Mahbubnagar

Mahabubnagar, Andhra Pradesh
'Rukmammapeta' 'Palamoor.
—  city  —
The Biggest banayan tree (Pillalamarri), Symbol of district
Mahabubnagar, Andhra Pradesh Location of Mahabubnagar, Andhra Pradesh in Andhra Pradesh and India
Coordinates	16°45′N 78°00′E / 16.75°N 78.00°E / 16.75; 78.00Coordinates: 16°45′N 78°00′E / 16.75°N 78.00°E / 16.75; 78.00
Country	India
State	Andhra Pradesh
District(s)	Mahabubnagar
Commissioner	Obedhulla Kothwal
MLA	N. Rajeshwar Reddy
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
Time zone	IST (UTC+05:30)
Area • Elevation • Coastline	18,432 square kilometres (7,117 sq mi) • 498 metres (1,634 ft) • 0 kilometres (0 mi)
Climate • Precipitation Temperature • Summer • Winter	Semi-arid (Köppen) •      803 mm (31.6 in) •      35.0 °C (95.0 °F) •      40.9 °C (105.6 °F) •      25.0 °C (77.0 °F)
Distance(s) • From Delhi • 1,599 kilometres (994 mi) S (land) • From Mumbai • 820 kilometres (510 mi) SE (land) • From Chennai • 760 kilometres (470 mi) N (land)
Codes • Pincode • 509 00x • Telephone • ++91-08542 • Vehicle • AP22
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. 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]

Geography

Mahabubnagar is located at 16°44′N 77°59′E / 16.73°N 77.98°E / 16.73; 77.98.^[2] It has an average elevation of 498 metres (1633 feet).

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.

Transport

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.

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.

Air

Shamshabad International Airport is the nearest airport (approx. 90 km).

Education

Schools

Famous Government schools

• Basic Practicing High School
• Model Basic School
• Girls High school
• Police Line High School
• Modern High School

Also the town boasts of many private schools (Authors - please refrain from advertising)

University

• Palamuru University

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)

Medical Colleges

• SVS Medical College
• SVS Dental College
• SVS Nursing College

Polytechnic Colleges

• Government Polytechnic college

MCA Colleges

• Adarsha PG College
• Government PG College
• Al-madina college of computer science

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

MSc Colleges

• Sri Chaitanya PG College (Chemistry)
• Adarsha PG College
• Swami Vivekananda College
• Goutami PG college

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

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
• Mahabubnagar Assembly - Late N. Rajeshwar Reddy INC(Indian national Congress).
• Zilla Parishad - K.Damodar Reddy(Chairman)

Mahabubnagar Theatres

• There are good number of theaters in town viz., Tirumala, Srinivasa, Venkatadri (these theaters are located in same complex), Nartaki, Natraj(located in same complex), Hanuman(near Clock Tower), Sri Krishna(New Gunj), Maheshwari (Srinivasa Colony), Srinivasa,Menaka,Venkateshwara

Useful Information

• Railway Station code for Mahabubnagar main station is "MBNR"

Notable persons

• B. Venkateshwarlu - Journalist, Film Director, Writer and Nandi Award Winner. He is the first person, who got Nandi Award from Mahabubnagar District.
• Gorati Venkanna - Lyricist, singer

Gadiyarram Ramakrishna sarma: notable writer. He saved and worked for anciant alampur Jogulamba Temple.

Places of Tourist interest

1. Pillala marri... It is very big Banyan Tree, 8 km from Mahaboob naagar. It is believed that the tree is five hundred years of age. 2. Alampur is very famous for its Temple complex. Some of Temples located here were reconstructed which were brought from Nagarjuna Sagar valley before construction of Nagarjuna sagar.

Members of Parliament

• Shri. Kalvakuntla Chandrasekhar Rao (TRS)

References

1. ^ http://www.yatra.in/india-hotels/hotels-in-mahboobnagar/mahboobnagar-hotels.html
2. ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Mahabubnagar
3. ^ "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. 

External links

• 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.