Adilabad

Coordinates: 19°40′12″N 78°31′48″E / 19.67000°N 78.53000°E / 19.67000; 78.53000
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This article is about the municipality in India. For its namesake district, see Adilabad district. For other uses, see Adilabad (disambiguation).

Adilabad
Edlawāḍa
City
Assembly constituency
Adilabad
WebsiteAdilabad Municipality

Adilabad is a city

Hyderabad, 150 kilometres (93 mi) from Nizamabad and 196 kilometres (122 mi) from Nagpur
.

History

Before the 10th century, this town was referred to as Edlawāḍa, i.e. 'Land of Oxen'.[7] Later during the rule of Qutub Shahis it was referred to as Edlabad. Adilabad derives its name from the erstwhile ruler of Bijapur, Muhammad

Asaf Jahis and by Gond Rajas of earlier sub-districts Sirpur and Chanda. It was created in 1872 by the ruler and In 1905 it was declared to be an independent district with a prominent headquarters. Later, many regions were combined and set apart. In 2016, it was divided into four districts namely, Adilabad, Nirmal, Asifabad, Mancherial.[9]

Languages

Telugu is the most spoken language in Adilabad (65% as native language). Due to geographical proximity with Maharashtra, Marathi is also widely spoken and understood (10.5% as native language). Other languages spoken in Adilabad include Hindi, Urdu and lambadi,Gondi.[6]

Geography

Adilabad has an average elevation of 264 metres. The district shares its boundaries with

Komaram Bheem district on the east, with Nanded on the west and Yavatmal and Chandrapur districts of Maharashtra
to the north.

The

Godavari, Painganga
, etc flow through the district. Mavala lake, built during the Nizam period, is situated 6 km south side of Adilabad city. There is a park adjacent to the lake. Other waterfalls in Adilabad include Pochara waterfalls also and Gayatri waterfall, where different rope games are conducted in year-round. Saptha Gundala waterfalls, consisting of 7 small waterfalls, is accessible only by track due to its isolated forest location.

Climate

Climate data for Adilabad (normals 1991-2020, extremes 1982-2020)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 37.2
(99.0) 		38.5
(101.3) 		42.8
(109.0) 		46.6
(115.9) 		47.3
(117.1) 		46.8
(116.2) 		39.7
(103.5) 		38.7
(101.7) 		39.1
(102.4) 		38.3
(100.9) 		38.3
(100.9) 		36
(97) 		47.3
(117.1)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 29.2
(84.6) 		32.8
(91.0) 		36.7
(98.1) 		40.4
(104.7) 		42.5
(108.5) 		37.2
(99.0) 		31.9
(89.4) 		30.6
(87.1) 		32.3
(90.1) 		32.5
(90.5) 		30.9
(87.6) 		29.3
(84.7) 		33.9
(92.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 13.2
(55.8) 		16.2
(61.2) 		20.7
(69.3) 		24.8
(76.6) 		28.3
(82.9) 		26.5
(79.7) 		24.3
(75.7) 		24.0
(75.2) 		23.4
(74.1) 		20.4
(68.7) 		15.8
(60.4) 		12.7
(54.9) 		20.9
(69.5)
Record low °C (°F) 4.5
(40.1) 		6.4
(43.5) 		10.7
(51.3) 		14.6
(58.3) 		20.1
(68.2) 		18.2
(64.8) 		18.8
(65.8) 		18.2
(64.8) 		12.1
(53.8) 		10.2
(50.4) 		6.8
(44.2) 		1.9
(35.4) 		1.9
(35.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 22.3
(0.88) 		4.7
(0.19) 		24.7
(0.97) 		11.6
(0.46) 		14.4
(0.57) 		131.1
(5.16) 		305.1
(12.01) 		231.1
(9.10) 		135.7
(5.34) 		86.6
(3.41) 		8.2
(0.32) 		1.3
(0.05) 		976.8
(38.46)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.3 mm) 1.4 0.9 1.8 3.9 2 8.5 16.9 14.1 9.6 4.1 3.6 0.3 67.1
Average
relative humidity
(%) 		60 54 49 43 38 56 74 78 75 72 66 64 61
Source:
NOAA[10]

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
19318,096—    
1941 11,128+37.5%
195117,196+54.5%
196120,970+21.9%
197130,368+44.8%
1981 53,482+76.1%
199184,255+57.5%
2001109,529+30.0%
2011117,167+7.0%
2023250,786+114.0%
Source: [11]

In 2011, Adilabad had a population of 117,167. Males make up 59,448 of the population, with females making up 57,719. 12,993 of the population are under the age group of 0–6 years. The city has an average literacy rate of 43.45%. The

urban agglomeration population of the city stands at 139,383. It includes the population figures of its constituent census town, Dasnapur as 22,216.[3]

Religions in Adilabad[12]
Religion Percent
Hindu
 
 65.37%
Muslim
 
 30.59%
Buddhist
 
 2.60%
Others†
 
 2.44%
†Includes
Sikhs, Jains

Politics

See also:
Adilabad (Lok Sabha constituency)

Adilabad is one of the seventeen

Legislative Assembly
segments.

Economy

An IT Tower is being built by the KTR administration and will be inaugurated sometime in 2023-2024.[13]

Education

Adilabad has many educational institutions. It has Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Adilabad

Transport

Road

National Highway 44 passes through Adilabad. Hyderabad is 310 km from Adilabad. Nagpur
is 196 km away from Adilabad.

Bus

cities such as Hyderabad , Karimnagar, Warangal,Nizamabad , Khammam in Telangana And Guntur , Vijayawada, Ongole. in Andhra Pradesh . Nagpur in Maharashtra And small cities like Mancherial ,Nirmal,Asifabad, Yavatmal, Nanded, Utnur.


Railway

South Central Railway (SCR).[14]

Landmarks

Notable people

See also

References

  1. ^ "State Govt Transfers 23 IPS Officers". 4 January 2024.
  2. ^ "Basic Information of Municipality". Adilabad Municipality. Archived from the original on 3 February 2016. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
  3. ^ a b c d "District Census Handbook – Adilabad" (PDF). Census of India. p. 14,38. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
  4. ^ "District Codes". Government of Telangana Transport Department. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
  5. ^ "Cities having population 1 lakh and above, Census 2011" (PDF).
  6. ^ a b "Language and mother tongues:Town Level data". Census India.
  7. ISBN 9780192556462
    .
  8. ^ "Hyderabad State". 1937.
  9. ^ "History | Adilabad District | India".
  10. ^ "World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991-2020: Adilabad" (XLSX). ncei.noaa.gov. National Centers for Environmental Information. Retrieved 27 March 2024. WMO number: 43025
  11. ^ Census tables censusindia.gov.in
  12. ^ "Adilabad City Population Census 2011 – Andhra Pradesh".
  13. ^ "KTR inaugurates Nizamabad's IT Tower, Nalgonda and Adilabad next". 9 August 2023.
  14. ^ "MUE/Mudkhed Junction (4 PFs)". indiarailinfo. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
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