District of Telangana

Mahbubnagar: 40.5 lakh people, one story

People
40,53,028
Area
18,432 km²
Literacy
55.04%
Sex ratio
977
#1 in TelanganaArea: 18,432 km². Rank 1 of 10 districts.See the numbers →Top 3 in TelanganaWorkers in farming: 72.0 % of workers. Rank 2 of 10 districts.See the numbers →Top 3 in TelanganaPopulation: 40,53,028. Rank 2 of 10 districts.See the numbers →Lowest in TelanganaLiteracy rate: 55.04%. Rank 10 of 10.See the numbers →

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MahbubnagarTelangana

The history, places and schemes of Mahbubnagar are being written. Everything below comes from Census 2011, so it is already exam-ready.

Mahbubnagar in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population40.5 lakh#2/10 in Telangana
Area18,432 km²#1/10 in Telangana
Population density220 per km²#8/10 in Telangana▼ state 306
Sex ratio977 females per 1000 males#8/10 in Telangana▼ state 988
Child sex ratio (0–6)925 girls per 1000 boys#7/10 in Telangana▼ state 933
Literacy rate55.04%#10/10 in Telangana▼ state 66.46
Female literacy44.72%#10/10 in Telangana▼ state 57.92
Urban population15.0%#10/10 in Telangana▼ state 38.7

People & society

55.0% can read. 977 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
65.275.0
Female literacy
44.757.9
Scheduled Castes
17.515.4
Scheduled Tribes
9.09.3
Living in towns
15.038.7

Gender literacy gap: 20.5 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 90.6%
  • Muslim 8.2%
  • Christian 0.5%
  • Other / not stated 0.6%

    Sectors at a glance

    72 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    20.8 lakh workers, 51.4% of all people

    This district
    Telangana
    • Cultivators 27.3%
    • Farm labourers 44.7%
    • Household industry 2.8%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 25.2%

      Schemes & development

      Only 75% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      75.077.1
      Latrine at home
      22.943.8
      Tap water
      67.561.5
      LPG / PNG
      13.530.4
      Phone
      56.560.1
      Television
      35.949.2
      Bicycle
      15.025.0
      Two-wheeler
      12.019.5

      This is the 2011 baseline. Schemes like Saubhagya, Ujjwala, Swachh Bharat and Har Ghar Jal came to close exactly these gaps.

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