Adilabad district
Adilabad ( Telugu: ఆదిలాబాదు జిల్లా; Urdu آدل آباد ضلع ) is a district in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India. Capital of the district is Adilabad.
History and Origins
The district Adilabad was named after the ruler of the Sultanate of Bijapur, Ali Adil Shah, named. The present district, there are in this form only since the British colonial era. Previously, individual areas at different times under the rule of several different dynasties. The present territory belonged in the 19th century Sirpur - Tandur sub-district, which in 1872 from parts Edlabad ( Adilabad ), Rajura and Sirpur became a Taluka. In 1905 this was converted into an independent district, the district Adilabad.
Geography
The district lies on the northern border of Andhra Pradesh and is in the north, east and west surrounded by the districts Yeotmal and Chandrapur in Maharashtra and south by the districts of Nizamabad and Karimnagar in Andhra Pradesh.
The district has an area of 16,128 km 2, making it the fifth largest district in Andhra Pradesh (5.90 percent of Andhra Pradesh ). A significant part of the total ( 44.8 percent) is forested. 58.49 percent of the forest area accounts for teak trees.
The Western Ghats traverse the district for a distance of 281.5 kilometers from north west to south -east. In this area is the Mahbubghat the highest peak.
The main river that drains the district is the River Godavari. Penganga, Wardha and Pranahita are other major rivers. The Kadam and the Peddavagu are tributaries of the Godavari. The Godavari is the largest river of the Deccan and flows at Basara in the district. The river forms the southern boundary of the district to the districts of Nizamabad and Karimnagar. The Penganga, the Wardha and the Pranahita form natural boundaries of the district of Adilabad in the north and east. Several water supply reservoir population and agriculture.
Climate
The long-term average rainfall is 1153 mm per year. The southwest monsoon lasts from June to September and brings with 1003 mm most of the annual rainfall. The northeast monsoon is in October and November and brings 83 mm, only minor amounts of rain. During the dry season from December to March usually falls very little rain. The coldest month is January ( average 21.36 ° - 14 ° day minimum, maximum 29 ° ), the warmest May (average 34.23 ° - 27 ° Minimum, maximum 41 °). The relative humidity is high during the monsoon season. In the rest of the year the air is dry, however. The end of November begins the coldest season.
Population
At the last census 2011 2.741.239 inhabitants were counted. Of these, 1,369,597 were men ( 49.9 percent) and 1,371,642 women. Among the Dalits were 2001 461.214 ( 18.5 percent), the Adivasi 416 511 ( 16.7 per cent) people. Of the total number of inhabitants lived 2011 760.259 persons ( 27.73 percent) in urban areas. The majority of the population of the district of Adilabad speaks Telugu. Among the Adivasi, the languages Gondi and Kolami are common. In the whole district there are 1,586 inhabited villages.
Population of the district according to confessions
The inhabitants profess majority to Hinduism. The only significant religious minority are Muslims with almost 10 percent of the population. Smaller minorities form Buddhists and Christians. The exact religious composition of the population shows the following table:
Demographics
As everywhere in India is growing, the population in the district Adilabad decades strongly. The increase was between the last two censuses, only 10.04 percent, but is still significant in absolute terms. From 2001 to 2011, the population increased by nearly 250,000 people. The exact figures shows the following table:
Significant places
Strongest town inhabitants of the district is the main town Adilabad with more than 100,000 residents. Other important cities with over 50,000 inhabitants are Nirmal, Mancherial, Kagaznagar, Bellampalle and Mandamarri.
Agriculture
The majority of the working population is employed in agriculture. Arable land account for 35.4 percent of the district.
The main agricultural crops are millet ( 31.8 percent of the total area ), rice ( 10.8 percent ), and legumes.
Adilabad has to extensive deposits of coal, iron ore, limestone and clay.
Health Services
There are nine public hospitals in the district. The district hospital is in Adilabad, two more hospitals are in Mancherial and Bhainsa. There are also seven health centers in Asifabad, Bellampalle, Khanapur, Nirmal, Sirpur Chinnoor and Utnur.
Management
The district comprises 52 Mandals Adilabad ( talukas ) and 1743 villages. There are 7 independent communities in the District: Adilabad, Bellampalli, Bhainsa, Kagaznagar, Mancherial, Mandamarri and Nirmal.
The district is also divided into 5 groups. These are: