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| name                           = Mahbubnagar
| name = Mahabubnagar
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| named_for = Mahboob Ali Khan
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| founder                         =
| governing_body = Mahabubnagar Municipal Council
| named_for                       = [[Mahbub Ali Khan, Asaf Jah VI]]
| leader_title1 = Municipal Chairman
| government_type                 =  
| leader_name1 = Koramoni Narsimulu
| governing_body                 = Mahbub Nagar Municipal Council
| leader_title2 = MLA
| leader_title1                   = Collector & District Magistrate
| leader_name2 = [[V. Srinivas Goud|Srinivas Goud]] (TRS)
| leader_name1                   =  
| leader_title3 = MP
Shri S Venkata Rao (IAS)
| leader_name3 = [[Manne Srinivas Reddy]] (TRS)
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| unit_pref = Metric
| leader_name2                   = [[V. Srinivas Goud|Srinivas Goud]] (TRS)
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| leader_name3                   = [[Manne Srinivas Reddy]] (TRS)
| area_total_km2 =  
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| elevation_footnotes =  
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| elevation_m = 519
| area_rank                       =  
| population_total = 222,573
| area_total_km2                 =  
| population_metro = Urban Agglomeration 3,00,000
| elevation_footnotes             =  
| population_as_of = 2011
| elevation_m                     = 498
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| population_total               = 157,733
| population_density_km2 = 4803
| population_metro = 210258
| population_demonym =  
| population_as_of               = 2011
| population_footnotes = <ref name="profile">{{cite web |title=Basic Information |url=http://mahabubnagarmunicipality.in/basic-information-of-municipality-2/ |website=Official website of Mahabubnagar Municipality |access-date=19 May 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160630173028/http://mahabubnagarmunicipality.in/basic-information-of-municipality-2/ |archive-date=30 June 2016 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
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| population_footnotes           = <ref name="profile">{{cite web|title=Basic Information|url=http://mahabubnagarmunicipality.in/basic-information-of-municipality-2/|website=Official website of Mahbub Nagar Municipality|access-date=19 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160630173028/http://mahabubnagarmunicipality.in/basic-information-of-municipality-2/|archive-date=30 June 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
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| utc_offset1 = +5:30
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| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
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| postal_code = 509001
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| area_code_type = Telephone code
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| area_code = 08542
| postal_code_type               = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| registration_plate = '''TS-06'''<ref>{{cite web |title=District Codes |url=http://www.transport.telangana.gov.in/html/registration-districtcodes.html |publisher=Government of Telangana Transport Department |access-date=4 September 2014}}</ref>/AP-22(Old)
| postal_code                     = 509001
| blank1_name_sec1 = Planning Agency
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| blank1_info_sec1 = Mahabubnagar Urban Development Authority (MUDA)
| area_code                       = 08542
| blank2_name_sec1 = [[Lok Sabha]] constituency
| registration_plate             = '''TS-06'''<ref>{{cite web|title=District Codes|url=http://www.transport.telangana.gov.in/html/registration-districtcodes.html|publisher=Government of Telangana Transport Department|access-date=4 September 2014}}</ref>
| blank2_info_sec1 = [[Mahabubnagar (Lok Sabha constituency)|Mahabub Nagar]]
| blank1_name_sec1               = [[Human sex ratio|Sex ratio]]
| footnotes =  
| blank1_info_sec1               = 0.973 [[female|♀]]/[[male|♂]]
| blank2_name_sec1               = [[Lok Sabha]] constituency
| blank2_info_sec1               = [[Mahabubnagar (Lok Sabha constituency)|Mahbub Nagar]]
| footnotes                       =  
}}
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'''Mahbubnagar''' is a city<ref>{{cite web|url=http://censusindia.gov.in/2011-prov-results/paper2/data_files/India2/Table_2_PR_Cities_1Lakh_and_Above.pdf|title=Cities having population 1 lakh and above, Census 2011}}</ref> in [[Mahbubnagar District]] of the [[Indian state]] of [[Telangana]] named after the 6th Nizam, [[Mir Mahbub Ali Khan]]. It is the headquarters of Mahbub Nagar [[Tehsil|mandal]] in Mahbub Nagar revenue division.<ref name=census>{{cite web|title=District Census Handbook – Mahbub Nagar|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/2807_PART_B_DCHB_MAHBUB NAGAR.pdf|website=Census of India|access-date=25 December 2015|pages=12–13}}</ref> The city is also the largest in the district with an area of {{convert|39.64|km2|abbr=on}} and [[List of cities in Telangana by population|7th most populous]] in the state.<ref name=info>{{cite web|title=Mahbub Nagar Municipality|url=http://www.cdma.telangana.gov.in/MAHABUBNAGAR/|website=Municipal Administration & Urban Development Department|access-date=26 December 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151125214418/http://www.cdma.telangana.gov.in/MAHABUBNAGAR/|archive-date=25 November 2015}}</ref>
'''Mahabubnagar''', formerly known as Rukmammapeta and Palamooru<ref>{{Cite web |title=About Mahabubnagar District {{!}} Mahabubnagar District,Telangana {{!}} India |url=https://mahabubnagar.telangana.gov.in/about-district-2-2/ |access-date=2023-06-21 |language=en-US}}</ref> is a city<ref>{{cite web |url=http://censusindia.gov.in/2011-prov-results/paper2/data_files/India2/Table_2_PR_Cities_1Lakh_and_Above.pdf |title=Cities having population 1 lakh and above, Census 2011}}</ref> in [[Mahabubnagar District]] of the [[Indian state]] of [[Telangana]] named after the 6th Nizam, [[Mahboob Ali Khan]]. It is the headquarters of Mahabubnagar [[Tehsil|mandal]] in Mahabubnagar revenue division.<ref name=census>{{cite web |title=District Census Handbook – Mahabubnagar |url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/2807_PART_B_DCHB_MAHBUB NAGAR.pdf |website=Census of India |access-date=25 December 2015 |pages=12–13}}</ref> The city is also the largest in the district with an area of {{convert|39.64|km2|abbr=on}} and [[List of cities in Telangana by population|7th most populous]] in the state.<ref name=info>{{cite web |title=Mahabubnagar Municipality |url=http://www.cdma.telangana.gov.in/MAHABUBNAGAR/ |website=Municipal Administration & Urban Development Department |access-date=26 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151125214418/http://www.cdma.telangana.gov.in/MAHABUBNAGAR/ |archive-date=25 November 2015}}</ref>


