TELANGANA
Telangana, the 29th state of India was formed on the 2nd of June 2014. The state has an area of 112,077 square kilometers and a population of 35.19 million. Telangana comprises 31 districts, 68 revenue divisions and 8778 gram panchayats. The sex ratio is 988 women per 1,000 men and the literacy rate is 66.5 percent (Government of Telangana 2017).
Our knowledge products related to Telangana include the following:
- 2022: Read our State Nutrition Profile for Telangana (NFHS-3 (2005-2006), 4(2015-16) & 5 (2019-2020), that describes the trends for a set of key nutrition and health outcomes, determinants, and coverage of interventions from 2006 to 2020. The findings are based on estimates from unit-level data and/or data from national and state reports for NFHS-3 (2005-2006) and NFHS-4 (2015-2016), and data from state factsheets and reports for NFHS-5 (2019-2021). In addition to standard prevalence-based analyses, this State Nutrition Profile includes headcount-based analyses aligned to POSHAN Abhiyaan’s goals.
- 2018: For deeper insights into the coverage of key nutrition and health interventions in the state, with district-wise status, read our Data Note that describes the coverage of a set of key nutrition and health interventions and highlights the key areas of action to improve nutrition in Telangana.
- 2017: A Policy Note to examine the trends in undernutrition in Telangana, regional variability in the major determinants of nutrition and the coverage of key nutrition and health interventions.
For a deeper view of malnutrition and its multiple determinants in Telangana’s districts, please access District Nutrition Profiles (DNPs) for each district below.
District |
Download PDF (NFHS-4) |
Download PDF (NFHS-4&5) |
| Adilabad | English | English |
| Bhadradri Kothagudem | NA | English |
| Hyderabad | English | English |
| Jagitial | NA | English |
| Jangoan | NA | English |
| Jayashankar Bhupalapally | NA | English |
| Jogulamba Gadwal | NA | English |
| Kamareddy | NA | English |
| Karimnagar | English | English |
| Khammam - Aspirational District | English | English |
| Komaram Bheem Asifabad | NA | English |
| Mahabubabad | NA | English |
| Mahbubnagar | English | English |
| Mancherial | NA | English |
| Medak | English | English |
| Medchal-Malkajgiri | NA | English |
| Nagarkurnool | NA | English |
| Nalgonda | English | English |
| Nirmal | NA | English |
| Nizamabad | English | English |
| Rangareddy | English | English |
| Peddapalli | NA | English |
| Rajanna Sircilla | NA | English |
| Sangareddy | NA | English |
| Siddipet | NA | English |
| Suryapet | NA | English |
| Vikarabad | NA | English |
| Wanaparthy | NA | English |
| Warangal Rural | NA | English |
| Warangal Urban | NA | English |
| Yadadri Bhuvanagiri | NA | English |
| Warangal | English | NA |
This Data Note describes the trends for a set of key nutrition and health outcomes, determinants, and coverage of interventions. It is crucial to understand the coverage of nutrition and health interventions to gain further insights into their effectiveness and Telangana, the 29th state of India was formed on the 2nd of June 2014. The state has an area of