*basic information, news and some fun of "Adilabad" .... It has a population of 117,388 (agglomeration 139,103) (2011 census). and also a park is there.
Adilabad (Telugu: ఆదిలాబాదు, Urdu: عادل آباد), is a town and a municipality in Adilabad district in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India. It is the headquarters of the district of the same name. Mavala a village is merged into adilabad municipality. History[edit]
Adilabad derives its name from the erstwhile ruler of Bijapur, Mohammed Adil Shah. It is the northernmost district of Nizam state of the
Deccan region. Historically, rahim has been home to a variety of cultures. Owing to its position at the border of central and southern India, it has been ruled by North Indian dynasties like the Mauryas and the Mughals and South Indian dynasties like the Satavahanas and the Chalukyas. The current culture of the district incorporates significant elements of the neighboring Marathi culture into the native Telugu culture. However a multicultural society exists here with Bengali, Malayali, Rajasthani and Gujarati people living in harmony. Geography[edit]
Adilabad has an average elevation of 264 metres (866 feet). Adilabad district also consists of many landscapes like Kuntala waterfalls, Sahyadri mountains, rivers like the Godavari, Penaganga, Pranahitha, etc. mavala lake it located 6km south side of the Adilabad town,it was Nizam period lake, this lake water supplied to Adilabad town 40% of people drinking this lake water. Education[edit]
Global high school Adilabad. Little Star High School Adilabad
Little Flower High School
Nalanda Degree College
govt girls high school
Govt High School Kolipura
Sri Gopala Krishna Vidyamindhar
Sri saraswathi shishumandir high school
St. Joseph's Convent High School
Basara IIIT International College
Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences
Sanjay Gandhi Polytechnic College
32 Andhra NCC Battalion, etc. Sri Sevadas Vidya mandir.. Tantoli Raod
crescent jr college
vidyarthi jr & degree college
chavra Academy (cbse)
Aryabhatta International School for Kids
vaagdevi jr&dedree college
zphs school mavala
Transport[edit]
Railway[edit]
Adilabad has a railway station on Mudkhed-Adilabad Section of Hyderabad (HYB) Division of South Central Railway (SCR). After Divisional adjustments in 2003, which saw the bifurcation of Hyderabad Division, Adilabad now comes under Nanded (NED) Division of SCR. It has direct train connectivity with Hyderabad, Nizamabad, Nanded, Vijayawada, Nellore, Renigunta, Tirupati, Patna, Nagpur, Nasik, Mumbai CST, Warangal, Khammam, Tenali, Ongole, Aurangabad, Manmad Kolkata, Raipur, Jabalpur, Varanasi, Allahabad, Durg, Tatanagar, Kolhapur, Dhanbad, Sholapur etc. Roads[edit]
National Highway 7 now NH 44 (the largest NH in India) passes through Adilabad making the road transport most easy. It is well connected to rest of India by road. Hyderabad is 280 km from here. Adilabad had an air strip which was destroyed by the Indian air force at the time of police action in 1948. The nearest airport is Nagpur but Hyderabad is most preferred. Emu farm[edit]
Siri emu farm is located 5 kilometres from the town, it is the first of its kind to rear Australian birds, it is a substitute to regular traditional form of agriculture. Demographics[edit]
As of 2011 India census, Adilabad had a population of 117,388.(agglomeration population 139,103 ) Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Adilabad has an average literacy rate of 80.51%, higher than the national average of 74.05% with 88.18% of the males and 72.73% of females literate. 14% of the population is under 6 years of age. See also: List of cities in Andhra Pradesh
Urdu is the native languages of Adilabad while Telugu is the official Language. The other languages spoken are Gormati and Marathi as Adilabad is almost at the border to Maharastra. It is one of the richest districts of Andhra Pradesh, containing 20% of state's wealth. About 75% of the district is covered with thick tropical moist deciduous forests, the second largest district in terms of forest coverage, next only to Khammam. Parliamentary Constituency[edit]
Adilabad is a Loksabha Constituency. List of Elected Members:
1952 - Gangi Reddy K
1957 - K. Ashanna
1962 - Narayan G Reddy
1967 and 1971 - P. Ganga Reddy
1977 and 1980 - G. Narsimha Reddy
1984 - C. Madhava Reddi
1989 - P. Narsa Reddy
1991 - Allola Indrakaran Reddy inc
1995, 1998 and 1999 - Dr. Samudrala Venugopal Chari (tdp)
2004 - Madhusudhan Reddy Takkala trs
2008 - Allola Indrakaran Reddy inc
2009 - Ramesh Rathod tdp
Assembly Constituency[edit]
Adilabad is a Legislative assembly constituency in Andhra Pradesh. There are 181,966 registered voters in Adilabad constituency in 1999 elections. List of Elected Members:
Waterfall: Kuntala Waterfall, Pochera Falls
Wildlife sanctuaries: Kawal Wildlife Sanctuary, Shivaram Wildlife Sanctuary, Pranahitha Wildlife
Art an handicrafts: Nirmal Toys and Nirmal Paintings, Kala Ashram, Adilabad
Basar and Jainad Temples
Notable people[edit]
Komaram Bheem
Samala Sadasiva (sahitya academy awards)
References[edit]
^ census 2011
^ "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. Retrieved 2008-11-01.
^ Election Commission of India. APAssembly results.1978-2004
