Mahbubnagar

Mahbubnagar
Mahabubnagar, formerly known as Rukmammapeta and Palamooru is a city 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. The city is also the largest in the district with an area of and 7th most populous in the state.
Geography
Mahbub Nagar is located at . 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 222,573 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 . 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.
Economy
Mahabubnagar has an IT Tower, inaugurated in 2023, as part of KTR’s mantra of ‘3-D’ (Digitise, Decarbonise and Decentralise).
Corning is establishing a manufacturing location in the town.
Education
Mahbubnagar has a variety of educational institutions.
Government Medical College, Mahbubnagar
Transport
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.
Air
Rajiv Gandhi International Airport is only 75 kms from the city.
Railway
The city has rail connectivity with the presence of MahbubNagar Main Station, Mahbub Nagar Town, Yenugonda Station and Diviti Pally Stations.
Notable people
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 – 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
References
External links
Mahabubnagar Official Government Website
Cities in Telangana
District headquarters of Telangana
Municipal corporations in Telangana