== Etymology ==
== Geography ==
Mahbub Nagar is also known with the name, ''Palamooru''. The city also has an older name "Rukmammapeta."<ref name="about">{{cite web|title=About Mahbub Nagar|url=http://mahabubnagarmunicipality.in/about-mahabubnagar/|website=Official website of Mahabubnagar Municipality|access-date=19 May 2016}}</ref>
Mahbub Nagar is located at {{Coord|16.73|N|77.98|E|}}.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/02/MahbubNagar.html |title=redirect to /world/IN/02/Mahbubnagar.html |work=fallingrain.com}}</ref> It has an average elevation of 498&nbsp;metres (1633&nbsp;feet). The city of Mahbub Nagar is located at a distance of 98&nbsp;km from [[Hyderabad, India|Hyderabad]] 130&nbsp;km from [[Kurnool]] and 105&nbsp;km from [[Raichur]].{{citation needed|date=February 2023}}
 
== Demographics ==
In 2011, Mahbub Nagar had a population of 222,573<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/ |title=Census of India Website : Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India |website=www.censusindia.gov.in |access-date=2019-01-08}}</ref> It is the 9th largest city of south India by number of auto rickshaws, and 2nd in Telangana after Hyderabad.{{citation needed|date=February 2020}}
 
== Governance ==
''Mahbub Nagar municipality'' is the civic body of the city, which was constituted in 1942 as a ''third grade municipality''. It was upgraded to ''second grade'' in 1959, to ''first grade'' in 1983 and finally to ''Special grade municipality'' in 2004.<ref name=info /> It is spread over an area of {{Convert|98.64|km2|abbr=on}}.<ref>{{cite web |title=Basic Information of Municipality |url=http://cdma.telangana.gov.in/MAHABUBNAGAR/Basic_information_Municipality.html |website=Municipal Administration & Urban Development Department |publisher=Government of Telangana |access-date=24 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150617190326/http://cdma.telangana.gov.in/MAHABUBNAGAR/Basic_information_Municipality.html |archive-date=22 May 2015}}</ref> Mahbub Nagar urban agglomeration consists of Mahbub Nagar municipality, [[census towns]] of Boyapalle, Yenugonda and the [[out growth]]s of Mahbub Nagar (rural) (full), Yedira (part) village.<ref name=census />
 
==Economy==
Mahabubnagar has an [[Information technology|IT]] Tower, inaugurated in 2023, as part of [[K. T. Rama Rao|KTR’s]] mantra of ‘3-D’ (Digitise, Decarbonise and Decentralise).  <ref> https://www.siasat.com/telangana-building-it-hubs-in-five-more-tier-ii-towns-2482161/amp/ </ref> <ref> https://telanganatoday.com/telangana-it-tower-inaugurated-in-mahabubnagar</ref>


== Geography ==
== Transport ==
Mahbub Nagar is located at {{Coord|16.73|N|77.98|E|}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/02/MahbubNagar.html|title=redirect to /world/IN/02/Mahbubnagar.html|work=fallingrain.com}}</ref> It has an average elevation of 498&nbsp;metres (1633&nbsp;feet). The city of Mahbub Nagar is located at a distance of 98&nbsp;km from [[Hyderabad, India|Hyderabad]] 130&nbsp;km from [[Kurnool]] and 105&nbsp;km from [[Raichur]].
[[File:Mahabubnagar Railway Station.JPG|thumbnail|Mahabubnagar railway station]]
The city is connected to major cities and towns by means of road, railway and airway. [[National Highway (India)|National]] and [[state highways]] that pass through the city are [[NH 44]] and [[National Highway 167 (India)|NH 167]], State highway 20 and 23. [[TSRTC]] operates buses to various destinations from Mahbub Nagar bus station of the city.<ref>{{cite web |title=Bus Stations |url=http://www.tsrtc.telangana.gov.in/BusStations.php |website=[[TSRTC]] |access-date=20 May 2016}}</ref> [[Rajiv Gandhi International Airport]] is only 75 kms from the city.
 
===Railway===
The city has rail connectivity with the presence of [[Mahbubnagar railway station|MahbubNagar Main Station]], Mahbub Nagar Town, Yenugonda Station and Diviti Pally Stations.
 
