Nalgonda is situated in the Southern part of the Telangana Region covering an area of 14,217 Sq. Kms. A district in Andhra Pradesh, Nalgonda's global location is between 16-25' and 17-50' of the Northern Latitude and 78-40' and 80-05' of Eastern longitude. The District is bordered by Medak and Warangal districts in the North, Guntur and Mahabubnagar districts in the South, Khammam and Krishna districts in the East while the districts of Mahabubnagar and Rangareddy lie in the West. The total population of Nalgonda is 34.5 lakhs and The density of population is 227 per Sq. Km (2001 census).

Agriculture is one of the main occupations in Nalgonda. People mainly grow paddy, pulses, millets and oilseeds. It is supported by a well-planned irrigation system which includes 26 lift irrigation and 116007 irrigation wells. Also, there are six rivers flowing through the district. These are Krishna, Pegga Vadu, Kanagal, Musi, Dindi, Alair and Halia.


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