Adilabad

This article is about the municipality in India. For its namesake district, see Adilabad district.

Adilabad ఆదిలాబాద్
City
Adilabad Location in Telangana
Coordinates:
Country	India
State	Telangana
District	Adilabad
Area
• City	20.76 km2 (8.02 sq mi)
Elevation	264 m (866 ft)
Population (2011)
• City	117,167
• Rank	9th (in state)
• Density	5,600/km2 (15,000/sq mi)
• Metro	139,383
Demonym(s)	Adilabadi
Languages
• Official	Telugu, Urdu
• Spoken	Telugu, Urdu, Marathi
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN	504001
Vehicle registration	TS-01
Lok Sabha constituency	Adilabad
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Adilabad
Website	Adilabad Municpality

Adilabad is a city in Adilabad district of the Indian state of Telangana. It is a municipality and the headquarters of Adilabad district.

History

Adilabad was ruled by many dynasties like the Mauryas, Satavahanas, Chalukyas, Qutub Shahis & Asaf Jahis. Adilabad derives its name from the erstwhile ruler of Bijapur, Yusuf Adil Shah. It is the northernmost district of Nizam state (Asaf Jahi dynasty) founded by Nizam-ul-Mulk in the Deccan region. The current culture of the district incorporates significant elements. However a multicultural society exists here with Telugu, Marathi, Bengali, Malayali, Rajasthani and Gujarati people living in harmony. The original name of the Adilabad was Edlabad during the rule of Qutub Shahis. Edla is a Gond word for people in woods. Its name was changed to "Adilabad" by erstwhile Islamic ruler of Bijapur, Mohammed Adil Shah. Though most of the population of Adilabad was still of Gond, Urdu and Marathi origin prior to 1956, the region became a part of the Telugu linguistic state. Since 1956, Telugu gained prominence and replaced Gondi, Kannada, Marathi and Urdu entirely.

Geography

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. The district shares its boundaries with Nizamabad and Karimnagar districts of Telangana to the south and with Nanded, Yavatmal, Chandrapur and Gadchiroli districts of Maharashtra on the West, North and East respectively. Most of the boundary is designated by the rivers Godavari and Penganga.

Mavala lake it located 6 km south side of Adilabad town, it was built during the Nizam period. Water from the lake is supplied to the town and serves the needs about 40% of people in it. There is a park adjacent to the lake. Adilabad is a hub for cotton mills.

Demographics

As of 2011 India census, Adilabad had a population of 117,167. Males constitute 59,448, females are 57,719 and 12,993 of the population are under the age group of 0–6 years. It has an average literacy rate of 43.45% with 45,259 literates. The urban agglomeration population of the city stands at 139383.It includes the population figures of its constituent census town, Dasnapur as 22,216.

Religions in Adilabad
Religion			Percent
Hindu			59.37%
Muslim			35.59%
Buddhist			2.60%
Others†			2.44%
†Includes Sikhs, Jains

Urdu is the native language of Adilabad while Telugu is the official Language. The other languages spoken are Gormati and Marathi as Adilabad is almost at the border to Maharashtra. It is one of the richest districts of Telangana, 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.

Politics

The main section for this topic is on the page Adilabad (Lok Sabha constituency), in the section Members of Parliament.

See also: Adilabad (Assembly constituency)

Adilabad is one of the seventeen Lok Sabha constituencies in the Indian state of Telangana and consists of eight Legislative Assembly segments. It is a Legislative assembly constituency in Telangana.

Education

There are many schools, degree, pg colleges and universities. Rajiv Gandhi University of Knowledge Technologies in Basar, Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, 32 Andhra NCC Battalion, etc., are.other renowned institutions.

Transport

Railway

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, Nagpur etc.

Roads

National Highway 7 passes through Adilabad making the road transport most easy. It is well connected to rest of India by road. Hyderabad is 310 km from here. Adilabad had an air strip which was destroyed by the Indian air force at the time of police action in 1948.Nagpur is just 196 km from here which is an added advantage.

Adilabad tourism

Adilabad offers its tourists a holistic holiday tour through its historical temples and monuments and shimmering waterfalls. These 3 star hotels, Restaurants, Sprawling Gardens and State-of-the-art Helicopter facility.

• 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

Notable people

• Komaram Bheem
• Samala Sadasiva (Sahitya Akademi Awards)

See also

• Adilabad district
• List of cities in Telangana by population