Mahabubabad is a town and the district headquarters of
Mahabubabad district in the
Indian state
India is a federal union comprising 28 states and 8 union territories, with a total of 36 entities. The states and union territories are further subdivided into districts and smaller administrative divisions.
History
Pre-indepen ...
of
Telangana
Telangana (; , ) is a States and union territories of India, state in India situated on the south-central stretch of the Indian subcontinent, Indian peninsula on the high Deccan Plateau. It is the List of states and union territories of India b ...
. It is on the west bank of the
Munneru
Munneru is a left tributary of the Krishna River. It originates in Warangal District of Telangana, India and flows in the districts of Khammam District and Krishna District. The river is named after Rishi Maudgalya, who is said to have created t ...
, which is one of the tributaries of the
River Krishna. Mahabubabad is known for the
Bayyaram Mines
Bayyaram Mines are iron ore mine located in Bayyaram in Mahabubabad district, Telangana, India. The mines also include Gudur Mandal in Warangal district.
The mines
The iron ore mines are spread over 5,342 hectares in Bayyaram, Garla and Nelak ...
.
Weather
![Munneru Lake](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/48/Munneru_Lake.jpg)
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
Demographics
The population of Mahabubabad is around 42,851 according to 2011 census reports. The male population is 20,716 (48.3%) and the female is 22,135 (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
Telangana (; , ) is a States and union territories of India, state in India situated on the south-central stretch of the Indian subcontinent, Indian peninsula on the high Deccan Plateau. It is the List of states and union territories of India b ...
state, even bigger than Hanamkonda village. Later it was divided into two divisions.
The majority of the villages and the hamlets including the city are the habitats of
Scheduled Tribes
The Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs) are officially designated groups of people and among the most disadvantaged socio-economic groups in India. The terms are recognized in the Constitution of India and the groups are designa ...
(75%). The tribal community is
Lambadi
Lambadi, Gor Boli, Banjara, Labanki or Banjari is a language spoken by the once nomadic Banjara people across India,Ancient Pastoral Nomadic Community of India Ancient Warrior Community/Raajputs Medieval Traders/Grain Carriers Modern Grain Tra ...
. Thus the majority of people of the city will communicate in the special tribal language,
Lambadi
Lambadi, Gor Boli, Banjara, Labanki or Banjari is a language spoken by the once nomadic Banjara people across India,Ancient Pastoral Nomadic Community of India Ancient Warrior Community/Raajputs Medieval Traders/Grain Carriers Modern Grain Tra ...
or
Banjara
The Banjara (also known as ,Vanzara,Lambadi,Gour Rajput,Labana) are a historically nomadic trading caste who may have origins in the Mewar region of what is now Rajasthan.
Etymology
The Banjaras usually refer to themselves as ''Gor'' and outs ...
(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 .
Politics
Mahabubabad has one seat for state Assembly constituency.
Banoth Shankar Naik Telangana Rashtra Samithi
Bharat Rashtra Samithi ( ; BRS), formerly known as Telangana Rashtra Samithi ( TRS), is an Indian political party which is predominantly active in the state of Telangana. It was founded on 27 April 2001 as by K. Chandrashekar Rao, with a singl ...
(TRS) was elected as
Member of Legislative Assembly
A member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) is a representative elected by the voters of a constituency to a legislative assembly. Most often, the term refers to a subnational assembly such as that of a state, province, or territory of a country. S ...
in the
2014 general elections. 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.
Nearest cities
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Khammam
Khammam formally (Khammam Mettu) is the city in Khammam district of the Indian state of Telangana. It is the fourth largest city in the state. It is the headquarters of the Khammam district and Khammam mandal also. It is located about east of ...
-50 km
*
Warangal
Warangal () is a city in the Indian state of Telangana and the district headquarters of Warangal district. It is the second largest city in Telangana with a population of 704,570 per 2011 Census of India, and spreading over an .
Warangal ser ...
-73 km
*
Suryapet
Suryapet is a city in the Indian state of Telangana. It is a municipality and the headquarters of its eponymous district. The Government of India announced Suryapet to be developed under the Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformat ...
-83 km
*
Hyderabad
Hyderabad ( ; , ) is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Telangana and the ''de jure'' capital of Andhra Pradesh. It occupies on the Deccan Plateau along the banks of the Musi River (India), Musi River, in the northern part ...
-212 km
Transport
Mahabubabad is well connected with road and rail routes to every other place of the state and the nation.
Roadways
![Rly Stn Centre 1](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9f/Rly_Stn_Centre_1.JPG)
Mahabubabad has a bus depot of
TSRTC
Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (abbreviated as TSRTC) is a state-owned corporation that runs bus transport services to and from the Indian state of Telangana. It was formed in 2014 by splitting the Andhra Pradesh State Road Trans ...
with 100-bus capacity. It has many services for the needs of the citizens. It falls on the main route of
Warangal
Warangal () is a city in the Indian state of Telangana and the district headquarters of Warangal district. It is the second largest city in Telangana with a population of 704,570 per 2011 Census of India, and spreading over an .
