Mahbubnagar
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| Mahabubnagar, Andhra Pradesh | |
| 'Rukmammapeta' 'Palamoor. | |
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| Coordinates | 16°45′N 78°00′E / 16.75°N 78.00°ECoordinates: 16°45′N 78°00′E / 16.75°N 78.00°E |
| Country | India |
| State | Andhra Pradesh |
| District(s) | Mahabubnagar |
| Commissioner | Obedhulla Kothwal |
| MLA | |
| MP | K. Chandrashekar Rao |
| Parliamentary constituency | Mahabubnagar Lok Sabha |
| Planning Agency | Mahabubnagar Municipal Corporation |
| Population • Density |
130,849 (2001[update]) • 167 /km2 (433 /sq mi) |
| Sex ratio | 0.973 ♂/♀ |
| Official languages | Telugu, Urdu |
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| Time zone | IST (UTC+05:30) |
| Area • Elevation |
18,432 square kilometres (7,117 sq mi) • 498 metres (1,634 ft) |
| Climate • Precipitation |
Semi-arid (Köppen) • 803 mm (31.6 in) |
| Website | www.mahabubnagar.nic.in/ |
Mahabubnagar or Mahboobnagar (Telugu: మహబూబ్ నగర్, Urdu: محبوب نگر) is the biggest town in Mahabubnagar District of Andhra Pradesh, India. The city of Mahabubnagar is located at a distance of 100 km from Hyderabad. Formerly known as Rukmammapeta and Palamoor, it was named as Mahabubnagar on 4 December 1890, in the honour of Mir Mahabub Ali Khan Asaf Jah VI, the Nizam of Hyderabad (1869-1911 AD). It has been the headquarters of the district since 1883 AD. Mahabubnagar is bordered with River Tungabhadra in the south and surrounded by the Nalgonda, Hyderabad, Kurnool, Raichur and Gulbarga districts. It is believed that the Golconda diamonds including famous "Kohinoor" diamond came from Mahabubnagar district.[citation needed] It is the headquarter of Mahabubnagar District. It is also known by its erstwhile name of Palamoor. It is 100 km southwest of the state capital Hyderabad.[1]
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[edit] Geography
Mahabubnagar is located at 16°44′N 77°59′E / 16.73°N 77.98°E.[2] It has an average elevation of 498 metres (1633 feet).
[edit] Demographics
As of 2011[update] India census,[3] Mahabubnagar had a population of 210,143. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Mahabubnagar has an average literacy rate of 82.5%, higher than the national average of 74.04.%: male literacy is 89.33%, and female literacy is 76.26%. In Mahabubnagar, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.
[edit] Transport
[edit] Road
Mahabubnagar has bus services, arranged by state owned APSRTC, to Hyderabad, Bangalore, Kurnool and Mumbai. The town is at a distance of 100 km,and 120 km from Hyderabad, and Kurnool respectively. Bus frequency from Hyderabad and Kurnool is very good. It is well connected with all towns of Mahabubnagar district. Best way to reach Mahabubnagar is to travel by National Highway 7 (India) (NH 7 connecting KanyaKumari and Varanasi) and divert at Jadcherla, which is 14 km from this town.
[edit] Rail
The broad gauge railway line connecting Bengaluru and Hyderabad, Chennai Egmore and Kachiguda (Hyderabad), and New Delhi and Tirupati passes through the city. There are daily passenger trains to Hyderabad, Kurnool throughout the day. There is no means of electrical trains passing till 2004 but later on from 2005 march 18 electrical trains are successfully running through this area. Hazrath Nijamuddin and Venkatadri express are some major electrical trains going through this area. There are three stations in Mahabubnagar - Mahabubnagar Main Station, Mahabubnagar Town Station ( only for passenger trains )and Yenugonda (only for passenger trains) Station. They are determined by coal and diesel till 2004 but later means of transport by trains is electrical.
[edit] Air Travel
Hyderabad(Shamshabad) International Airport is the nearest airport (approx. 90 km).
[edit] Education
[edit] Schools
Famous Government schools
- Basic Practicing High School
- MBC High School
- Model Basic School
- Girls High school
- Police Line High School
- Modern High School
- B.G.R High School - Ieeja
- Tagore High School - Ieeja
Also the town boasts of many private schools (Authors - please refrain from advertising)
[edit] University
- Palamuru University
[edit] Pharmacy and Engineering Colleges
- Smt.Sarojini Ramulamma College of Pharmacy - Mahabubnagar
- Kottam Thulasi Reddy College of Pharmacy - Kondair
[edit] Engineering Colleges
- Jaya Prakash Narayan Educational Society Group of Institutions - School of Engineering & School of Pharmacy (EAMCET code - JPNC)
- Jayaprakash Narayan College of Engineering(JPNCE) (EAMCET code - JPNE)
- Sree Visvesvaraya Institute of Technology and Science(SVITS) (EAMCET code - VITS)
- Sri Nagojirao College of Engineering and Technology for Woman
[edit] Medical Colleges
- SVS Medical College
- SVS Dental College
- SVS Nursing College
[edit] Polytechnic Colleges
- Government Polytechnic college
[edit] MBA Colleges
- Adarsha PG College
- SVITS
- JPNE college
[edit] MCA Colleges
- Adarsha PG College
- Government PG College
- Al-madina college of computer science
[edit] Degree Colleges
- Sri Vasavi Degree College
- NTR Govt. Degree college for Women
- Govt.MVS Degree college
- PHRM Degree College
- Adarsha Degree College
- Swami Vivekananda Degree College
- Goutami Degree college
- Sri Chaitanya Degree College
- Siva Sai Degree College - Ieeja
[edit] MSc Colleges
- Sri Chaitanya PG College (Chemistry)
- Adarsha PG College
- Swami Vivekananda College
- Goutami PG college
[edit] Sports
Cricket is the predominant sport in the town. Apart from this athletics, basketball and various indoor games are given preference.
- Mahabubnagar District Sports Ground, generally referred to as 'Stadium', organises intra, inter district matches/games.
- Many people use Govt. Junior College ground for practice purposes
[edit] Politics
Latest General Elections were held on 16 April 2009 in Mahabubnagar and the following are winners:
- Mahabubnagar Loksabha - K. Chandrashekar Rao of Telangana Rashtra Samithi party
- Nagar Kurnool Rajyasabha - MANDA JAGANNADHAM of CONGRES Party
- Mahabubnagar Assembly - Vacant (On account of death of it's recent MLA N. Rajeshwar Reddy INC(Indian National Congress)).
- Zilla Parishad - K.Damodar Reddy(Chairman)
[edit] References
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- ^ http://www.yatra.in/india-hotels/hotels-in-mahboobnagar/mahboobnagar-hotels.html
- ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Mahabubnagar
- ^ "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.
Manda Jagannatham (Congress) J.C.Sathish Chandra has been represented a new party thats was independent(MLA)
[edit] External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Mahabubnagar |
- in2mahabubnagar.com about Mahabubnagar District
- Palamoor NRI Forum
- Mahabubnagar.com
- MahabubnagarOnline.com all information about Mahabubnagar District
- Man and Environment A govt. registered Organisation formed by Students of Jaya Prakash Narayan College of Engg.
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