Mahabub Nagar district


Mahabubnagar district is a district in the Indian state of Telangana. Mahabubnagar is the district headquarters which is popularly known as palamoor.The district shares boundaries with Narayanapet, Vikarabad, Rangareddy, Nagarkurnool, Wanaparthy and Jogulamba Gadwal districts. The district was formed during the period of the 6th Nizam of Hyderabad State – Nawab Mir Mahbub Ali Khan and hence named after him.

Etymology

Mahabubnagar was formerly known as "Palamoor". The name was changed to Mahabubnagar on 4 December 1890, in honour of Mir Mahbub Ali Khan Asaf Jah VI, the Nizam of Hyderabad. During the Nizam era, the people of this area used to sell milk, so it was named as "Palamoor".

History

The area that forms current Mahabubnagar district has held historic significance. The region was at the core of the Satavahana dynasty from 221 BC to 218 AD, and also a large part of the Chalukya dynasty from the 5th to the 11th century AD. The region was later part of the Kingdom of Golkonda, with its capital city Golkonda located near Hyderabad.
In 1518 it came under control of the Qutb Shahi dynasty, which reigned until 1687. The region was then a part of Hyderabad State, ruled by the Asaf Jahi Dynasty, from 1724 to 1948.

Geography

Mahabubnagar district is spread over an area of.

Demographics

, the district has a population of 1,318,110. The official language of the district is Telugu and the second official language is Urdu.

Jain temple

The oldest terracotta style Jain temple is in Alvanpalli village of Mahabubnagar district. This temple was built between 7th and 8th century.
This temple is one of the two such structures in India other built during Gupta period is located at Bhitargaon under Kanpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The temple was around 18th century, since no efforts were being made to conserve it the rare structure the sculptures of Mahavira, Parsvanatha and few other historical importance had been moved to a local museum in Pillalamarri and some to the State Museum in the city.

Economy

In 2006 the Indian government named Mahabubnagar one of the country's 250 most backward districts. It is one of the 9 districts in Telangana currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme.

Administrative divisions

The district has one revenue divisions of Mahabubnagar. These are sub-divided into 15 mandals. Ronald Rose is the present collector of the District.

Notable people

Mahabubnagar district falls under the jurisdiction of Osmania University and Palamuru University. The district has many government and private medical college, junior, undergraduate and graduate colleges.