Asifabad
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| Coordinates | 19°22′N 79°17′E / 19.37°N 79.28°ECoordinates: 19°22′N 79°17′E / 19.37°N 79.28°E |
| Country | India |
| State | Andhra Pradesh |
| District(s) | Adilabad |
| Population | 19,334 (2001[update]) |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+05:30) |
| Area |
• 218 metres (715 ft) |
Asifabad (Telugu: ఆసిఫాబాద్) is a census town and Mandal headquarters in Adilabad district in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India.
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[edit] Geography
Asifabad is located at 19°22′N 79°17′E / 19.37°N 79.28°E.[1] It has an average elevation of 218 metres (715 feet). Nearest railway station to Asifabad is Asifabad Road. Asifabad is 315 KM from Hyderabad towards north direction.
Pincode:504293 Other villages and cities in the pincode 504293: Ada, Babapur, Burguda, Devapur, Goyagaon, Gundi, Kannergaon, Kerameri, Modi, Movad, Surdapur, wankidi, Yellaram.
[edit] Demographics
As of 2001[update] India census,[2] Asifabad had a population of 19,334. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Asifabad has an average literacy rate of 62%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with 59% of the males and 41% of females literate. 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.
[edit] Assembly constituency
Asifabad is an assembly constituency in Andhra Pradesh reserved for Scheduled Tribes. There are 1,67,283 registered voters in Asifabad constituency in 1999 elections.
List of Elected Members:[3]
- 1978 and 1989 - Dasari Narasaiah
- 1983, 1985 and 1994 - Gunda Mallesh
- 1999 - Dr. Pati Subhadra
- 2004 - Amurajula Sridevi
- 2009 - Atram Sakku.
[edit] Nearest Towns
- Sirpur Kaghaznagar
- Bellampalli
- Mancherial
- chandrapur
[edit] Site seeing Places
- Vatti vaagu water reservoir
- Komaram bheem water reservoir well known as Ada project
- Nishani water falls
- Kerameri Ghats
- Jode Ghat(Komuram bheem lived here)
[edit] Temples of Asifabad
- Baleshwara Temple
- Hanuman Temple
- Ramalayam
- Sai Baba Temple
- Shivkesh Temple
[edit] References
For Election Analysis Of this constituency visit - http://partyanalyst.com/constituencyPageAction.action?constituencyId=2
- ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Asifabad
- ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. http://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999. Retrieved 2008-11-01.
- ^ Election Commission of India.APAssembly results.1978-2004
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