Mahabubnagar is a city in

Mahabubnagar District Mahabubnagar district is a district in the Indian state of Telangana. Mahabubnagar is the district headquarters which is popularly known as Palamoor. The district shares boundaries with Narayanapet, Vikarabad, Rangareddy, Nagarkurnool, Wanap ...

of 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 ...

named after the 6th Nizam,

Mahboob 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 ...

. It is the headquarters of Mahabubnagar mandal 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

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130 km from Kurnool and 105 km from

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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,

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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.

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and

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that pass through the city are

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and NH 167, State highway 20 and 23.

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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 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 ...

– Outstanding Parliamentarian , Former leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha *

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 ...

– First elected Chief Minister of Hyderabad State *

Pramod Mahajan Pramod Vyankatesh Mahajan (30 October 1949 – 3 May 2006) was an Indian politician from Maharashtra. A second-generation leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), he belonged to a group of relatively young " technocratic" leaders. At the time ...

– Former Union Minister *

Revanth Reddy Anumula Revanth Reddy (born 8 November 1969) is an Indian politician from Telangana. He is the Member of parliament (MP) in the 17th Lok Sabha, from the Indian National Congress representing the Malkajgiri constituency. He was a two-time Membe ...

– 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 – BJP National Vice President , Ex-Minister of state * 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 – Former Minister * A. P. Jithender Reddy – Former MP , businessman * C. Laxma Reddy – Former Minister * Gona Budda Reddy – 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 c ...

– Former Minister * Ravula Chandra Sekar Reddy – politician * Ravula Ravindranath Reddy – politician * Singireddy Niranjan Reddy – Lawyer and politician *

Suravaram Pratapa Reddy Suravaram Pratapa Reddy (1896—1953) was a social historian from the Hyderabad State (now Telangana), India. Life Pratapa Reddy was born on 28 May 1896 in Boravelli village in Gadwal district of erstwhile Hyderabad State. Bibliography * ''G ...

– freedom fighter and writer *

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 ...

– writer and singer *

Tejaswini Manogna Tejaswini Manogna (born 19 May 1994) is an Indian model and beauty pageant titleholder. A medical doctor by profession, she won the title of Divine Miss Earth India 2019 and represented India at the 19th edition of the Miss Earth pageant hel ...

– Miss Earth India 2019 * Manda Jagannath – Former MP * Kapilavai Lingamurthy – Poet and writer

References

External links

Mahabubnagar Official Government Website
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