== Notable people ==
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* [[Jaipal Reddy]] – Outstanding Parliamentarian , Former leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha
* [[Burgula Ramakrishna Rao]] – First elected Chief Minister of Hyderabad State
* [[Pramod Mahajan]] – Former Union Minister
* [[Revanth Reddy]] – politician
* [[Mallikarjun Goud]] – Former Union Minister
* [[D. K. Aruna]] – BJP National Vice President , Ex-Minister of state
* [[Venkatarama Reddy]] – kotwal
* [[J. Rameshwar Rao]] – Former MP ,Diplomat , Orient Longman Publishers founder
* [[Chitlem Narsi Reddy]] – Former Deputy Speaker of AP Assembly
* [[Jupally Krishna Rao]] – Former Minister
* [[A. P. Jithender Reddy]] – Former MP , businessman
* [[C. Laxma Reddy]] – Former Minister
* [[Gona Budda Reddy]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://cckraopedia.blogspot.in/2013/01/gona-buddha-reddy.html |title=Encyclopedia in Telugu (Gona Buddha Reddy) |author=C.Chandra Kanth Rao |work=cckraopedia.blogspot.in}}</ref> – Poet and king (13th Century)
* [[Nagam Janardhan Reddy]] – Former Minister
* [[Ravula Chandra Sekar Reddy]] – politician
* [[Ravula Ravindranath Reddy]] – politician
* [[Singireddy Niranjan Reddy]] – Lawyer and politician
* [[Suravaram Pratapa Reddy]] – freedom fighter and writer
* [[Goreti Venkanna]] – writer and singer
* [[Tejaswini Manogna]] – Miss Earth India 2019
* [[Manda Jagannath]] – Former MP
* [[Kapilavai Lingamurthy]] – Poet and writer


