Mahbubnagar

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Mahbubnagar Palamuru Rukmammapeta
City
Mahabubnagar IT Tower
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Coordinates: 16°44′56″N78°00′13″E / 16.748800°N 78.003500°E / 16.748800; 78.003500
Country	India
State	Telangana
Region	Deccan
District	Mahbubnagar
Named after	Mahboob Ali Khan
Government
• Body	Mahbubnagar Municipal Corporation
• Mayor	A.Anand Goud (2024-2025) (INC) Koramoni Narsimulu (2020-2024) (BRS)
• MLA	Yennam Srinivas Reddy (INC)
• MP	D. K. Aruna (BJP)
Area [1]
•  City	98.64 km2 (38.09 sq mi)
Elevation	519 m (1,703 ft)
Population  (2011) [2]
•  City	222,573
• Rank	7th (2011)
• Density	4,803/km2 (12,440/sq mi)
•  Metro	Urban Agglomeration 300,000
Languages
• Official	Telugu,Urdu
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	509001
Telephone code	08542
Vehicle registration	TG-06 [3] /AP-22(Old)
Planning Agency	Mahbubnagar Urban Development Authority (MUDA)
Lok Sabha constituency	Mahbub Nagar

Mahbubnagar, also informally called as Palamoor ^[4] and formerly Rukmammapeta, is a city ^[5] in Mahbubnagar District of the Indian state of Telangana named after the 6th Nizam of Hyderabad, Mahboob Ali Khan. It is the headquarters of Mahbubnagar mandal in Mahbubnagar revenue division. ^[6] The city is also the largest in the district with an area of 39.64 km² (15.31 sq mi) and 7th most populous in the state. ^[7]

Etymology

Mahbubnagar was formerly known as Palamoor, meaning "land of milk" due to its milk production. ^[8] The name was changed to Mahabubnagar on 4 December 1890, in honour of Mir Mahbub Ali Khan Asaf Jah VI, the Nizam of Hyderabad (1869–1911 AD).

History

Mahbubnagar was under Janapada rule by 6th century BCE, and later under Maurya territory. The region was at the core of the Satavahana dynasty from 221 B.C.E. to 218 C.E., and also a large part of the Chalukya dynasty from the 7th to the 11th century CE, also part of the Kakatiya dynasty from 11th to the 14th century CE, The region was later part of the Kingdom of Golkonda (c.  – 1512), with its capital city Golkonda located near Hyderabad.

In 1518, the region came under control of the Qutb Shahi dynasty, which reigned until 1687. The region was then a part of Hyderabad State, ruled by the Asaf Jahi Dynasty, from 1724 to 1948.

Geography

Mahbubnagar is located at 16°44′N77°59′E / 16.73°N 77.98°E / 16.73; 77.98 . ^[9] It has an average elevation of 498 metres (1633 feet). The city of Mahbubnagar is located at a distance of 98 km from Hyderabad, 130 km from Kurnool and 151 km from Gulbarga.^{[ citation needed ]}

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1931	13,300	—
1941	16,462	+23.8%
1951	23,827	+44.7%
1961	35,588	+49.4%
1971	51,756	+45.4%
1981	87,503	+69.1%
1991	116,833	+33.5%
2001	139,662	+19.5%
2011	222,573	+59.4%
Source: [10]

In 2011, Mahbubnagar had a population of 222,573 ^[11] It is the 9th largest city of south India by number of auto rickshaws, and 2nd in Telangana after Hyderabad.^{[ citation needed ]}

Governance

Mahbub Nagar municipal corporation is the civic body of the city, which was constituted in 1942 as a third grade municipality. It was upgraded to second grade in 1959, to first grade in 1983 and finally to Special grade municipality in 2004 and got upgraded to Municipal Corporation in 2025. ^[7] It is spread over an area of 98.64 km² (38.09 sq mi). ^[12] Mahbub Nagar urban agglomeration consists of Mahbub Nagar Municipal Corporation, census towns of Boyapalle, Yenugonda and the out growths of Mahbub Nagar (rural) (full), Yedira (part) village. ^[6]

Economy

Mahabubnagar has an IT Tower, inaugurated in 2023, as part of KTR's mantra of ‘3-D’ (Digitise, Decarbonise and Decentralise). ^{[13] [14]}

Corning is establishing a manufacturing location in the town. ^[15]

Education

Mahbubnagar has a variety of educational institutions and a university named Palamuru University which gives affiliation to all colleges in the city and the united district of Mahbubnagar that includes the colleges of districts like Nagarkurnool, Wanaparthy, Narayanpet and Gadwal.

• Government Medical College, Mahbubnagar
• Palamuru University, Mahabubnagar

• Jayaprakaash Narayana College of Engineering, Mahbubnagar
• Sree Nagojirao Institute Technology and Science for Women, Mahbubnagar
• Sree Vishveswara Institute of Technology and Science, Mahbubnagar
• SVS Medical College, Mahbubnagar
• SVS Dental College, Mahbubnagar

Transport

Mahabubnagar railway station

The city is connected to major cities and towns by means of road, railway and airway. National and state highways that pass through the city are NH 44, NH 167N and NH 167, State highway 20 and 23. TSRTC operates buses to various destinations from Mahbub Nagar bus station of the city. ^[16]

Air

Rajiv Gandhi International Airport is only 75 km from the city.

Railway

The city has 4 railway stations in serving with the presence of MahbubNagar Main Station, Mahbub Nagar Town, Yenugonda Station and Diviti Pally Stations.

