Mahabubabad

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Mahabubabad
Manukota
City
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Mahbubabad Railway Station (renovation January 2008)
Nickname: 
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Mahabubabad
Location in Telangana, India
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Mahabubabad
Mahabubabad (India)
Coordinates: 17°37′00″N80°01′00″E / 17.6167°N 80.0167°E / 17.6167; 80.0167
Country Flag of India.svg  India
State Telangana
Region Telangana
District Mahabubabad district
Government
 •  District collector Sri Adwait Kumar Singh, IAS
 • Member of Parliament Balram Naik (Indian National Congress)
 • Member of Legislative AssemblyDr. Murali Naik Bhukya ( Congress)
Area
[1] Mahabubabad is well known after the existence of Bayyaram Mines and Mirchi which helps to cure cancer.
 • Total
44.99 km2 (17.37 sq mi)
Elevation
177 m (581 ft)
Demonym Mahabubabadi
Languages
 • OfficialTelugu and Hindi
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
506 101,506102
Telephone code08719
Vehicle registration TS–26
Lok Sabha constituencyMahbubabad
Vidhan Sabha constituencyMahbubabad
Website telangana.gov.in

Mahabubabad (Ancient Name - Manukota) is a city and the district headquarters of Mahabubabad district in the Indian state of Telangana. It is on the west bank of the Munneru, which is one of the tributaries of the River Krishna. Mahabubabad is known for the Bayyaram Mines. [2]

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Weather

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River Krishna tributary Munneru.

Mahbubabad has a semi-tropical climate, where the people and its surroundings are pleasant and enjoyable. During summers, the temperatures soar to more than 48 °C. In winters, temperatures range between 12 °C and 27 °C, which is pleasant. Mahbubabad receives the North-East and the South-West monsoon, from June to September, and from October to November respectively. Mainly relies on the monsoons and rainfall. Details of the weather are available at [3]

Demographics

The population of Mahabubabad municipality is around 90,155 according to 2024 census reports. The male population is 43,545 (48.3%) and the female is 46,520 (51.6%). The female-to-male ratio is 1068:1000, which is above the national average 943:1000. The literacy rate is 79.17%, more than national average 74%. Male literacy is 86.59%, which is more than national average of 82.10%, and female literacy rate is 72.32%, more than national average 65.50%. Once it was the biggest revenue division in Telangana state, even bigger than Hanamkonda village. Later it was divided into two divisions.

Demographics of Mahabubabad Town (2011) [4]

   Hinduism (86.38%)
   Islam (12.59%)
   Christianity (2.75%)

The majority of the villages and the hamlets including the city are the habitats of Scheduled Tribes (75%). The tribal community is Lambadi. Thus the majority of people of the city will communicate in the special tribal language, Lambadi or Banjara (60%). This language is one among the officially recognised dialects by the government of India. This language has no script and is sustained on spoken words.

Government and politics

Mahabubabad Municipality was constituted in 2011 and is classified as a second grade municipality. The jurisdiction of the civic body is spread over an area of 44.99 km2 (17.37 sq mi). [1]

Politics

Mahabubabad has one seat for state Assembly constituency. In the elections held in December 2023, Dr Murali Naik Bhukya of Indian National Congress was elected as the Member of Legislative Assembly ( MLA) from Mahabubabad. It is a grade 2 municipality. The R.D.O. and M.R.O. look after the revenue administration. Earlier Hanamkonda and Warangal were two Lok Sabha Constituencies in the same area, but recently the Election Commission of India based on the population census has shifted Warangal Lok Sabha Constituency to Mahabubabad.

Education

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Government Medical College, Mahbubabad

Mahabubabad has a variety of educational institutions. It has a Government Medical College inaugurated in 2022. [5]

Nearest cities

Transport

Mahabubabad is well connected with road and rail routes to every other place of the state and the nation.

Roadways

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Busy center and bus stop at railway station, looking toward Bus Stand Road

Mahabubabad has a bus depot of TSRTC with 100-bus capacity. It has many services for the needs of the citizens. It falls on the main route of Warangal-Bhadrachalam. National Highway 365 (India) passes through the town. As well as National Highway 930P (India). Nearly 20,000 people go from here daily through the bus facilities. In addition, apart from the main bus stand, to meet the needs of the passengers there are Kuravi bus stand, Thorruur bus stand, Pusalapalli bus stop, and many seven-seat autorickshaws and Commander Jeeps connecting the nearby villages.

Railways

Mahabubabad has one of the busiest railway stations in the Kazipet-Vijayawada route. Nearly as many as 4000 passengers travel through this system daily. People here will prefer rail route than to bus route to reach distant destinations. The Mahabubabad railway station had been graded as 'B1-Category Railway Station' by the South Central Railway from 2004.

Platforms of Mahabubabad Railway Station, under renovation during January 2008 Mabd Rly Stn 2.JPG
Platforms of Mahabubabad Railway Station, under renovation during January 2008

Media

Mahabubabad has print and entertainment media. There is also Citi Cable, a local entertainment channel for broadcasting TV and for internet there is also ISP providers like Anusha broadband, hireach broadband services.

Sirachukka is the local tabloid circulated weekly. The leading Telugu newspapers have their regional centres here for updating the news.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Urban Local Body Information" (PDF). Directorate of Town and Country Planning. Government of Telangana. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 June 2016. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
  2. ↑ India, The Hans (13 June 2017). "Telangana clueless on Bayyaram steel plant". www.thehansindia.com.
  3. 1 2 "Mahabubabad, Telangana". www.accuweather.com.
  4. ↑ "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Andhra Pradesh". Census of India . Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  5. ↑ "Telangana CM launches classes in eight new government medical colleges | greatandhra". 15 November 2022.
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