Asifabad is a city and the district headquarters of Kumuram Bheem district in the

Indian state India is a federal union comprising 28 states and 8 union territories, for a total of 36 subnational entities. The states and union territories are further subdivided into 800 districts and smaller administrative divisions by the respe ...

Telangana Telangana is a States and union territories of India, state in India situated in the Southern India, south-central part of the Indian subcontinent on the high Deccan Plateau. It is the List of states and union territories of India by area, ele ...

. It is located in Asifabad

mandal A tehsil (, also known as tahsil, taluk, or taluka () is a local unit of administrative division in India and Pakistan. It is a subdistrict of the area within a district including the designated populated place that serves as its administrative c ...

of Asifabad

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. It is situated on the banks of Peddavagu river.

History

Asifabad was ruled by many dynasties like the

Kakatiyas The Kakatiya dynasty (IAST: Kākatīya) was a Telugu dynasty that ruled most of eastern Deccan region in present-day India between 12th and 14th centuries. Their territory comprised much of the present day Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, and p ...

Mauryas The Maurya Empire was a geographically extensive Iron Age historical power in South Asia with its power base in Magadha. Founded by Chandragupta Maurya around c. 320 BCE, it existed in loose-knit fashion until 185 BCE. The primary source ...

Satavahanas The Satavahanas (; ''Sādavāhana'' or ''Sātavāhana'', IAST: ), also referred to as the Andhras (also ''Andhra-bhṛtyas'' or ''Andhra-jatiyas'') in the Puranas, were an ancient Indian dynasty. Most modern scholars believe that the Satavaha ...

Chalukyas The Chalukya dynasty () was a Classical Indian dynasty that ruled large parts of southern and central India between the 6th and the 12th centuries. During this period, they ruled as three related yet individual dynasties. The earliest dynas ...

, Qutub Shahis &

Asaf Jahis The Asaf Jahi is a Muslim dynasty that ruled the Hyderabad State. The family came to India in the late 17th century and became employees of the Mughal Empire. They were great patrons of Indo-Persian culture, language, and literature, and the f ...

, Gond rajas. In 1905, Asifabad was carved as a district but was later merged into the

Adilabad district Adilabad district is a district in the northern area of Telangana, India. It is known as the gateway district to South India. The district's headquarters is the town of Adilabad. Adilabad district is bounded by Asifabad district to the east, ...

. In 1913, it was made as headquarters of the district prior to the status being lost to Adilabad in 1941. It was again carved from

in 2016.

Geography

Asifabad is located at . It has an average elevation of 218 metres (715 feet). Temperatures range from 2-10°C in winter to almost 45°C during the hottest days of summer.

Demographics

As per 2011 India census, Asifabad had a population of 23,059. Males constitute 52% of the population and females constitute 48% of the population. Asifabad has an average literacy rate of 62%, with 59% of the males and 41% of females literate.

Languages

Telugu Telugu may refer to: * Telugu language, a major Dravidian language of South India ** Telugu literature, is the body of works written in the Telugu language. * Telugu people, an ethno-linguistic group of India * Telugu script, used to write the Tel ...

is the most spoken language in town. Due to geographical proximity with Maharashtra, Gondi,

Marathi Marathi may refer to: *Marathi people, an Indo-Aryan ethnolinguistic group of Maharashtra, India **Marathi people (Uttar Pradesh), the Marathi people in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh *Marathi language, the Indo-Aryan language spoken by the Mar ...

is also widely spoken and understood. Other languages spoken here the native Gondi and

Hindi Modern Standard Hindi (, ), commonly referred to as Hindi, is the Standard language, standardised variety of the Hindustani language written in the Devanagari script. It is an official language of India, official language of the Government ...

Transport

Nagpur–Vijayawada Expressway passes through Asifabad and National Highway 363 passes through Asifabad. Asifabad is connected to cities and surrounding villages in Telangana by the

Telangana State Road Transport Corporation The Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (abbreviated as TGSRTC) is a state-owned corporation that runs bus transport services to and from the Indian state of Telangana. It was formed in 2014 by bifurcating the Andhra Pradesh State Ro ...

bus depot.The

Nizam State Railways - Road Transport Division Nizam State Rail & Road Transport Department (N.S.R-R.T.D) was a division of the Indian railway company Nizam's Guaranteed State Railway, established in 1932 to cater to the road transport services of the population of the erstwhile Hyderabad S ...

established the First bus depot in Asifabad.

Rail

The town is served by Asifabad Road SAFrailway station which is located 19 km away at Rebbena. However Sirpur Kaghaznagar KZRrailway station provides good connectivity with Asifabad town and its A+ category station located 28 km from Asifabad. The railway station lies on New Delhi–Chennai main line. It is administered by South Central Railway zone, Secunderabad division.

Air

The nearest airport is Nagpur Airport (231 km away) and Hyderabad Airport (309 km away).

Culture

* Hanuman temple * Kanyaka Parameshwari temple * Keshavnath temple * Baleshwara temple * Jangu Bai mahal

Education

Educational institutions in the city include: * Konda Laxman Bapuji Government Medical College, Asifabad * Government Nursing College, Asifabad * Government DIET College, Asifabad * Government Boys High School * Government Girls High School * Sree Saraswati Sishu Mandir * Sree Vasavi Vidhya Mandir High School * St Marys High School * Holy Trinity School, Asifabad * St Joels EM High School * Sri Chaitanya Inter And Degree College * Matrusri Degree College

Notable people

Komaram Bheem Komaram Bheem (1901–1940), alternatively Kumram Bheem, was a revolutionary leader in Hyderabad State of British India from the Gond tribes. Bheem, in association with other Gond leaders, led a protracted low intensity rebellion against the ...

, freedom fighter * Konda Laxman Bapuji, freedom fighter

References

{{Komaram Bheem district Cities and towns in Komaram Bheem district Komaram Bheem district Mandals in Komaram Bheem district