Warangal ser ...
-
Bhadrachalam
Bhadrachalam is a census town in Bhadradri Kothagudem district in the Indian state of Telangana. It is an important Hindu pilgrimage town with the Bhadrachalam Temple of Lord Rama, situated on the banks of Godavari river. It is located east o ...
. 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
Kuravi is a village in Mahabubabad district of the Indian state of Telangana. It is located in Kuravi mandal.
Geography
Kuravi/Korvi is around 70 km away from Warangal by train and is around 11 km away from the Mahabubabad town.
Refer ...
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 station
Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a pre ...
s in the
Kazipet
Kazipet is the major educational and transport hub in Hanumakonda district in the Indian state of Telangana. It is a city in Warangal Tri-City, and a mandal in Hanamakonda district. Kazipet falls under Greater Warangal Municipal Corporation.
Ea ...
-
Vijayawada
Vijayawada, formerly known as Bezawada, is the second largest city in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh and is a part of the state's Capital Region. It is the administrative headquarters of the NTR district. Its metropolitan region comprises NT ...
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
The South Central Railway (abbreviated SCR) is one of the 19 zones of Indian Railways. The jurisdiction of the zone is spread over the states of Telangana, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh. It has three divisions under its administrati ...
from 2004.
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.
Print media
''
Sirachukka'' is the local tabloid circulated weekly. The leading
Telugu
Telugu may refer to:
* Telugu language, a major Dravidian language of India
*Telugu people, an ethno-linguistic group of India
* Telugu script, used to write the Telugu language
** Telugu (Unicode block), a block of Telugu characters in Unicode
S ...
newspapers have their regional centres here for updating the news.
References
External links
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Godavarikhani
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,
Bellampalli,
Mancherial
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,
Adilabad
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Narsampet
Narsampet is a town in Warangal district of the Indian state of Telangana.
Narsampet is a Mandal in Warangal Rural District of Telangana State, India. Headquarters of Narsampet Revenue Division is in Narsampet Town. As part of Telangana Districts ...
,
Eturunagaram
Eturnagaram is a village and a mandal in Mulugu district in the state of Telangana in India.
Dolmen
There is a megalithic dolmen graves site near Eturnagaram in Eturnagaram Wildlife Sanctuary. .
Wildlife sanctuary
The mandal area is surrou ...
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Warangal
Warangal () is a city in the Indian state of Telangana and the district headquarters of Warangal district. It is the second largest city in Telangana with a population of 704,570 per 2011 Census of India, and spreading over an .
Warangal ser ...
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Karimnagar
Karimnagar is also known as Elagandula (Ancient name)
is a city and District Headquarters in the Indian state of Telangana. Karimnagar is a major urban agglomeration and fifth largest City in the state. It is governed by Municipal corporation a ...
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Khammam
Khammam formally (Khammam Mettu) is the city in Khammam district of the Indian state of Telangana. It is the fourth largest city in the state. It is the headquarters of the Khammam district and Khammam mandal also. It is located about east of ...
,
Madhira
Madhira is a municipality in Khammam district of the Indian state of Telangana. It is in Madhira mandal of Khammam division. It is located about 230 kilometres (143 mi) east of the state capital, Hyderabad, 53 kilometers (34 mi) from Khammam, 1 ...
,
Vijayawada
Vijayawada, formerly known as Bezawada, is the second largest city in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh and is a part of the state's Capital Region. It is the administrative headquarters of the NTR district. Its metropolitan region comprises NT ...
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Hyderabad
Hyderabad ( ; , ) is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Telangana and the ''de jure'' capital of Andhra Pradesh. It occupies on the Deccan Plateau along the banks of the Musi River (India), Musi River, in the northern part ...
,
Kazipet
Kazipet is the major educational and transport hub in Hanumakonda district in the Indian state of Telangana. It is a city in Warangal Tri-City, and a mandal in Hanamakonda district. Kazipet falls under Greater Warangal Municipal Corporation.
Ea ...
,
Bhongir
Bhongir, officially known as, Bhuvanagiri is a district headquarters of the Yadadri Bhuvanagiri district and part of the Hyderabad Metropolitan Region of the Indian state of Telangana. Falling under Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authorit ...
,
Jagitial
Jagtial is a city and the district headquarters of jagtial district of Telangana, India. It has an average elevation of . It is located about north of the state capital Hyderabad.
Notable people
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Suryapet
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,
Nalgonda
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Kodad
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Guntur
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Tirupati
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Mahabubabad district
Cities and towns in Mahabubabad district