===Climate===
=== Climate ===
{{Weather box
{{Weather box
| location = Mahbubnagar (1981–2010, extremes 1952–2010)
| location = Mahbubnagar (1981–2010, extremes 1952–2010)
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| Dec rain days = 0.4
| Dec rain days = 0.4
| year rain days = 50.2
| year rain days = 50.2
|time day = 17:30 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| time day = 17:30 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| Jan humidity = 42
| Jan humidity = 42
| Feb humidity = 36
| Feb humidity = 36
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| Nov humidity = 52
| Nov humidity = 52
| Dec humidity = 45
| Dec humidity = 45
|year humidity = 50
| year humidity = 50
|source 1 = [[India Meteorological Department]]<ref name=IMDnormals>
| source 1 = [[India Meteorological Department]]<ref name=IMDnormals>{{cite web |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200205040301/http://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/1981-2010%20CLIM%20NORMALS%20%28STATWISE%29.pdf |archive-date=5 February 2020 |url=https://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/1981-2010%20CLIM%20NORMALS%20%28STATWISE%29.pdf |title=Station: Mahbubnagar Climatological Table 1981–2010 |work=Climatological Normals 1981–2010 |publisher=India Meteorological Department |date=January 2015 |pages=459–460 |access-date=18 February 2020}}</ref><ref name=IMDextremes>{{cite web |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200205042509/http://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/EXTREMES%20OF%20TEMPERATURE%20and%20RAINFALL%20upto%202012.pdf |archive-date=5 February 2020 |url=https://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/EXTREMES%20OF%20TEMPERATURE%20and%20RAINFALL%20upto%202012.pdf |title=Extremes of Temperature & Rainfall for Indian Stations (Up to 2012) |publisher=India Meteorological Department |date=December 2016 |page=M12 |access-date=18 February 2020}}</ref>
{{cite web
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200205040301/http://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/1981-2010%20CLIM%20NORMALS%20%28STATWISE%29.pdf
| archive-date = 5 February 2020
| url = https://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/1981-2010%20CLIM%20NORMALS%20%28STATWISE%29.pdf
| title = Station: Mahbubnagar Climatological Table 1981–2010
| work = Climatological Normals 1981–2010
| publisher = India Meteorological Department
| date = January 2015
| pages = 459–460
| access-date = 18 February 2020}}</ref><ref name=IMDextremes>
{{cite web
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200205042509/http://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/EXTREMES%20OF%20TEMPERATURE%20and%20RAINFALL%20upto%202012.pdf
| archive-date = 5 February 2020
| url = https://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/EXTREMES%20OF%20TEMPERATURE%20and%20RAINFALL%20upto%202012.pdf
| title = Extremes of Temperature & Rainfall for Indian Stations (Up to 2012)
| publisher = India Meteorological Department
| date = December 2016
| page = M12
| access-date = 18 February 2020}}</ref>
}}
}}
== Demographics ==
In 2011, Mahbub Nagar had a population of 157,733 of which male and female were 79,177 and  78,556 respectively.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/|title=Census of India Website : Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India|website=www.censusindia.gov.in|access-date=2019-01-08}}</ref> It is the 9th largest city of south India by number of auto rickshaws, and 2nd in Telangana after Hyderabad.{{citation needed|date=February 2020}}
