karimnagar

Karimnagar district is one of the few districts in the state endowed with vast natural resources both for agriculture and Industries. The district lies on the northern part of Andhra Pradesh approximately between the latitudes 18 deg and 19 deg and longitudes 78 deg. 30 min. and 80 deg 31 min. The Northern and Eastern Boundary of the region is formed by the mighty Godavari, separating it from the Adilabad district. In the South, the district is bounded by the Warangal district the Medak district and in the North by the Adilabad district. The Nizamabad district lies to the West and the Baster district of Madyapradesh to the West. Apart from the Godavari, the other major river flowing through here is the Maniar River. The District comprises of 10 agriculture divisions consisting of 57 mandals, with a Geographical area of 11,823 Sq.Kms. This district has made rapid strides in agriculture production since the advent of Sree Rama Sagar Project (SRSP), which covers 35 mandals in the district.

The forests in the district are grouped into two divisions, viz., Karimnagar East Division and Karimnagar West Division. The east division consists of four ranges viz. Azamnagar, Bupalle, Chintakani and Mahadevpur while the west forest contains five ranges viz. Jagtial, Raikal, Koidmial, Manthani and Siricilla. The forests of this district fall under Tropical dry deciduous and Tropical thorn forest types consisting of mixed teak and miscellaneous type of corporation.