Mahabubabad district
District of Telangana in India From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
Mahabubabad district | |
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 Epiphany Cathedral, Dornakal | |
.svg) Location in Telangana | |
 Mahabubabad district | |
| Country | India |
| State | Telangana |
| Headquarters | Mahabubabad |
| Mandalas | 16 |
| Government | |
| • District collector | Sri V.P.Goutham |
| • Parliament constituencies | Mahabubabad |
| • Assembly constituencies | Mahabubabad, Dornakal |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,876.70 km2 (1,110.70 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 774,549 |
| • Density | 270/km2 (700/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | TG–26[1] |
| Website | mahabubabad |
Geography
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 Gutta 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[update] 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]
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
The district has sixteen mandals .
The following are the list of mandals.
See also
References
External links
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