Adilabad district is a

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located in the northern region of

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. It is known as the gateway district to South and Central India. The town of

Adilabad Adilabad is a city which serves as the headquarters of Adilabad district, in the Indian state of Telangana. Telugu language, Telugu is the native language of Adilabad. Adilabad is famous for its rich cultivation of cotton. Hence, Adilabad is a ...

is its headquarters. The district shares boundaries with Asifabad,

Nirmal Nirmal is a town and the district headquarters of Nirmal district in the Indian state of Telangana. It is famed for its toys made out of wood. The district headquarters is located in the town of Nirmal. It borders the Telangana districts of A ...

districts and with the state boundary of Maharashtra. As of 2022, the district is a part of the

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History

Historically, Adilabad was known as Edlabad during the rule of Qutub Shahis. The district was named for Ali Adil Shah, sultan of Bijapur. The heavily forested Godavari basin was inhabited during the Mesolithic and Paleolithic periods. Excavations have taken place in the surrounding areas of

Luxettipet Luxettipet or Lakshettipet is a municipality and census town in Mancherial district of the Indian state of Telangana. Located on the north bank of godavari river. And it is municipality and the headquarters of Luxettipet mandal. It is located i ...

, Asifabad, Boath,

Bhainsa Bhainsa is a town in Nirmal district of the Indian state of Telangana Telangana (; , ) is a state in India situated on the south-central stretch of the Indian peninsula on the high Deccan Plateau. It is the eleventh-largest state and the ...

, and

. The district was ruled at different times by different dynasties, including the

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, Sathavahanas, Kakatiyas and Gond Rajas. Some

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inscriptions made during the time of the Kakatiya dynasty have been found in the Adilabad District, which indicates the historical importance of the area. Due to the district's reorganization in October 2016, the erstwhile Adilabad district was divided into four districts: Adilabad district,

Komaram Bheem district Komaram Bheem Asifabad district, officially known as Kumuram Bheem Asifabad district, is a district in the Indian state of Telangana. The town of Asifabad is its district headquarters. It is named after Gond tribal leader Komaram Bheem. It w ...

Mancherial district Mancherial district is a district located in the northern region of the Indian state of Telangana. The district comprises 18 mandals and two revenue divisions – Mancherial and Bellampalli. The district headquarters is located at Mancherial ...

, and

Nirmal district Nirmal district is a district located in the northern region of the Indian state of Telangana. The district headquarters is located in the town of Nirmal. It borders the Telangana districts of Adilabad, Nizamabad, Mancherial, Asifabad, Jagt ...

Geography

The Adilabad district is located in the Telangana state of India. It is bordered to the north by

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and

Chandrapur district Chandrapur district (Marathi pronunciation: ͡ʃən̪d̪ɾəpuːɾ (earlier known as ''Chanda district'') is a district in the Nagpur Division in the Indian state of Maharashtra. Chandrapur was the largest district in India until the Gadchir ...

of Maharashtra, to the east by

, to the southeast by

, to the south by

, and to the west by

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of the Maharashtra. It occupies an area of .

Demographics

According to the Census of India, the residual Adilabad district has a population of 708,972, with a ratio of 989 females to 1000 males. 23.66% of the population lives in urban areas. The literacy rate is 63.46%. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 99,422 (14.02%) and 224,622 (31.68%) of the population respectively.

Religions

Badankurti village in Khanapur mandal of the erstwhile Adilabad district (now in Nirmal district) was explored and remnants of a Buddhist monastery were found on a small island of Godavari river near Badankurthi. The town of Bhainsa was probably related to early Buddhist times, as a pair of carved feet near a mound were found. The residual Adilabad district is Hindu dominated. Islam is the second largest religion, with the majority of Muslims living in urban areas. Buddhism, which has a long history in the district, is also present among the Marathis.

Language

In the residual district, 36.50% of the population speaks

, 19.67%

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, 17.23% Gondi, 10.23%

Urdu Urdu (;"Urdu"
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, 2.92% Kolami and 2.05%

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as their first language.

Ethnicities

The major tribal groups in the area are the

Adivasis The Adivasi refers to inhabitants of Indian subcontinent, generally tribal people. The term is a Sanskrit word coined in the 1930s by political activists to give the tribal people an indigenous identity by claiming an indigenous origin. The term ...

Gonds The Gondi (Gōndi) or Gond or Koitur are a Dravidian ethno-linguistic group. They are one of the largest tribal groups in India. They are spread over the states of Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Uttar Pradesh, Telangana, Andhra Prad ...

, Kolams, Pardhans, and

Thoti The Thoti are one of the Scheduled tribes of India. In 1991 there were 3,654 Thoti reported by the census of India. In 2001 the census figure for Thoti was 2,074. The Thoti live in Andhra Pradesh primarily in Adilabad district, Warangal distr ...

s. Adilabad is also known for Imran the Tree Maker.

Economy

In 2006, the Indian government named Adilabad as one of the 250 most backward districts (out of a total of 640) in the country. It is one of the districts in the state of Telangana, currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).

Administrative divisions

The district is divided into two revenue divisions, Adilabad and Utnoor. These two divisions are sub-divided into 18 mandals. Sikta Patnaik is the current revenue collector for the district.

Mandals

The below table categorizes 18 mandals into their respective revenue divisions in the district:

References

External links

Adilabad district official website
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