Kohir

KOHIR
KOHIR ; KOHIR; KOHIR
	Town and Mandal
	Nickname(s): RED LAND
	KOHIR Location in Telangana, India KOHIR KOHIR (India)
	Coordinates: 17.6000°N 77.7167°E
Country	India
State	Telangana
District	SANGAREDDY
Founded by	AAQIL QUTUB SHAH
Named for	ARABIC WORD
Government
• Body	MAJOR GRAM PANCHAYAT
Languages
• Official	[URDU TELGU &DECCANI language
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	502210
Vehicle registration	TS 15
STATE BANK OF HYD	Hyderabad
Literacy	70%
Lok Sabha constituency	ZAHEERABAD
Vidhan Sabha constituency	ZAHEERABAD
Climate	DECCAN PLATEAU .. HOT (Köppen)
Website	www.kohir.com

Kohir Deccan is a town and Mandal headquarters in the Sangareddy district of Telangana, India.[1] Kohir is on the Deccan Plateau in Telangana, neighbouring Karnatake state (Bidar). Kohir, Zaheerabad, Bidar, and neighbouring places brings to mind the Red Planet, and the land is usually red roads, red stones on streets with red houses made of red soil and black soil in agriculture land.[2] Kohir was named after the distinctive red soil of the region. Kohir in local slang means "red diamond". The "Pati Matti" once mixed with water turns into very strong material fit for construction of multistoried buildings. These mud houses are unbreakable and can withstand even the harsh climate of this region. Kohir is bounded by Zahirabad, Jharasangam and Munpalle mandals of Sangareddy district and Rangareddy district. In Kohir, 50% of people are living Muslims, 30% are Hindu and 20% are Christians.

Kohir is very famous for agriculture products such as Ginger, all kind of grains, in fruits specially Guava also there are many kinds of mangoes production. There are many popular faces/persons working in different areas such as politics, technically and in the social services. Kohir is very famous for red soil.

Geography

Kohir is located at 17.6000°N 77.7167°E / 17.6000; 77.7167.[3] It has an average elevation of 627 metres (2060 ft). It is 100 km from Hyderabad, 53 km from Bidar and 21 km from Zaheerabad.

Demographics

According to the Indian census, 2011, the demographic details of Kohir Mandal are as follows:[4]

Total Population: 55,239 in 9,596 households.
Male Population: 28,402 and Female Population: 26,837
Children Under 6 years: 8,719 (Boys: 4,534, and Girls: 4,185)
Total Literates: 26,451

Kohir village has a population of 14,077 in 2011.

* Male Population: 7,243 
* Female Population: 6,834

[5]

References

"District Level Mandal wise list of villages in Medak district" (PDF). Chief Commissioner of Land Administration. National Informatics Centre. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
Kohir: home to red havelis in The Hindu, 2005.
Kohir at Fallingrain.com
"Archived copy". Archived from the original on 26 April 2014. Retrieved 25 April 2014.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
"Archived copy". Archived from the original on 26 April 2014. Retrieved 25 April 2014.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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[1] "District Level Mandal wise list of villages in Medak district" (PDF). Chief Commissioner of Land Administration. National Informatics Centre. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 5 March 2016.

[2] Kohir: home to red havelis in The Hindu, 2005.

[3] Kohir at Fallingrain.com

[4] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 26 April 2014. Retrieved 25 April 2014.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[5] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 26 April 2014. Retrieved 25 April 2014.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)