Adilabad


Adilabad is a city which serves as the headquarters of Adilabad district, in the Indian state of Telangana. Telugu, Marathi and Urdu are the native languages of Adilabad. Adilabad is famous for its rich cultivation of cotton. Hence, Adilabad is also referred as "White Gold City". It is located about north of the state capital, Hyderabad, from Nizamabad and from Nagpur. Adilabad is called as the "Gateway to South India".

History

The earlier name of Adilabad was Edlabad during the rule of Qutub Shahis. Adilabad was ruled by many dynasties like the Kakatiyas, Mauryas, Satavahanas, Chalukyas, Qutub Shahis & Asaf Jahis. Adilabad derives its name from the erstwhile ruler, Yusuf Adil Shah.

Languages

is the most spoken language in Adilabad. Due to geographical proximity with Maharashtra, Marathi is also widely spoken and understood. Other languages spoken here are Urdu and Gondi.

Geography

Adilabad has an average elevation of 264 metres. The district shares its boundaries with Nizamabad and Karimnagar districts of Telangana to the south, Asifabad district on the east, with Nanded on the west and Yavatmal and Chandrapur districts of Maharashtra to the north.
The Kuntala Waterfall, rivers like the Godavari, Painganga, etc flow through the district. Mavala lake, built during the Nizam period, is located 6 km south side of Adilabad city. There is a park adjacent to the lake.

Demographics

India census, Adilabad had a population of. Males constitute, females are 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.

Politics

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.

Transport

passes through Adilabad. Hyderabad is 310 km from Adilabad. Nagpur is 196 km away from Adilabad.
TSRTC operates buses from Adilabad to various destinations like Hyderabad, Warangal, Nagpur, Nizamabad, Karimnagar, Khammam, Vijayawada, Guntur, Visakhapatnam, Basara, Nirmal, Mancherial, Banswada, Bhainsa and Chandrapur,
Adilabad has a railway station on Mudkhed-Majri section of Nanded railway division of South Central Railway.

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