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

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in Mahabubnagar revenue division. The city is also the largest in the district with an area of and 7th most populous in the state.

Etymology

Mahabubnagar is also known with the name, ''Palamooru''. The city also has an older name "Rukmammapeta."

Geography

Mahbub Nagar is located at . It has an average elevation of 498 metres (1633 feet). The city of Mahbub Nagar is located at a distance of 98 km from Hyderabad 130 km from

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and 105 km from Raichur.

Climate

Demographics

In 2011, Mahbub Nagar had a population of 222,573 It is the 9th largest city of south India by number of auto rickshaws, and 2nd in Telangana after Hyderabad.

Governance

''Mahbub Nagar municipality'' 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. It is spread over an area of . Mahbub Nagar urban agglomeration consists of Mahbub Nagar municipality, census towns of Boyapalle, Yenugonda and the out growths of Mahbub Nagar (rural) (full), Yedira (part) village.

Transport

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 and NH 167, State highway 20 and 23. TSRTC operates buses to various destinations from Mahbub Nagar bus station of the city. The city has rail connectivity with the presence of Mahbub Nagar Main Station, Mahbub Nagar Town, Yenugonda Station and Diviti Pally Stations. Rajiv Gandhi International Airport is only 75 kms from the city.

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 – politician *

Mallikarjun Goud Dr. Mallikarjun Goud (1941 – 24 December 2002) was a Union Minister, President of Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee, and six-term member of the Parliament of India. He was the member of 5th Lok Sabha, 6th Lok Sabha, 7th Lok Sabha, 9th Lok Sabh ...

– Former Union Minister *

D. K. Aruna Dharmavarapu Kottam Aruna (born 4 May 1960) is an Indian politician from Telangana state. She served as a minister in Andhra Pradesh for Information and Public Relations in YS Rajasekhar Reddy's cabinet (2004–2009) and for Small Scale indust ...

– BJP National Vice President , Ex-Minister of state *

Venkatarama Reddy Raja Bahadur Venkatarama Reddy (22 August 1869 – 25 January 1953) was a police officer who served as the Commissioner of Police of the Hyderabad City Police. He was the first Hindu Kotwal of Hyderabad State, as in the late 19th and early 20 ...

– kotwal *

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– Former MP ,Diplomat , Orient Longman Publishers founder * Chitlem Narsi Reddy – Former Deputy Speaker of AP Assembly *

Jupally Krishna Rao Jupally Krishna Rao (born 10 August 1955) is an Indian politician and was Minister of Telangana. He was elected as MLA in the Telangana Legislative Assembly from Kollapur and won elections 5 times. He lost in 2018 assembly elections. Early li ...

– Former Minister *

A. P. Jithender Reddy A. P. Jithender Reddy (born 26 April 1954 in Pedda Amudyalapadu Village, Mahbubnagar district) is an Indian politician from Telangana BJP. He was the Member of Parliament of Mahbubnagar from Telangana Rashtra Samithi Party in Telangana. He w ...

– Former MP , businessman *

C. Laxma Reddy Charlakola Laxma Reddy (born 3 February 1962) is the former Health Minister of Telangana, serving from 2014–2018. He is present Member of Legislative Assembly (India), Member of Legislative Assembly for Jadcherla (Assembly constituency), Jadc ...

– Former Minister *

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– Poet and king (13th Century) *

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 ...

– Former Minister *

Ravula Chandra Sekar Reddy Ravula Chandrasekhar Reddy is a politician from Telugu Desam Party who is a former member of the legislative assembly representing Wanaparthy constituency in Telangana State. He also served as a Member of Parliament of the Rajya Sabha from Ma ...

– politician *

Ravula Ravindranath Reddy Ravula Ravindranath Reddy is a politician from Mahbubnagar district in Andhra Pradesh, India. He was a Member of the Legislative Assembly and represented the Alampur constituency four times in Andhra Pradesh. He is the cousin brother of Rav ...

– politician *

Singireddy Niranjan Reddy Singireddy Niranjan Reddy (born 4 October 1958) is an Indian politician serving as the Minister of Agriculture, Co-operation and Marketing of Telangana since 2019. He represents Wanaparthy constituency in the Telangana Legislative Assembly. He ...

– Lawyer and politician *

Suravaram Pratapa Reddy Suravaram Pratapa Reddy (1896—1953) was a social historian from the Hyderabad State Hyderabad State () was a princely state located in the south-central Deccan region of India with its capital at the city of Hyderabad. It is now divide ...

– freedom fighter and writer * Goreti Venkanna – writer and singer * Tejaswini Manogna – Miss Earth India 2019 *

Manda Jagannath Dr. Manda Jagannath ( te, మంద జగన్నాథ్; born 22 May 1951) is an Indian politician, was a member of the 11th, 13th, 14th & 15th Lok Sabha of India representing Nagarkurnool constituency. He belongs to Telangana Rashtra Sam ...

– Former MP *

Kapilavai Lingamurthy Kapilavai Lingamurthy; 31 March 1928 – 6 November 2018) was an Indian Telugu poet and writer from Mahabubnagar District of Telangana. Early life Kapilavai Lingamurthy was born on 31 March 1928 in Jinukunta, Mahabubnagar district of Telanga ...

– Poet and writer

References

External links

Mahabubnagar Official Government Website
{{Authority control Cities in Telangana District headquarters of Telangana Municipal corporations in Telangana