== Governance ==
''Mahbub Nagar municipality'' is the civic body of the city, which was constituted in 1942 as a ''third grade municipality''. It was upgraded to ''second grade'' in 1959, to ''first grade'' in 1983 and finally to ''Special grade municipality'' in 2004.<ref name=info /> It is spread over an area of {{Convert|98.64|km2|abbr=on}}.<ref>{{cite web|title=Basic Information of Municipality|url=http://cdma.telangana.gov.in/MAHABUBNAGAR/Basic_information_Municipality.html|website=Municipal Administration & Urban Development Department|publisher=Government of Telangana|access-date=24 December 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150617190326/http://cdma.telangana.gov.in/MAHABUBNAGAR/Basic_information_Municipality.html|archive-date=22 May 2015}}</ref> Mahbub Nagar urban agglomeration consists of Mahbub Nagar municipality, [[census towns]] of Boyapalle, Yenugonda  and the [[out growth]]s of Mahbub Nagar (rural) (full), Yedira (part) village.<ref name=census />
== Transport ==
[[File:Mahabubnagar Railway Station.JPG|thumbnail|Mahabubnagar railway station]]
The city is connected to major cities and towns by means of road and railways. [[National Highway (India)|National]] and [[state highways]] that pass through the city are [[NH 44]] and [[NH 169]], State highway 20 and 23. [[TSRTC]] operates buses to various destinations from Mahbub Nagar bus station of the city.<ref>{{cite web|title=Bus Stations|url=http://www.tsrtc.telangana.gov.in/BusStations.php|website=[[TSRTC]]|access-date=20 May 2016}}</ref> The city has rail connectivity with the presence of Mahbub Nagar Main Station, Mahbub Nagar Town, Yenugonda Station and Diviti Pally Stations.
== Notable people ==
<!---♦♦♦ Only add a person to this list if they already have their own article on the English Wikipedia ♦♦♦--->
<!---♦♦♦ Please keep the list in alphabetical order by LAST NAME ♦♦♦--->
* [[Manda Jagannath]] – politician
* [[Kapilavai Lingamurthy]] – Poet and Writer
* [[Pramod Mahajan]] - Politician
* [[Burgula Ramakrishna Rao]] – first elected Chief Minister of Hyderabad State
* [[Jupally Krishna Rao]] – politician
* [[C. Laxma Reddy]] - politician
* [[Gona Budda Reddy]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cckraopedia.blogspot.in/2013/01/gona-buddha-reddy.html|title=Encyclopedia in Telugu (Gona Buddha Reddy)|author=C.Chandra Kanth Rao|work=cckraopedia.blogspot.in}}</ref> – Poet and king (13th Century)
* [[Jaipal Reddy]] – politician
* [[Nagam Janardhan Reddy]] – politician
* [[Ravula Chandra Sekar Reddy]] – politician
* [[Ravula Ravindranath Reddy]] – politician
* [[Revanth Reddy]] – politician
* [[Singireddy Niranjan Reddy]] – Lawyer and Politician
* [[Suravaram Pratapa Reddy]] – freedom fighter and writer
* [[Venkatarama Reddy]] – kotwal
* [[Goreti Venkanna]] – writer and singer


== References ==
== References ==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
{{Commons category|Mahabubnagar}}
 
* [http://mahabubnagarmunicipality.in/ Mahabubnagar Municipality website]
* [https://mahabubnagar.telangana.gov.in/ Mahabubnagar Official Government Website]
* [https://mahabubnagar.telangana.gov.in/ Mahabubnagar Official Government Website]


