Mahbub Nagar is a city 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 mandal in Mahbub Nagar revenue division. 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.
Mahabubnagar district is a district in the Indian state of Telangana. Mahabubnagar is the district headquarters which is popularly known as palamoor.The district shares boundaries with Narayanapet, Vikarabad, Rangareddy, Nagarkurnool, Wanaparthy and Jogulamba Gadwal districts. The district was formed during the period of the 6th Nizam of Hyderabad State – Nawab Mir Mahbub Ali Khan and hence named after him.
Transport
Mahabubnagar railway station
The city is connected to major cities and towns by means of road and railways. National and state highways that pass through the city are NH 167, State highway 20 and 23. TSRTC operates buses to various destinations from Mahbub Nagar bus station of the city. The city has rail connectivity with the presence of Mahbub Nagar Main Station, Mahbub Nagar Town, Yenugonda Station and Diviti Pally Stations.
Notable people
Manda Jagannath – politician
Kapilavai Lingamurthy – Poet and Writer
Pramod Mahajan - Politician
Suravaram Pratapareddy – freedom fighter and writer
Burgula Ramakrishna Rao – first elected Chief Minister of Hyderabad State
Jupally Krishna Rao – politician
C. Laxma Reddy - politician
Gona Budda Reddy – Poet and king (13th Century)
Jaipal Reddy – politician
Nagam Janardhan Reddy – politician
Ravula Chandra Sekar Reddy – politician
Ravula Ravindranath Reddy – politician
Revanth Reddy – politician
Venkatarama Reddy – kotwal
Goreti Venkanna – writer and singer
B. Venkateshwarlu – writer and journalist
Geography
Mahbub Nagar is located at 16.73°N 77.98°E. 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.
Demographics
In 2011, Mahbub Nagar had a population of 157,733 of which male and female were 79,177 and 78,556 respectively. It is the 9th largest city of south India by number of auto rickshaws, and 2nd in Telangana after Hyderabad.
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. It is spread over an area of 98.64 km2 (38.09 sq mi). 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.[3
Jain temple
The oldest terracotta style Jain temple is in Alvanpalli village of Mahabubnagar district. This temple was built between 7th and 8th century. This temple is one of the two such structures in India other built during Gupta period is located at Bhitargaon under Kanpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The temple was around 18th century, since no efforts were being made to conserve it the rare structure the sculptures of Mahavira, Parsvanatha and few other historical importance had been moved to a local museum in Pillalamarri and some to the State Museum in the city.
Education
Mahabubnagar district falls under the jurisdiction of Osmania University and Palamuru University. The district has many government and private medical college, junior, undergraduate and graduate colleges.
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahbubnagar
