Mahabubnagar District of Telangana at a Glance

Lok Sabha Constituencies in Mahabubnagar district, Telangana (MP Constituencies) Mahbubnagar
MLA Assembly Constituencies in Mahabubnagar district, Telangana Devarkadra
Jadcherla
Mahbubnagar
Makthal
Narayanpet

About Mahabubnagar District :

Mahabubnagar is the largest district in Telangana State in terms of area(18432.00 sq. km) covered. It is also known as Palamoor. Mahabubnagar district headquarters town was named after Mir Mahabub Ali Khan, the Nizam of Hyderabad. It is located between 160 and 170 N, latitudes and 770 and 790 E, longitudes. It is bounded on the north by Ranga Reddy and Nalgonda districts of Telangana, on the east by Nalgonda district of Telangana State and Guntur districts of Andhra Pradesh State, on the south by the rivers Krishna and Tungabhadra and on the west by Raichur and Gulbarga districts of Karnataka State. The area of the district is 18,432 sq. kms. The total population of the district is 40,53,028 as per Census 2011. The district is divided into 5 revenue divisions, 64 mandals, 1475 villages. Agriculture is the main occupation enriched with paddy, jowar, groundnut, castor, cotton. Mahabubnagar district is abode of many religious and heritage sites, whose history dates back to times immemorial. There are a number of medium to large places of tourist/worship in and around the Mahabubnagar town. These are places of worship in the Mahabubnagar district. These are places of significant historical and religious importance.

District At a Glance
Geographical Info.
Latitude Between 15 ° 55’ and 17 °29’ N
Longitude Between 77°15 ’ and 79 °15 ’E
Area 5,285.1 sq.km
Elevation 498 m(1,634ft.)
Headquarters Mahabubnagar
Boundaries
   East Nagarkurnool district of Telangana
   West Gulbarga and Raichur districts of Karnataka
   North Ranga Reddy District of Telangana
   South Wanaparthy and Jogulamba-Gadwal districts of Telangana
Soil Red Sandy, Black cotton, Loamy soils
Rivers Krishna, Tungabhadra, Vendi, Peddavaagu, Chinnavaagu
Major River Projects KoilSagar, Sarla Sagar
Climate
   Rainfall(Normal) 608.8mm
   2015-16 575.3mm
   2006-07 474.7mm
   2005-06 973.2mm
   2004-05 420.44mm
Temperature(Avg.) 35°C(95 °F)
In Summer 40.9 °C (106 °F)
In Winter 25.0 °C (77 °F)
Demographical Info.
total population ( Census 2011 ) 14,85,567 (Male : 7,44,280 Female : 7,41,287 Sex Ratio : 996)
No. of Households 3,06,316
Density Of Population 281 per Sq.Km
Growth Rate 15.91
Literates 7,49,597 (Male : 4,39,473 Female : 3,10,124 Literacy Rate: 50.45 )
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Administrative Setup
No, of revenue divisions 2 (Mahabubnagar and Narayanpet)
No. or mandals 26
No. of villages 545 inhabited and 22 uninhabited
No. of Towns 7
No. of Muncipalities / Nagarpanchayats 3(Mahabubnagar(SPL),Narayanpet(III),Badepally(NP)
Agriculture
Food crops Paddy, Jowar, Ragi Bajra, Vegetables, Pulse (redgram, greengram) and Other millets
Commercial crops Groundnut,Castor, Sugarcane,
Horticulture crops Mango, sweet orange, acid lime, guava, sapota, papaya,
Net area sown 8,76,700 Ha
Major source of irrigation Canals, tube wells & wells, tanks
Area under forests 302700 ha
Major minerals found stone metal, lime stone, black & color granite, sand, feldspar, quartz, and laterite
Major economic activities Agriculture, sheep rearing, handloom weaving, Industry
Crop
Area as % of District total
Quantity
(In Thousand Tonnes)
Source
Rice
13.2
179
1997-98
Jowar
22.67
79
Cotton *
8.32
52
Turmeric
N
N
Maize
3.01
55
Arhar
5.16
6
Chillies
1.15
11
Sugar cane
N
2
Sesame
0.14
N
* (Lint ‘000 bales of 170 Kgs) N=Negligible
Infrastructure
Industrial Infrastructure
Number of IEs/ IDAs 4 IDAs, one IE
industrial parks Green Park, Textiles park, mini leather park, Agri export park,
Number of Large/Medium Scale units 48 working
Number of SSIs (31-1-08) 3382
Credit Institutions
Leading Bank State Bank of India
No. of Commercial Banks 18
Commercial Banks Branches 135
Regional Rural Bank 70
Dt. Co-operative Banks 19
APSFC 1
Roads
Total Length of roads 3740 kms
Total Length of roads 90kms National highway 594 kms State Highway
Road length per 100 sq.km. 54.73 km.
Railways
Length of railway line 195 kms
Railway route length per 100 sq.km. 0.57 km
Post offices per 100,000 persons 27.46
Bank branches per 100,000 persons 6.24
Per capita bank deposits 1229.33
Communications
No. of post offices ( total) 776
No. of telephone Connections 93551
Education Infrastructures
No. of primary schools 2862
No. of high schools 729
No. of Junior colleges 131
No. of B.Ed colleges 5
No.of degree colleges 34
No. of PG Centres 2
No. of Engineering colleges 6
No.of Medical colleges 1
Health Infrastructures
No. of General Hospitals 1
No. of Primary Health Centres 75

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