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Mahabubnagar
Palamuru, Rukmammapeta
City
The biggest banyan tree Pillalamarri, symbol of the district
The biggest banyan tree Pillalamarri, symbol of the district
Mahabubnagar is located in Telangana
Mahabubnagar
Mahabubnagar
Mahabubnagar (Telangana)
Mahabubnagar is located in India
Mahabubnagar
Mahabubnagar
Mahabubnagar (India)
Coordinates: 16°44′56″N 78°00′13″E / 16.748800°N 78.003500°E / 16.748800; 78.003500Coordinates: 16°44′56″N 78°00′13″E / 16.748800°N 78.003500°E / 16.748800; 78.003500
Country India
StateTelangana
RegionDeccan
DistrictMahabubnagar
Named forMahboob Ali Khan
Government
 • BodyMahabubnagar Municipal Council
 • Municipal ChairmanKoramoni Narsimulu
 • MLASrinivas Goud (TRS)
 • MPManne Srinivas Reddy (TRS)
Elevation
519 m (1,703 ft)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • City222,573
 • Density4,803/km2 (12,440/sq mi)
 • Metro
Urban Agglomeration 300,000
Languages
 • OfficialTelugu & Hindi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
509001
Telephone code08542
Vehicle registrationTS-06[2]/AP-22(Old)
Planning AgencyMahabubnagar Urban Development Authority (MUDA)
Lok Sabha constituencyMahabub Nagar

Mahabubnagar, formerly known as Rukmammapeta and Palamooru[3] is a city[4] in Mahabubnagar District of the Indian state of Telangana named after the 6th Nizam, Mahboob Ali Khan. It is the headquarters of Mahabubnagar mandal in Mahabubnagar revenue division.[5] The city is also the largest in the district with an area of 39.64 km2 (15.31 sq mi) and 7th most populous in the state.[6]

Geography[edit]

Mahbub Nagar is located at 16°44′N 77°59′E / 16.73°N 77.98°E / 16.73; 77.98.[7] It has an average elevation of 498 metres (1633 feet). The city of Mahbub Nagar is located at a distance of 98 km from Hyderabad 130 km from Kurnool and 105 km from Raichur.[citation needed]

Demographics[edit]

In 2011, Mahbub Nagar had a population of 222,573[8] It is the 9th largest city of south India by number of auto rickshaws, and 2nd in Telangana after Hyderabad.[citation needed]

Governance[edit]

Mahbub Nagar municipality is the civic body of the city, which was constituted in 1942 as a third grade municipality. It was upgraded to second grade in 1959, to first grade in 1983 and finally to Special grade municipality in 2004.[6] It is spread over an area of 98.64 km2 (38.09 sq mi).[9] Mahbub Nagar urban agglomeration consists of Mahbub Nagar municipality, census towns of Boyapalle, Yenugonda and the out growths of Mahbub Nagar (rural) (full), Yedira (part) village.[5]

Economy[edit]

Mahabubnagar has an IT Tower, inaugurated in 2023, as part of KTR’s mantra of ‘3-D’ (Digitise, Decarbonise and Decentralise). [10] [11]

Transport[edit]

Mahabubnagar railway station

The city is connected to major cities and towns by means of road, railway and airway. National and state highways that pass through the city are NH 44 and NH 167, State highway 20 and 23. TSRTC operates buses to various destinations from Mahbub Nagar bus station of the city.[12] Rajiv Gandhi International Airport is only 75 kms from the city.

Railway[edit]

The city has rail connectivity with the presence of MahbubNagar Main Station, Mahbub Nagar Town, Yenugonda Station and Diviti Pally Stations.

