Mahabubabad district

Mahabubabad 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.

Mahabubabad district
District of Telangana
Epiphany Cathedral, Dornakal
Epiphany Cathedral, Dornakal
Location in Telangana
Location in Telangana
CountryIndia
StateTelangana
HeadquartersMahabubabad
Mandalas16
Government
 • District collectorSri V.P.Goutham
 • Parliament constituenciesMahabubabad
 • Assembly constituenciesMahabubabad, Dornakal
Area
 • Total2,876.70 km2 (1,110.70 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total774,549
 • Density270/km2 (700/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (IST)
Vehicle registrationTS–26[1]
Websitemahabubabad.telangana.gov.in

Geography
Pandavula Guttalu

The district is spread over an area of 2,876.70 square kilometres (1,110.70 sq mi).[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
Religion in Mahabubabad district (2011)[5]
Hinduism
 
 95.89%
Islam
 
 3.28%
Christianity
 
 0.51%
Other or not stated
 
 0.32%

As of 2011 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.[6]

Languages of Mahabubabad district (2011)[7]

  Telugu (66.42%)
  Lambadi (30.25%)
  Urdu (2.59%)
  Others (0.74%)

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.[7]

Administrative divisions

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

Mandals
Mahbubabad District Map

The district has sixteen mandals .

The following are the list of mandals.

See also

Pictures

References
  1. "Telangana New Districts Names 2016 Pdf TS 31 Districts List". Timesalert.com. 11 October 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  2. "Mahabubabad district" (PDF). Chief Commissioner of Land Administration. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 September 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
  3. "Telangana: Telangana gets 21 new districts". The Times of India. 12 October 2016.
  4. "New districts". Andhra Jyothy.com. March 2017. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
  5. "Population by Religion - Andhra Pradesh". Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
  6. "Know your district Plan your district - Mahabubabad" (PDF). trac.telangana.gov.in. Telangana State Remote Sensing Applications Centre.
  7. "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Andhra Pradesh". Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
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