About
Vikarabad District was formed on 11.10.2016. The district is spread over an area of 3,386.00 square kilometres (1,307.34 sq.mi). Its boundaries are shared with the districts with Sangareddy, Rangareddy, Mahaboobnagar of Telangana state and the Karnataka state. As per the 2011 Census of India, the district has a population of 927,140.
Tandur, one of the important towns in the district, is the industrial hub of the district. Tandur is the main producer and distributor of blue & yellow limestone. Tandur is also famous for Redgram (Pigeon pea) production. Laterite and other stone mines, cement factories, and many toor dal mills located in and around Tandur employ many people
