Mahabubabad district

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Mahabubabad district
Manukota district
District of Telangana
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Epiphany Cathedral, Dornakal
Mahabubabad in Telangana (India).svg
Location in Telangana
Mahabubabad district
Mahabubabad district
Country India
State Telangana
Headquarters Mahabubabad
Mandalas 16
Government
 •  District collector Sri V.P.Goutham
 •  Parliament constituenciesMahabubabad
 •  Assembly constituenciesMahabubabad, Dornakal
Area
 • Total
2,876.70 km2 (1,110.70 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
774,549
 • Density269.249/km2 (697.352/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+05:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration TG–26 [1]
Website mahabubabad.telangana.gov.in

Mahabubabad district, formerly known as Manukota [2] is a district in the Indian state of Telangana. [3] [4] The district shares boundaries with Suryapet, Khammam, Bhadradri, Warangal, Mulugu and Jangaon districts.

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Etymology

Mahabubabad comes from Manukota, which in turn comes from Mranukota. In telugu Mranu means “Tree” and Kota means “Fort”. Manukota used to be covered with plenty of trees like a fort. When the Nizam ruler Mahabub Ali Khan visited the city, Manukota changed as Mahabubabad. He once arrived Manukota before Independence and stayed outside of the town in a place which is called “Shikarkhana”. The name of Manukota by the passage of the time, hence changed to Mahabubabad. [5]

Geography

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Pandavula Guttalu

The district is spread over an area of 2,876.70 square kilometres (1,110.70 sq mi). [6] The region is mostly plain with occasional hillocks. Most of the land is used for agriculture. The mandals Bayyaram and Garla have rich iron ore and coal deposits. It also has Bheemunipadam waterfall and Edubavula waterfall. There are several popular hillocks such as Pandavula Gutta in Bayyaram Mandal (Pandavula Guhalu, Thirumalagiri is different one, located in Jayshankar Bhupalpally district, east of Warangal).

The district is also famous for Kuravi Veerabhadra Swamy temple

Demographics

Religion in Mahabubabad district (2011) [7]
Hinduism
 
95.89%
Islam
 
3.28%
Christianity
 
0.51%
Other or not stated
 
0.32%

As of 2011 Census of India, the district has a population of 774,549. Mahabubabad has a sex ratio of 996 females per 1000 males and a literacy rate of 57.13%. 81,082 (10.47%) were under 6 years of age. 76,376 (9.86%) lived in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes made up 104,508 (13.49%) and 292,778 (37.80%) of the population respectively. [8]

Languages of Mahabubabad district (2011) [9]
  1. Telugu (66.4%)
  2. Lambadi (30.2%)
  3. Urdu (2.59%)
  4. Others (0.74%)

Administrative divisions

The district has two revenue divisions, Mahabubabad and Thorrur and is sub-divided into 16 mandals.

Mandals

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Mahbubabad District Map

The district has sixteen mandals .

The following are the list of mandals.

The following are the top 10 population towns&villages 2011 census max.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Telangana New Districts Names 2016 Pdf TS 31 Districts List". Timesalert.com. 11 October 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  2. ↑ "History of Mahabubabad District".
  3. ↑ "Mahabubabad district" (PDF). Chief Commissioner of Land Administration. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 September 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
  4. ↑ "Telangana: Telangana gets 21 new districts". The Times of India. 12 October 2016.
  5. ↑ "History of Mahabubabad District".
  6. ↑ "New districts". Andhra Jyothy.com. March 2017. Archived from the original on 25 December 2018. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
  7. ↑ "Population by Religion - Andhra Pradesh". Census of India . Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
  8. ↑ "Know your district Plan your district - Mahabubabad" (PDF). trac.telangana.gov.in. Telangana State Remote Sensing Applications Centre.
  9. 1 2 "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Andhra Pradesh". Census of India . Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
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