Mahabubnagar district is a

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in the

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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 twelfth-most populated state in India with a geographical area of and 3 ...

Mahabubnagar Mahabubnagar is a city in Mahabubnagar District of the Indian state of Telangana named after the 6th Nizam, Mahboob Ali Khan. It is the headquarters of Mahabubnagar mandal in Mahabubnagar revenue division. The city is also the largest in the d ...

is the district headquarters which is popularly known as Palamoor. The district shares boundaries with Narayanapet,

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, Nagarkurnool, Wanaparthy and

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districts. The district was formed during the period of the 6th Nizam of Hyderabad State – Nawab

Mir Mahbub Ali Khan Asaf Jah VI, also known as, Sir Mir Mahboob Ali Khan Siddiqi Bayafandi (17 August 1866 – 29 August 1911) was the 6th Nizam of Hyderabad. He ruled Hyderabad state, one of the Princely states in India between 1869 and 1911. Early life Mahb ...

and hence named after him.

Etymology

Mahabubnagar was formerly known as ''Palamoor'', meaning "land of milk" due to its milk production. 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

The area that forms current Mahabubnagar district has held historic significance. It was under ''Janapada'' rule by 6th century BCE, and later was Maurya territory. The region was at the core of the

Satavahana dynasty The Satavahanas (''Sādavāhana'' or ''Sātavāhana'', IAST: ), also referred to as the Andhras in the Puranas, were an ancient Indian dynasty based in the Deccan region. Most modern scholars believe that the Satavahana rule began in the la ...

from 221 BCE to 218 CE, and also a large part of the Chalukya dynasty from the 5th to the 11th century CE. The region was later part of the Kingdom of Golkonda (c. 1364 – 1512), with its capital city Golkonda located near Hyderabad. In 1518 it 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

Mahabubnagar district is spread over an area of . The Krishna river flows through the district, as well as the Tungabhadra. They merge at Sangameswaram.

Demographics

As of the

2011 census of India The 2011 Census of India or the 15th Indian Census was conducted in two phases, house listing and population enumeration. The House listing phase began on 1 April 2010 and involved the collection of information about all buildings. Information ...

, the district has a population of . The official language of the district is Telugu and the second official language is

Urdu Urdu (;"Urdu"
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is located at Bhitargaon under Kanpur district,

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. This temple was built using bricks made of burnt clay. The large bricks of the temple were plaster using the limestone. The principal deity of the temple was Mahavira. The temple was around 18th century, since no efforts were being made to conserve it the rare structure the sculptures of Mahavira,

Parsvanatha ''Parshvanatha'' (), also known as ''Parshva'' () and ''Parasnath'', was the 23rd of 24 ''Tirthankaras'' (supreme preacher of dharma) of Jainism. He is the only Tirthankara who gained the title of ''Kalīkālkalpataru ( Kalpavriksha in this "Ka ...

and few other historical importance had been moved to a local museum in Pillalamarri and some to the State Museum in the city.

Economy

In 2006 the Indian government named Mahabubnagar one of the country's 250 most backward districts (out of 640 total). It is one of the 9 districts in Telangana currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF). Koilsagar project

Pre Historic Mid Krishna-Tungabhadra Valley sites

Administrative divisions

The district has one revenue divisions of Mahabubnagar. These are sub-divided into 15 mandals. S Venkata Rao is the present collector of the District.

Notable people

* V. Srinivas Goud – politician * Suravaram Pratapareddy – social historian *

Burgula Ramakrishna Rao Dr. Burgula Ramakrishna Rao (13 March 1899 – 15 September 1967) was the second and last Chief Minister of the erstwhile Hyderabad State. Prior to the independence of India and the political integration of the princely states into the Union ...

– former Chief Minister of Hyderabad State * Devarakonda Vittal Rao – politician *

Jaipal Reddy Sudini Jaipal Reddy (16 January 1942 – 28 July 2019) was an Indian politician who was the Member of Parliament in the Lok Sabha of India for five terms. He represented the Chevella constituency of Telangana and was a member of the Indian Nati ...

– politician *

Nagam Janardhan Reddy Nagam Janardhan Reddy (born May 22, 1948) is an Indian politician. Reddy is a five term member of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly, representing the Nagarkurnool constituency. Political career Nagam Janardhan Reddy started his political c ...

– politician * Venkatarama Reddy - kotwal *

Goreti Venkanna Goreti Venkataiah (born 4 April 1965), better known as Goreti Venkanna, is an Indian poet and singer known for his works in Telugu literature. He became popular after his song "Palle Kanneru Peduthundo" in the film ''Kubusam.'' He also acted a ...

– singer * B. Venkateshwarlu – writer and journalist

Education

Mahabubnagar district falls under the jurisdiction of

Osmania University Osmania University is a collegiate university, collegiate Public university, public State university (India), state university located in Hyderabad, Telangana, India. Mir Osman Ali Khan, the 7th Nizam of Hyderabad in 1918 , He released a farma ...

and Palamuru University. The district has many government and private medical college, junior, undergraduate and graduate colleges.

References

External links

Official site
{{Authority control 1948 establishments in India Districts of Telangana