hyderabad as its capital.
Telugu, one of the classical languages of India, is the most widely spoken and the primary official language of Telangana state, whereas Urdu is recognised as the second official language. Additionally, several tribal languages such as Gondi, Kolami, Koya and Lambadi are spoken in different regions of the state.
The economy of Telangana is the eighth largest in India, with a gross state domestic product (GSDP) of ₹18 trillion (US$210 billion) and has a GSDP per capita of ₹390,564 (US$4,600) for the financial year 2024–25.[16][17]
Telangana has emerged as a major focal point for IT software companies, industry and the services sector. The state is also the main administrative center of many Indian defence aerospace and research labs including Bharat Dynamics Limited, Defence Metallurgical Research Laboratory, Defence Research and Development Organisation and Defence Research and Development Laboratory.[18]
- ^ "Jishnu Dev Varma is new Governor of Telangana; Radhakrishnan moves to Maharashtra". NDTV. 28 July 2024. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
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statswas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Telangana State Wind Power Profile" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 March 2023.
- ^ "Doli Gutta (965m) - Telangana Chhattisgarh border. Possibly highest point in Telangana". wikimapia.org. Archived from the original on 26 December 2018. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
- ^ Population Projections for India and States, 2011–2036. July 2020. Archived from the original on 13 March 2023. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
- ^ a b "Urdu is Telangana's second official language". The Indian Express. 16 November 2017. Archived from the original on 27 February 2018. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
- ^ "Urdu is second official language in Telangana as state passes Bill". The News Minute. 17 November 2017. Archived from the original on 3 June 2018. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
- ^ Pajnoo, Shirin (8 April 2025). "Tripura Budget Analysis 2025-26" (PDF). PRS Legislative Research. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
- ^ "Standard: ISO 3166 — Codes for the representation of names of countries and their subdivisions". Archived from the original on 17 June 2016. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
- ^ Notification - Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (PDF). Gazette of India. 12 March 2024. ISSN 0254-6779. OCLC 1752771. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 March 2024. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
- ^ "India: Subnational HDI". Global Data Labs. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
- ^ "Appendix-A: Detailed tables, Table (7): Literacy rate (in per cent) of persons of different age groups for each State/UT (persons, age-group (years): 7 & above, rural+urban (column 6))". Annual Report, Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) (July 2023 – June 2024) (PDF). National Sample Survey Office, Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of India. 23 September 2024. pp. A-10.
- ^ a b c d "Telangana State Symbols". Telangana State Portal. Archived from the original on 19 May 2017. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
- ^ "Telangana | History, Map, Population, Capital, & Government". Encyclopedia Britannica. Archived from the original on 25 April 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
- ^ "Population". Government of Telangana. Archived from the original on 9 December 2015. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
- ^ "Telangana Socio Economic Outlook 2023" (PDF). Government of Telangana. pp. 10–25. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 February 2023. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
- ^ "Per Capita Net State Domestic Product - State-wise (At Current Prices)". Reserve Bank of India. Archived from the original on 3 January 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
- ^ "Efforts on to transform Hyderabad into a hub for defence electronics". Business Line. The Hindu Group. 3 August 2017. Archived from the original on 30 November 2020.
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