Notable people[edit]

Climate[edit]

Climate data for Mahbubnagar (1981–2010, extremes 1952–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 36.8
(98.2) 		40.3
(104.5) 		41.8
(107.2) 		45.3
(113.5) 		44.9
(112.8) 		44.8
(112.6) 		37.4
(99.3) 		37.5
(99.5) 		39.4
(102.9) 		39.1
(102.4) 		35.9
(96.6) 		36.0
(96.8) 		45.3
(113.5)
Average high °C (°F) 30.7
(87.3) 		33.6
(92.5) 		37.0
(98.6) 		39.2
(102.6) 		39.7
(103.5) 		34.8
(94.6) 		31.7
(89.1) 		30.5
(86.9) 		31.5
(88.7) 		31.6
(88.9) 		30.9
(87.6) 		30.0
(86.0) 		33.4
(92.1)
Average low °C (°F) 17.1
(62.8) 		19.3
(66.7) 		22.7
(72.9) 		25.6
(78.1) 		27.0
(80.6) 		24.7
(76.5) 		23.5
(74.3) 		22.9
(73.2) 		22.9
(73.2) 		21.5
(70.7) 		19.2
(66.6) 		17.0
(62.6) 		22.0
(71.6)
Record low °C (°F) 9.1
(48.4) 		11.6
(52.9) 		12.5
(54.5) 		16.1
(61.0) 		18.3
(64.9) 		20.4
(68.7) 		18.6
(65.5) 		20.0
(68.0) 		18.5
(65.3) 		13.4
(56.1) 		11.3
(52.3) 		11.0
(51.8) 		9.1
(48.4)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 4.5
(0.18) 		4.4
(0.17) 		6.5
(0.26) 		20.9
(0.82) 		38.1
(1.50) 		109.9
(4.33) 		154.6
(6.09) 		171.2
(6.74) 		155.8
(6.13) 		88.2
(3.47) 		12.9
(0.51) 		3.7
(0.15) 		770.8
(30.35)
Average rainy days 0.3 0.3 0.7 1.4 2.6 7.0 11.0 11.2 9.0 4.9 1.4 0.4 50.2
Average relative humidity (%) (at 17:30 IST) 42 36 33 32 36 55 66 71 69 63 52 45 50
Source: India Meteorological Department[14][15]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "Basic Information". Official website of Mahabubnagar Municipality. Archived from the original on 30 June 2016. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
  2. ↑ "District Codes". Government of Telangana Transport Department. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
  3. ↑ "About Mahabubnagar District | Mahabubnagar District,Telangana | India". Retrieved 21 June 2023.
  4. ↑ "Cities having population 1 lakh and above, Census 2011" (PDF).
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 NAGAR.pdf "District Census Handbook – Mahabubnagar" (PDF). Census of India. pp. 12–13. Retrieved 25 December 2015. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Mahabubnagar Municipality". Municipal Administration & Urban Development Department. Archived from the original on 25 November 2015. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
  7. ↑ "redirect to /world/IN/02/Mahbubnagar.html". fallingrain.com.
  8. ↑ "Census of India Website : Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India". www.censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
  9. ↑ "Basic Information of Municipality". Municipal Administration & Urban Development Department. Government of Telangana. Archived from the original on 22 May 2015. Retrieved 24 December 2015. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch (help)
  10. ↑ https://www.siasat.com/telangana-building-it-hubs-in-five-more-tier-ii-towns-2482161/amp/
  11. ↑ https://telanganatoday.com/telangana-it-tower-inaugurated-in-mahabubnagar
  12. ↑ "Bus Stations". TSRTC. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
  13. ↑ C.Chandra Kanth Rao. "Encyclopedia in Telugu (Gona Buddha Reddy)". cckraopedia.blogspot.in.
  14. ↑ "Station: Mahbubnagar Climatological Table 1981–2010" (PDF). Climatological Normals 1981–2010. India Meteorological Department. January 2015. pp. 459–460. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 February 2020. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  15. ↑ "Extremes of Temperature & Rainfall for Indian Stations (Up to 2012)" (PDF). India Meteorological Department. December 2016. p. M12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 February 2020. Retrieved 18 February 2020.

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