Adilabad district



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Adilabad is a in,. The district headquarters is at town. It belongs to the relatively underdeveloped part of the state. Famous Temple of the Goddess, the Goddess of , is located here.

History and Formation
The Adilabad district was named after the ruler of Bijapur, Ali. The district was for long not a homogenius unit and its component parts were ruled at different periods by dynasties namely, the Mauryas, Staavahanas, Vakatakas, Chaludyas of Badami, Rashtrakututs, Chalukyas of Kalyani, Mughals, Bhosle Rajes of Nagpur and Asaf Jahis, besides the Gond Rajas of Sirpur and Chanda.

Originally this was a sub-district named Sirpur-Tandur which was created in A.D. 1872 with Edlabad (Adilabad), Rajura and Sirpur as its consistuents talukas. In 1905, an independent district with headquarters at Adilabad was formed.

Geography
The district is situated between 77.46' and 80.01', of the eastern longitudes and 18.40' and 19.56', of northern latitudes.

The district is situated on the northern boundary of, forming a border with the Yeotmal and Chanda districts of on the north, east and western borders and Nizamabad and Karimnagar districts of  on the southern border.

The district occupies an of 16,128  and occupies fifth position and occupies 5.90 percent of the area in Andhra Pradesh.

The Sahyadri parvat or Satnala range traverses the district from the north-west to the south-east for about 281.5 kilometers. In this range the Mahbubghat is the highest peak.

The most important river that drains the district is the. The, and  also drain the region. The Kadam and the Peddavagu are tributaries of the Godavari. There are also rivulets like Satnala, Swarnavagu, and Suddavagu which drain the district. The Godavari which is the largest river in peninsular India raises in the and enters this district near  in Mudhole Taluk. This mighty river forms the southern boundary of the district separating it from Nizamabad and Karimnagar districts. The Penganga forms part of the northern boundary of the district in Adilabad, while the Wardha and the Pranahita from the northern and eastern boundaries of the district.

Demography

 * Area of adilabad district is 16,128 sq km.
 * Adilabad district has a population of 2,488,003 of which 660,017 (26.53%) is urban as of 2001.
 * The increase in population during decennial ending 1991 over 1981 is 26.85%.
 * Males constitutes 1,250,958 and females 1,237,045 of the population.
 * The district is made up of a predominantly rural (73.52%) population.
 * Males outnumber females in the ratio 1000:980
 * The percentage of literate population (27.8%) is lower than the rest of the state (37.8%).
 * The density of population of the district is 129 persons per sq.km. as against the State average of 241 persons per sq.km.
 * Out of the total population of the district, 3.86 Lakhs persons are and 3.55 Lakhs persons are  forming 18.57% and 17.08% of the total population respectively.
 * The total number of workers is 9,34,335 constituting 44.93% of the total population as against the state average of 45.27%. Out of the total main workers, cultivators from 34.09% and agricultural laborers from 34.88%.

Climate
There is a meteorological observatory at. The climate of the district is characterized by hot summer and in general dry except during the south-west season.

The rainfall in the district, in general increases from the south-west towards the north east. About 85% of annual rainfall is received during the south-west monsoon season. The normal Annual rainfall of the district is 1044.5 m.m.

The cold weather commences towards the end of November. December is generally the coldest month, with the mean daily maximum temperature at about 29 C and the minimum daily is 15 C.

The relative humidities are high generally during the south-west monsoon season. The air is generally dry during the rest of the year.

Agriculture
is the main occupation of the people in the district. The geographical area of the district is 4004035 Acres. The land used under different types is : land 42.8%, land put to non-agricultural uses 3.7% and Net agricultural area 35.4%.

The predominant Crop grown in the district is which accounts for 31.8% of the total cropped area. account for 10.8%, and non-food crops for 34.7% of the total cropped area.

Adilabad ranks first in revenue generation from deposits in Andhra Pradesh. It is well endowed with rich reserves of, , and s.

Health Services
There are 9 hospitals under in Adilabad district. There is a district hospital at, two area hospitals at and  and six community health centres at , , , ,  and.

Industries
There are 15 large scale industries and 1904 small scale industries in the district and 203 other factories and workshops. There are 97 cotton ginning mills and 101 oil mills.

The major industries are:
 * 1) The Singareni Colleries Co. Ltd, Bellampally
 * 2) Coal Chemical Complex, Ramakrishnapur, Near Mancherial
 * 3) The Sirpur Paper Mills Ltd., Kagaznagar
 * 4) Orient Cement Factory, Devapur
 * 5) The Association Cement Co. Ltd, Mancherial
 * 6) Penganga Oils Ltd., Adilabad
 * 7) Quality Spinning Mills, Bhainsa
 * 8) The Adilabad Cotton Growers Coop.
 * 9) The Nataraj Spinning and Weaving mill, Nirmal
 * 10) The SirSilk Ltd., Kagaznagar
 * 11) Annapurna Cement Ltd., Samela, Asifabad.
 * 12) GS Oils Pvt. Ltd.,Adilabad
 * 13) Kashiprasad and Sons Pvt. Ltd, Adilabad.
 * 14) Makhanlala Rajkumar Co.,Adilabad.

Politics
The Adilabad district has one Parliamentary constituency and nine Assembly constituencies. Adilabad is the parliamentary constituency. The assembly constituencies are, , , , , , , and.

This town received significant attention during the governance of the under, when there was a demand to set up an  here.

Administration
Adilabad district comprises 52 Mandals and 1743 villages. There are 7 Muncipalities in the district. The district is conveniently divided into 5 divisions 1), 2) , 3) , 4) and 5).