Mahabubabad district explained

Mahabubabad district
Settlement Type:District of Telangana
Total Type:Total
Coor Pinpoint:Mahabubabad
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Telangana
Established Title:Established
Seat Type:Headquarters
Seat:Mahabubabad
Parts Type:Mandalas
Parts Style:para
P1:16
Area Total Km2:2876.70
Population As Of:2011
Population Total:774549
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics1 Title1:Literacy
Demographics1 Title2:Sex ratio
Leader Title:District collector
Leader Name:Sri V.P.Goutham
Leader Title1:Parliament constituencies
Leader Name1:Mahabubabad
Leader Title2:Assembly constituencies
Leader Name2:Mahabubabad,Dornakal
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+05:30
Registration Plate:TG–26[1]

Mahabubabad district also known as Manukota district is a district in the Indian state of Telangana.[2] The district was carved out from the erstwhile Warangal district following the re-organisation of districts in the state in October 2016.[3] The district shares boundaries with Suryapet, Khammam, Bhadradri, Warangal, Mulugu and Jangaon districts.

Geography

The district is spread over an area of 2876.7km2.[4] The region is mostly plain with occasional hillocks. Most of the land is used for agriculture. The mandals Bayyaram and Garla have rich iron ore and coal deposits. It also has Bheemunipadam waterfall and Edubavula waterfall. There are several popular hillocks such as Pandavula Guttalu in Bayyaram Mandal (Pandavula Guhalu, Thirumalagiri is different one, located in Jayshankar Bhupalpally district, east of Warangal).

The district is also famous for Kuravi Veerabhadra Swamy temple

Demographics

Census of India, the district has a population of 774,549. Mahabubabad has a sex ratio of 996 females per 1000 males and a literacy rate of 57.13%. 81,082 (10.47%) were under 6 years of age. 76,376 (9.86%) lived in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes made up 104,508 (13.49%) and 292,778 (37.80%) of the population respectively.[5]

At the time of the 2011 census, 66.42% of the population spoke Telugu, 30.25% Lambadi and 2.59% Urdu as their first language.[6]

Administrative divisions

The district has two revenue divisions, Mahabubabad and Thorrur and is sub-divided into 16 mandals.

Mandals

The district has sixteen mandals .

The following are the list of mandals.

See also

External links

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Notes and References

  1. News: Telangana New Districts Names 2016 Pdf TS 31 Districts List. 11 October 2016. Timesalert.com. 11 October 2016.
  2. Web site: Mahabubabad district. Chief Commissioner of Land Administration. 22 August 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160909190910/http://newdistrictsformation.telangana.gov.in/uploads/gos-circulars/1471857232817Final%20Warangal.pdf. 9 September 2016. dead.
  3. Web site: 12 October 2016. Telangana: Telangana gets 21 new districts. The Times of India.
  4. News: New districts. 8 March 2017. Andhra Jyothy.com. March 2017.
  5. Web site: Know your district Plan your district - Mahabubabad . trac.telangana.gov.in . Telangana State Remote Sensing Applications Centre.
  6. Web site: Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Andhra Pradesh . . Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.