Adilabad

Adilabad ఆదిలాబాదు
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Adilabad ఆదిలాబాదు Location of Adilabad ఆదిలాబాదు in Andhra Pradesh and India
Coordinates	19°40′N 78°32′E / 19.67°N 78.53°E / 19.67; 78.53Coordinates: 19°40′N 78°32′E / 19.67°N 78.53°E / 19.67; 78.53
Country	India
Region	Telangana
State	Andhra Pradesh
District(s)	Adilabad
Population	108,233 (2006[update])
Time zone	IST (UTC+05:30)
Area • Elevation	• 264 metres (866 ft)
Codes • Vehicle • AP01

Adilabad (Telugu: ఆదిలాబాదు, Urdu: آدل آباد), is a town and a municipality in Adilabad district in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India. It has a population of 108,233 (agglomeration 2,58,233) (2006 census). It is the headquarters of the district of the same name.

History

Adilabad derives its name from the erstwhile ruler of Bijapur, Mohammed Adil Shah.

Historically, Adilabad 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 and Gujarati people living in harmony.

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 is also famous for the temple town Basara, where the shrine of goddess Saraswati exists. People from the entire nation visit this place. Basara is located about 1 km away from the river Godavari.

Colleges

• AMR institute of engineering and technology
• Basara IIIT International College
• Spoorthy colleges
• Rajiv gandhi institute of medical sciences
• Vidyarthi colleges
• Nalanda colleges
• Vivekananda Degree college, Echoda
• Sanjay Gandhi Polytechnic College

EMU FARMS

SIRI EMU FARM -ADILABAD. www.siriemu.com

Temples

• Basara
• Bugga Rajeswara Temple
• Hanuman Temple Kokasmannur
• Narayana Swamy temple

Transport

Adilabad was 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 Gulbarga, Bidar, Bijapur, Sholapur etc.

National Highway 7 (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.

Demographics

As of 2011^[update] India census,^[1] Adilabad had a population of 1,39,103. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Adilabad has an average literacy rate of 80.51%, higher than the national average of 74.04.5%; with 88.18% of the males and 72.73% of females literate. 14% of the population is under 6 years of age. Telugu is the administrative language, and is also widely spoken. The other languages spoken are Urdu and Marathi. The town has a predominant Hindu population with a considerable Muslim population. 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

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
• 1996, 1998 and 1999 - Dr. Samudrala Venugopal Chary
• 2004 - Madhusudhan Reddy Takkala
• 2008 - Allola Indrakaran Reddy
• 2009 - Ramesh Rathod

Assembly Constituency

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:^[2]

• 1952 - Sirga Daji Shankar Rao (Communist Party of India)
• 1957 - Rangnath Rao (PDF)
• 1962 - Vithal Rao - Independent
• 1967 - K. Ramkishtoo (Communist Party of India)
• 1972 - Masood Ahmed - INC
• 1978 - Chilukuri Ramachandra Reddy (Independent)
• 1983 - Chilukuri Vaman Reddy TDP
• 1985 - Chilukuri Ramachandra Reddy INC
• 1989 - Chilukuri Ramachandra Reddy INC
• 1994 - Chilukuri Vaman Reddy TDP
• 1999 - Padala Bhumanna - TDP
• 2004 - Chilukuri Ramachandra Reddy - INC
• 2009 - Jogu Ramanna- TDP
• 2012- Jogu Ramanna-TRS

References

External links

• Official website of the district of Adilabad
• For Adilabad Tourism and adilabad history
• Tourism in Andhra Pradesh
• The development website of Adilabad District
• Official website of the state of Andhra Pradesh
• Basara Saraswathi Devi Temple web site
• Basara Saraswathi Temple
• Satellite map of Adilabad