Google Map Of Mahbubnagar

• District Code: MA
• Population Of Mahbubnagar - 4,042,191 (2011)
• Area (km²) - 18,432 square kilometres (7,117 sq mi)
• Division - NA
• Parliamentary Constituency – Mahbubnagar and Nagarkurnool
• Assembly Constituency - Achampet, Nagarkurnool, Kalwakurthi, Shadnagar, Jadcherla, Mahbubnagar, Wanaparthy, Kollapur, Alampur, Gadval, Amarchinta, Makthal and Kodangal
• Time zone Of Mahbubnagar - IST (UTC+5:30)
• Elevation Of Mahbubnagar - 498 metres (1,634 ft)
• Sex Ratio - 975 (2011)
• Official Website - http://mahabubnagar.nic.in/

The district of Mahbubnagar was previously known as "Palamooru" and "Rukmammapeta". On 4th of December, 1890 to honor Mir M. A. Khan, the Nizam of Hyderabad from 1869 to 1911 AD, the name of the district changed to Mahbubnagar. District of Mahbubnagar was also called Cholawadi. It is on record that famous diamonds of Golconda including the famous Kohinoor diamond was taken from the district of Mahbubnagar.

The district was ruled by Qutub Shahi followed by Nizam of Hyderabad. After these periods the district was ruled by the kings of the Chalukya Dynasty and Satvahana Kings. The remains of the temples and the ruined compositions are found in many places of the district which suggests that there were assaults on these structures during Mughal reign. Those remains are still there for historical verification.

This District is Surrounded By The Following:

• Guntur and Nalgonda districts in the east
• The district of Gulbarga of Karnataka in the west
• The Rangareddy in the north
• The Mahbubnagar districts in the south

Majority of the people in the district reside in the pastoral areas and only scanty percentage of the total populace reside in the urban areas.