Ranga Reddy
District in Telangana
Credit Growth (5-Year) in Ranga Reddy: 350.4%, highest of 32 districts in Telangana
MSME Density in Ranga Reddy: 89.8 per 1,000 people, highest of 33 districts in Telangana
Women Literacy in Ranga Reddy: 72.1%, 5th highest of 31 districts in Telangana
Health Insurance in Ranga Reddy: 80.2%, 23rd highest of 33 districts in Telangana
Ranga Reddy is a district in Telangana with a population of 24.5 Lakh (Census 2011, counted on today's district boundary) spread across 4,883 sq km. Its literacy rate of 72.0% is above the state average of 66.5% and below the national average of 72.9%. The district has a sex ratio of 950 females per 1,000 males, below the state average of 988. Some values for this district are estimates: area-proportional, or copied from the district it was carved from.
Demographics
What changed in Ranga Reddy, 2019–21 to 2023–24
NFHS-5 → NFHS-6, changes of 5 points or more.
Health & Development
NFHS-6 (2023–24, provisional) · “was”: the 2019–21 value, where it moved 5 points or more
State Avg and National are population-weighted averages, not official NFHS figures. “Was” is NFHS-5 as reprinted on the NFHS-6 sheet, which can differ from the NFHS-5 layer. Small districts can swing on sampling noise.
Women & Gender
Economy & Infrastructure
Governance
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| Indicator | District | State Avg | National Avg | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women 10+ Yr Schooling | 57.8% | 53.8% | 46.7% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-6) (2023–24) |
| Male Tobacco Use | 17.8% | 19.6% | 37.0% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-6) (2023–24) |
| Menstrual Hygiene | 100.0% | 96.3% | 81.2% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-6) (2023–24) |
| Child Sex Ratio (0–6) | 925 | 934 | 926 | Census 2011 (2011) |
| Average Holding Size | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.4 | Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16) |
| Marginal Farmers (%) | 62.3% | 64.4% | 66.3% | Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16) |
| MGNREGA Days per Household | 0.0 | 0.6 | 43.4 | Climate Vulnerability Index (2021) |
| Women's Court Cases | 6.5 | 10.5 | 9.2 | National Judicial Data Grid (2024) |
| Banking | 34 | 48.6 | 81.1 | Town Amenities Census 2011 (2011) |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the population of Ranga Reddy district?
Ranga Reddy has a population of 24.5 Lakh according to the Census 2011, counted on the district's present boundary, with a density of 501 people per sq km across 4,883 sq km.
What is the population of Ranga Reddy in 2026?
There is no official count or district estimate after 2011. The latest figure is the Census 2011 count of 24.5 Lakh. Census 2027 enumeration takes place in February 2027, with results expected from 2028.
What is the literacy rate of Ranga Reddy?
Ranga Reddy has a literacy rate of 72.0% (Census 2011), which is above the Telangana average of 66.5% and below the national average of 72.9%.
How does Ranga Reddy compare to Telangana?
Ranga Reddy is the 2nd most populous of 33 districts in Telangana. Its sex ratio of 950 females per 1,000 males is below the state average of 988 (Census 2011).
How many children in Ranga Reddy are stunted or underweight?
In Ranga Reddy, 20.2% of children under 5 are stunted, 12.8% wasted and 18.3% underweight (NFHS-6, 2023–24, provisional). Stunting compares with a Telangana average of 25.8% and an India average of 28.0%.
How many households in Ranga Reddy have health insurance?
80.2% of households in Ranga Reddy have at least one member covered by a health insurance or financing scheme (NFHS-6, 2023–24, provisional), up from 65.6% in 2019–21. The Telangana average is 80.4% and India's 58.1%.
What changed in Ranga Reddy between NFHS-5 and NFHS-6?
Between NFHS-5 (2019–21) and NFHS-6 (2023–24), Ranga Reddy improved most in women internet use (43% to 68%), women owning a mobile phone (61% to 80%), child stunting (38% to 20%), and got worse in unmet need for family planning (5% to 12%). Changes under 5 percentage points are not counted.
What data sources are used for Ranga Reddy?
Data comes from Census 2011, NFHS-5 (2019–21), NFHS-6 (2023–24), NJDG (2024), Udyam/MSME (2026), NCRB SLL (2022), CVI (2021), Ag Census 2015–16, RBI BSR (2026), and other official sources.
Data Sources
Each indicator keeps its own source and vintage. How they are crosswalked onto one district geography is on the methodology page, with the per-source limits on the caveats page.