Notable people

• Jaipal Reddy – Outstanding Parliamentarian, Former leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha
• Burgula Ramakrishna Rao – First elected Chief Minister of Hyderabad State
• Pramod Mahajan – Former Union Minister
• Revanth Reddy – 2nd Chief Minister of Telangana
• Mallikarjun Goud – Former Union Minister
• D. K. Aruna – BJP National Vice President, Member of Parliament of Mahabubnagar Look Sabha
• Venkatarama Reddy – kotwal
• J. Rameshwar Rao – Former MP, Diplomat, Orient Longman Publishers founder
• Chitlem Narsi Reddy – Former Deputy Speaker of AP Assembly
• Jupally Krishna Rao – Minister
• A. P. Jithender Reddy – Former MP, businessman
• C. Laxma Reddy – Former Minister
• Gona Budda Reddy ^[17] – Poet and king (13th Century)
• Nagam Janardhan Reddy – Former Minister
• Ravula Chandra Sekar Reddy – politician
• Ravula Ravindranath Reddy – politician
• Singireddy Niranjan Reddy – Lawyer and politician
• Suravaram Pratapa Reddy – freedom fighter and writer
• Goreti Venkanna – writer and singer
• Tejaswini Manogna – Miss Earth India 2019
• Manda Jagannath – Former MP
• Kapilavai Lingamurthy – Poet and writer
• Raghavendar Askani – activist, social entrepreneur

Climate

Climate data for Mahbubnagar (1991–2020, extremes 1952–2020)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	36.8 (98.2)	40.3 (104.5)	42.3 (108.1)	45.3 (113.5)	45.3 (113.5)	44.8 (112.6)	38.3 (100.9)	37.5 (99.5)	37.2 (99.0)	37.6 (99.7)	37.2 (99.0)	36.3 (97.3)	45.3 (113.5)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	31.4 (88.5)	34.1 (93.4)	37.4 (99.3)	39.4 (102.9)	40.1 (104.2)	34.7 (94.5)	31.6 (88.9)	30.4 (86.7)	31.2 (88.2)	31.7 (89.1)	31.6 (88.9)	30.7 (87.3)	33.7 (92.7)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	17.2 (63.0)	19.4 (66.9)	22.8 (73.0)	25.7 (78.3)	27.3 (81.1)	24.8 (76.6)	23.7 (74.7)	23.0 (73.4)	22.9 (73.2)	21.6 (70.9)	19.4 (66.9)	17.0 (62.6)	22.0 (71.6)
Record low °C (°F)	10.1 (50.2)	11.6 (52.9)	15.4 (59.7)	16.6 (61.9)	19.1 (66.4)	20.1 (68.2)	18.6 (65.5)	20.0 (68.0)	18.5 (65.3)	13.4 (56.1)	11.3 (52.3)	10.5 (50.9)	10.1 (50.2)
Average rainfall mm (inches)	3.1 (0.12)	6.3 (0.25)	3.9 (0.15)	26.4 (1.04)	41.5 (1.63)	105.8 (4.17)	148.7 (5.85)	182.8 (7.20)	146.0 (5.75)	97.2 (3.83)	11.2 (0.44)	1.8 (0.07)	774.6 (30.50)
Average rainy days	0.2	0.3	0.6	1.8	2.6	7.5	10.8	11.5	8.8	5.2	0.8	0.2	50.3
Average relative humidity (%) (at 17:30 IST)	39	32	29	33	36	54	67	72	71	65	52	43	49
Source: India Meteorological Department [18] [19] [20]

References

1. "Basic Information of Municipity". Official Site of Mahabubnagar Municipality.
2. "Basic Information of Municipity". Official Site of Mahabubnagar Municipality.
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5. "Cities having population 1 lakh and above, Census 2011" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 October 2011.
6. "District Census Handbook – Mahbubnagar" (PDF). Census of India. pp. 12–13. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
7. "Mahbubnagar Municipality". Municipal Administration & Urban Development Department. Archived from the original on 25 November 2015. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
8. "Mahabubnagar-NIC". mahabubnagar.nic.in.
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10. https://censusindia.gov.in/census.website/data/census-tables ^{[ bare URL ]}
11. "Census of India Website : Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India". www.censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
12. "Basic Information of Municipality". Municipal Administration & Urban Development Department. Government of Telangana. Archived from the original on 17 June 2015. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
13. "Telangana setting up IT hubs in five more tier-II towns". The Siasat Daily. 17 December 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
14. "Telangana: IT Tower inaugurated in Mahabubnagar". Telangana Today. 6 May 2023. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
15. "Corning and SGD Pharma announce joint venture to open new glass tubing facility and expand access to Corning® Velocity® Vial technology in India".
16. "Bus Stations". TSRTC . Retrieved 20 May 2016.
17. C.Chandra Kanth Rao. "Encyclopedia in Telugu (Gona Buddha Reddy)". cckraopedia.blogspot.in.
18. "Climatological Tables of Observatories in India 1991-2020" (PDF). India Meteorological Department . Retrieved 8 April 2024.
19. "Station: Mahbubnagar Climatological Table 1981–2010" (PDF). Climatological Normals 1981–2010. India Meteorological Department. January 2015. pp. 459–460. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 February 2020. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
20. "Extremes of Temperature & Rainfall for Indian Stations (Up to 2012)" (PDF). India Meteorological Department. December 2016. p. M12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 February 2020. Retrieved 18 February 2020.

External links

• Mahabubnagar Official Government Website