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| Coordinates:16°44′56″N78°00′13″E / 16.748800°N 78.003500°E /16.748800; 78.003500 | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Telangana |
| Region | Deccan |
| District | Mahbubnagar |
| Named after | Mahboob Ali Khan |
| Government | |
| • Body | Mahbubnagar Municipal Corporation |
| • Mayor | A.Anand Goud (2024-2025) (INC)Koramoni Narsimulu (2020-2024) (BRS) |
| • MLA | Yennam Srinivas Reddy (INC) |
| • MP | D. K. Aruna (BJP) |
| Area | |
• City | 98.64 km2 (38.09 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 519 m (1,703 ft) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
• City | 222,573 |
| • Rank | 7th (2011) |
| • Density | 4,803/km2 (12,440/sq mi) |
| • Metro | Urban Agglomeration 300,000 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Telugu,Urdu |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 509001 |
| Telephone code | 08542 |
| Vehicle registration | TG-06[2]/AP-22(Old) |
| Planning Agency | Mahbubnagar Urban Development Authority (MUDA) |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Mahbub Nagar |
Mahbubnagar, formerly known asRukmammapeta andPalamooru[3] is a city[4] inMahbubnagar District of theIndian state ofTelangana named after the6th Nizam ofHyderabad,Mahboob Ali Khan. It is the headquarters of Mahbubnagarmandal in Mahbubnagar revenue division.[5] The city is also the largest in the district with an area of 39.64 km2 (15.31 sq mi) and7th most populous in the state.[6]
The region was historically known for milk production. On 4 December 1890, the name was changed to Mahbubnagar in honour of Mir Mahbub Ali Khan, the 6th Nizam of Hyderabad.
It is the headquarters of Palamoor mandal in Palamoor 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]
Mahbubnagar was formerly known asPalamoor, meaning "land of milk" due to its milk production.[7] The name was changed to Mahabubnagar on 4 December 1890, in honour ofMir Mahbub Ali Khan Asaf Jah VI, theNizam of Hyderabad (1869–1911 AD).[8]
Mahbubnagar was underJanapada rule by 6th century BCE, and later under Maurya territory. The region was at the core of theSatavahana dynasty from 221 B.C.E. to 218 C.E., and also a large part of theChalukya dynasty from the 7th to the 11th century CE, also part of theKakatiya dynasty from 11th to the 14th century CE, The region was later part of the Kingdom of Golkonda (c. – 1512), with its capital cityGolkonda located near Hyderabad.
In 1518, the region came under control of theQutb Shahi dynasty, which reigned until 1687. The region was then a part ofHyderabad State, ruled by theAsaf Jahi Dynasty, from 1724 to 1948.
Mahbubnagar is located at16°44′N77°59′E / 16.73°N 77.98°E /16.73; 77.98.[9] It has an average elevation of 498 metres (1633 feet). The city of Mahbubnagar is located at a distance of 98 km fromHyderabad, 130 km fromKurnool and 151 km fromGulbarga.[citation needed]
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1931 | 13,300 | — |
| 1941 | 16,462 | +23.8% |
| 1951 | 23,827 | +44.7% |
| 1961 | 35,588 | +49.4% |
| 1971 | 51,756 | +45.4% |
| 1981 | 87,503 | +69.1% |
| 1991 | 116,833 | +33.5% |
| 2001 | 139,662 | +19.5% |
| 2011 | 222,573 | +59.4% |
| Source:[10] | ||
In 2011, Mahbubnagar had a population of 222,573[11] It is the 9th largest city of south India by number of auto rickshaws, and 2nd in Telangana after Hyderabad.[citation needed]
Mahbub Nagar municipal corporation is the civic body of the city, which was constituted in 1942 as athird grade municipality. It was upgraded tosecond grade in 1959, tofirst grade in 1983 and finally toSpecial grade municipality in 2004 and got upgraded to Municipal Corporation in 2025.[6] It is spread over an area of 98.64 km2 (38.09 sq mi).[12] Mahbub Nagar urban agglomeration consists of Mahbub Nagar Municipal Corporation,census towns of Boyapalle, Yenugonda and theout growths of Mahbub Nagar (rural) (full), Yedira (part) village.[5]
Mahabubnagar has anIT Tower, inaugurated in 2023, as part ofKTR's mantra of ‘3-D’ (Digitise, Decarbonise and Decentralise).[13][14]
Corning is establishing a manufacturing location in the town.[15]
Mahbubnagar has a variety of educational institutions and a university namedPalamuru University which gives affiliation to all colleges in the city and the united district of Mahbubnagar that includes the colleges of districts like Nagarkurnool, Wanaparthy, Narayanpet and Gadwal.
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The city is connected to major cities and towns by means of road, railway and airway.National andstate highways that pass through the city areNH 44,NH 167N andNH 167, State highway 20 and 23.TSRTC operates buses to various destinations from Mahbub Nagar bus station of the city.[16]
Rajiv Gandhi International Airport is only 86 km from the city.
The city has 4 railway stations in serving with the presence ofMahbubNagar Main Station, Mahbub Nagar Town, Yenugonda Station and Diviti Pally Stations.
| Climate data for Mahbubnagar (1991–2020, extremes 1952–2020) | |||||||||||||
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| 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) | 42.3 (108.1) | 45.3 (113.5) | 45.3 (113.5) | 44.8 (112.6) | 38.3 (100.9) | 37.5 (99.5) | 37.2 (99.0) | 37.6 (99.7) | 37.2 (99.0) | 36.3 (97.3) | 45.3 (113.5) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 31.4 (88.5) | 34.1 (93.4) | 37.4 (99.3) | 39.4 (102.9) | 40.1 (104.2) | 34.7 (94.5) | 31.6 (88.9) | 30.4 (86.7) | 31.2 (88.2) | 31.7 (89.1) | 31.6 (88.9) | 30.7 (87.3) | 33.7 (92.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 17.2 (63.0) | 19.4 (66.9) | 22.8 (73.0) | 25.7 (78.3) | 27.3 (81.1) | 24.8 (76.6) | 23.7 (74.7) | 23.0 (73.4) | 22.9 (73.2) | 21.6 (70.9) | 19.4 (66.9) | 17.0 (62.6) | 22.0 (71.6) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 10.1 (50.2) | 11.6 (52.9) | 15.4 (59.7) | 16.6 (61.9) | 19.1 (66.4) | 20.1 (68.2) | 18.6 (65.5) | 20.0 (68.0) | 18.5 (65.3) | 13.4 (56.1) | 11.3 (52.3) | 10.5 (50.9) | 10.1 (50.2) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 3.1 (0.12) | 6.3 (0.25) | 3.9 (0.15) | 26.4 (1.04) | 41.5 (1.63) | 105.8 (4.17) | 148.7 (5.85) | 182.8 (7.20) | 146.0 (5.75) | 97.2 (3.83) | 11.2 (0.44) | 1.8 (0.07) | 774.6 (30.50) |
| Average rainy days | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 1.8 | 2.6 | 7.5 | 10.8 | 11.5 | 8.8 | 5.2 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 50.3 |
| Averagerelative humidity (%)(at 17:30IST) | 39 | 32 | 29 | 33 | 36 | 54 | 67 | 72 | 71 | 65 | 52 | 43 | 49 |
| Source:India Meteorological Department[18][19][20] | |||||||||||||
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