Mahabubnagar

Mahabubnagar
మహబూబ్ నగర్, محبوب نگر
Palamoor
City

The biggest banayan tree (Pillalamarri), symbol of the district
Nickname(s): Rukmammapet
Mahabubnagar
Coordinates: 16°45′N 78°00′E / 16.75°N 78.00°E / 16.75; 78.00Coordinates: 16°45′N 78°00′E / 16.75°N 78.00°E / 16.75; 78.00
Country India
State Telangana
Region Telangana
District Mahbubnagar District
Founded by Mahbub Ali Khan, Asaf Jah VI
Named for Mahbub Ali Khan, Asaf Jah VI
Government
 • Body Mahbubnagar Municipal Corporation
 • Collector & District Magistrate Dr. T. K. Sreedevi, IAS
 • MLA Srinivas Goud (TRS)
 • MP Jithender Reddy (TRS)
Elevation 498 m (1,634 ft)
Population (2011)[1]
 • Total 157,733
 • Density 167/km2 (430/sq mi)
Languages
 • Official Telugu, Urdu
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 509 001, 509002
Telephone code +91-08542
Vehicle registration TS-06[2]
Coastline 0 kilometres (0 mi)
Sex ratio 0.973 ♂/♀
Lok Sabha constituency Mahbubnagar
Planning agency Mahbubnagar Municipal Corporation
Website www.mahabubnagar.nic.in

Mahabubnagar, also known as Palamoor [3] is a city in Mahabubnagar district of the Indian state of Telangana. It is a municipality and the headquarters of Mahabubnagar mandal in Mahabubnagar revenue division.[4][5]

Geography

Mahabubnagar is located at 16°44′N 77°59′E / 16.73°N 77.98°E / 16.73; 77.98.[6] It has an average elevation of 498 metres (1633 feet). The city of Mahabubnagar is located at a distance of 98 km from Hyderabad 108 km from Kurnool and 109 km from Raichur.

Demographics

At the 2011 census,[7] Mahabubnagar had a population of 210,143. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Mahabubnagar has an average literacy rate of 82.5%, higher than the national average of 74.04.%: male literacy is 89.33%, and female literacy is 76.26%. In Mahabubnagar, 12% of the population is younger than six years of age.

Governance

Mahabubnagar municipality was formed in the year 1952 and was upgraded to special grade in 2004.[5] It is spread over an area of 98.64 km2 (38.09 sq mi).[8] Mahbubnagar urban agglomeration consists of Mahbubnagar municipality, census towns of Boyapalle, Yenugonda and the out growths of Mahbubnagar (rural) (full), Yedira (part) village.[4]

Transport

Road

Mahabubnagar has bus services by state owned TSRTC to Hyderabad, Bangalore, Gulbarga, Kurnool, Raichur, Thirupathi, Kodada, Guntur and Mumbai. It is well connected with towns in the district. It is accessible by National Highway 44 (NH 44), which connects KanyaKumari and Varanasi).

Mahabubnagar railway station

Rail

The broad gauge railway line connecting Bengaluru and Secunderabad, Chennai, Egmore, Kachiguda, New Delhi, Tirupati passes through the city. There are daily passenger trains to Hyderabad and Kurnool. Hazrath Nijamuddin, Bangalore and Venkatadri express are superfast trains passing through this area.

There are Four stations in Mahabubnagar: Mahabubnagar Main Station, Mahabubnagar Town Station, Yenugonda Station and Diviti Pally Station.

Air Travel

Rajiv Gandhi International Airport in Hyderabad is the nearest airport (approx. 65–70 km).

Notable people

Gallery

References

  1. ↑ "Cities, Towns and Outgrowth Wards". Citypopulation.de. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
  2. ↑ "District Codes". Government of Telangana Transport Department. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
  3. ↑ "Mahabubnagar history". mahabubnagar.tripod.com. Retrieved 19 Feb 2016.
  4. 1 2 "District Census Handbook - Mahabubnagar" (PDF). Census of India. pp. 12–13. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  5. 1 2 "Mahabubnagar Municipality". Municipal Administration & Urban Development Department. Archived from the original on 25 November 2015. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
  6. ↑ "redirect to /world/IN/02/Mahbubnagar.html". fallingrain.com.
  7. ↑ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. Retrieved 2008-11-01.
  8. ↑ "Basic Information of Municipality". Municipal Administration & Urban Development Department. Government of Telangana. Archived from the original on 22 May 2015. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
  9. ↑ C.Chandra Kanth Rao. "Encyclopedia in Telugu (Gona Buddha Reddy)". cckraopedia.blogspot.in.

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