Medchal-Malkajgiri district

Medchal–Malkajgiri district
District of Telangana
Clockwise from top: Shamirpet Lake, BITS Pilani - Hyderabad Campus, Malkajgiri railway station, Rock formations near Medchal, Cricket stadium at Uppal
Location in Telangana
Medchal-Malkajgiri district
Country	India
State	Telangana
Established	30 November 2016
Headquarters	Shamirpet
Mandalas	15
Government
• District collector	Sri V. Venkateswarlu, IAS
• Parliament constituencies	1 (Malkajgiri)
• Assembly constituencies	9 Medchal, Malkajgiri, Quthbullapur, Kukatpally, Uppal,Lal Bahadur(L.B) Nagar,Secunderabad Cantt.
Area
• Total	1,084 km2 (419 sq mi)
Population  (2020)
• Total	2,440,073
• Density	2,300/km2 (5,800/sq mi)
• Urban	2,230,245 (91.40% Urbanized district)
Demographics
• Literacy	82.49
• Sex ratio	957
Time zone	UTC+05:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	TG–08[1]
Major highways	NH-44, NH-65, NH-163
Website	medchal-malkajgiri.telangana.gov.in

Medchal−Malkajgiri district is a district in the Indian state of Telangana. Shamirpet is the headquarter of the district.^[2][3] It is the second most populous district with a population of 25 lakh and also 91.40% urbanized district in the state of Telangana, standing next only to Hyderabad district which has a population of 40 lakhs. The district shares boundaries with Hyderabad, Medak, Sangareddy, Y. Bhuvanagiri, Siddipet and Rangareddy districts.The most part of the district consist of Hyderabad City (GHMC)