Mahabubnagar
| Mahabubnagar మహబూబ్ నగర్ Palamoor | |
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| City | |
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The biggest banayan tree (Pillalamarri), symbol of the district | |
| Nickname(s): Rukmammapet | |
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| Coordinates: 16°45′N 78°00′E / 16.75°N 78.00°ECoordinates: 16°45′N 78°00′E / 16.75°N 78.00°E | |
| 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 |
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Mahabubnagar, also known as Palamoor, is a city in Mahabubnagar district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is a municipality and the headquarters of Mahabubnagar mandal in Mahabubnagar revenue division.[3][4]
Geography
Mahabubnagar is located at 16°44′N 77°59′E / 16.73°N 77.98°E.[5] 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,[6] 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.[4] It is spread over an area of 98.64 km2 (38.09 sq mi).[7] Mahbubnagar urban agglomeration consists of Mahbubnagar municipality, census towns of Boyapalle, Yenugonda and the out growths of Mahbubnagar (rural) (full), Yedira (part) village.[3]
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).
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 and Venkatadri express are electrical 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
- Gona Buddha Reddy [8] - Poet and king (13th Century)
- Burgula Ramakrishna Rao – first elected Chief Minister of Hyderabad State
- Suravaram Pratap Reddy - freedom fighter and writer
- Jaipal Reddy – politician
- Kapilavai Lingamurthy - Poet and Writer
- Bulemoni Venkateshwarlu – writer and journalist
- Goreti Venkanna – writer and singer
- Ravula Chandra Sekar Reddy - politician
- Nagam Janardhan Reddy – politician
- Manda Jagannadham - politician
- Jupally Krishna Rao - politician
- Ravula Ravindranath Reddy - politician
- Revanth Reddy – politician
- Raja Bahadur Venkatarama Reddy - kotwal
Gallery
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Office of District Educational Officer, Mahabubnagar
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Govt. College of Teacher Education, Mahabubnagar
References
- ↑ "Cities, Towns and Outgrowth Wards". Citypopulation.de. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
- ↑ "District Codes". Government of Telangana Transport Department. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
- 1 2 "District Census Handbook - Mahabubnagar" (PDF). Census of India. pp. 12–13. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
- 1 2 "Mahabubnagar Municipality". Municipal Administration & Urban Development Department. Archived from the original on 25 November 2015. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
- ↑ "redirect to /world/IN/02/Mahbubnagar.html". fallingrain.com.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Basic Information of Municipality". Municipal Administration & Urban Development Department. Government of Telangana. Archived from the original on 22 May 2015. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
- ↑ C.Chandra Kanth Rao. "Encyclopedia in Telugu (Gona Buddha Reddy)". cckraopedia.blogspot.in.
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