Devarakonda

Devarakonda
City
A view of Devarakonda Fort
Devarakonda Location in Telangana, India
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State	Telangana
District	Nalgonda
Population (2001)
• Total	37,434
Languages
• Official	Telugu
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)

Devarakonda is a Nagara panchayat and mandal headquarters in the Nalgonda district of the Indian state of Telangana. Recently, it has been given revenue division status also by the government.

History

Devarakonda Fort was a formidable stronghold of the Recharla Velama Kings.The 8th generation king of recharla velama nayaka namely mada nayak built this fort in 14th centuary ad .this fort have a very big history.many great kings had ruled this fort some of them are 2nd singala naayak,linganayak,peda dana nayaketc. The fort now stands amidst ruins. A place worth visiting by antiquity lovers, it is of no more than of archaeological interest.

It is surrounded by seven hills and is connected with Nalgonda, Nagarjuna Sagar, Miryalguda and Hyderabad, Srisailam, and Mahbubnagar by road.

Demographics

As of 2001 India census, Devarakonda had a population of 37,434. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Devarakonda has an average literacy rate of 72%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 81% and, female literacy is 63%. In Devarakonda, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Devarakonda is politically active in the Telangana area foreseeing the national interests. People in this small town are patriotic and you can see temples welcoming the hill side place. Recently the government has decided to declare Devarakonda as "Nagara Panchayath".

Specialty

Devarkonda have many specialties one of those is ,it is never ruled by the kings of other dynasty or clan.Kings like bahamani sultans ,reddy kings have been trying to win this fort but it was not possiblebecause these velama kings were very brave,courageous and had lots of self respect

See also

Devarakonda (Assembly constituency)

External links

Devarakonda Community Website