Makhtal

Makhtal
Makhtal

Location in Telangana, India

Coordinates: 16°30′00″N 77°31′00″E / 16.5000°N 77.5167°ECoordinates: 16°30′00″N 77°31′00″E / 16.5000°N 77.5167°E
Country  India
State Telangana
District Mahaboob Nagar
Elevation 340 m (1,120 ft)
Languages
  Official Telugu
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 509208
Vehicle registration TS 06
Vidhan Sabha constituency Makhtal
Climate hot (Köppen)

Makthal is a Mandal in Mahbubnagar district, Telangana. It is also an Assembly Constituency in Telangana Legislative Assembly.

Geography

Makhtal is located at 16°30′00″N 77°31′00″E / 16.5000°N 77.5167°E.[1] It has an average elevation of 340 metres (1118 ft).

Demography

According to The Imperial Gazetteer of India,[2] Makhtal in 1901 was a taluk in Mahbubnagar district, Hyderabad State. It covers an area of 511 square miles. The population, spread over 120 villages, was 69,560, compared with 68,031 in 1891. The taluk headquarters Makhtal had a population of 4,476. in 1905, the taluk was enlarged by the addition of some villages from Narayanpet, but lost 31 villages to Yadgir in Gulbarga distrct.It has the famous temple called "Padamati Anjaneyya Swamy Temple" where god's statue stands in air without any support.Here is a famous temple Sri dattatreya swamy (kurumgadda & vallabapuram) which is located at paspula village near to makthal(15 km)

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