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{{About|the district|the similarly-named district headquarters|Adilabad}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2020}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Adilabad district
| settlement_type = [[List of districts of Telangana|District]] of [[Telangana]]
| total_type = Total
| native_name =
| image_skyline = Kuntala waterfalla, both streams.jpg
| image_alt =
| image_caption = [[Kuntala Waterfall]]
| image_map = Adilabad in Telangana (India).svg
| map_caption = Location of Adilabad district in Telangana
| coordinates =
| coor_pinpoint = Adilabad
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{IND}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and union territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = {{flagicon image|Government_of_Telangana_Logo.png}} [[Telangana]]
| subdivision_type2 =
| subdivision_name2 =
| established_title = Established
| established_date =
| seat_type = Headquarters
| seat = [[Adilabad]]
| parts_type = [[Tehsils of India|Tehsils]]
| parts_style = para
| p1 = 18
| area_total_km2 = 4153
| area_footnotes =
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_total = 708972
| population_footnotes =
| population_urban =
| population_density_km2 = auto
| demographics_type1 =
| demographics1_title1 = [[Literacy in India|Literacy]]
| demographics1_info1 =
| demographics1_title2 = Sex ratio
| demographics1_info2 =
| leader_title = [[District collector]]
| leader_name = Srimati Sikta Patnaik <ref>https://adilabad.telangana.gov.in/</ref>
| leader_title1 =
| leader_name1 =
| leader_title2 = [[Vidhan Sabha]] constituencies
| leader_name2 = 3
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +05:30
| registration_plate = TS–01<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sakshipost.com/telangana/2016/10/13/vehicle-registration-codes-for-new-districts-in-telangana|title=Vehicle Registration Codes For New Districts in Telangana}}</ref>
| website = {{URL|http://adilabad.telangana.gov.in/}}
}}
[[File:Adilabad District Revenue divisions map.png|thumb|280px|Adilabad District Revenue divisions map]]

'''Adilabad district''' is a [[List of districts of Telangana|district]] located in the northern region of [[Telangana]], [[India]]. It is known as the gateway district to [[South India|South]] and [[Central India]].<ref name=division>{{cite news|title=It's raining mandals in divided Adilabad|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/its-raining-mandals-in-divided-adilabad/article9191125.ece|access-date=8 October 2016|work=The Hindu|date=6 October 2016|language=en-IN}}</ref> The town of [[Adilabad]] is its headquarters.<ref name="profile">{{Cite web|url=http://www.trac.telangana.gov.in/New_Districts/districts/01-Adilabad.pdf|title=Adilabad district district|website=Official website of Adilabad district|access-date=29 June 2017|archive-date=10 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170110192510/http://trac.telangana.gov.in/New_Districts/districts/01-Adilabad.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> The district share boundaries with [[Komaram Bheem district|Asifabad]], [[Nirmal district|Nirmal]] districts and with the state boundary of [[Maharashtra]].

== History ==

Historically, Adilabad was known as Edlabad during the rule of [[Qutb Shahi dynasty|Qutub Shahis]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zXBB1nZYoLIC|title=Hyderabad State|date=26 July 1937|publisher=Atlantic Publishers & Distri|via=Google Books}}</ref> The district was named for Ali Adil Shah, sultan of Bijapur.

The heavily forested Godavari basin<ref>{{cite web|url=http://asi.nic.in/nmma_reviews/Indian%20Archaeology%201974-75%20A%20Review.pdf|title=Indian Archaeology Journal 1974–75|publisher=ASI|access-date=10 May 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120508073733/http://asi.nic.in/nmma_reviews/Indian%20Archaeology%201974-75%20A%20Review.pdf|archive-date=8 May 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> was inhabited during the [[Mesolithic]] and [[Paleolithic]] periods. Excavations have taken place in the surrounding areas of [[Luxettipet]], [[Asifabad, Telangana|Asifabad]], [[Boath]], [[Bhainsa]], and [[Nirmal]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aparchaeologymuseum.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Adilabad.pdf|title=State Archaeology of Andhra Pradesh|publisher=State Archaeology and Museums of Andhra Pradesh|access-date=10 May 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927035401/http://www.aparchaeologymuseum.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Adilabad.pdf|archive-date=27 September 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>

The district was ruled at different times by different dynasties, including the Mauryas, Sathavanas, Katakiyas and Gond Rajas.<ref>{{Cite web|title=History {{!}} Adilabad District {{!}} India|url=https://adilabad.telangana.gov.in/history/|access-date=2020-09-13|language=en-US}}</ref> Some [[Telugu language|Telugu]] inscriptions made during the time of the [[Kakatiya dynasty]] have been found in the Adilabad District, which indicates the historical importance of the area.

Due to the district's reorganization in October 2016 the erstwhile Adilabad district was divided into four districts: Adilabad district, [[Komaram Bheem district]], [[Mancherial district]], and [[Nirmal district]].<ref name="division" />

== Geography ==

The Adilabad district is located in the Telangana state of India. It is bordered to the north by [[Yavatmal district]] and [[Chandrapur district]] of Maharashtra, to the east by [[Komaram Bheem district]], to the southeast by [[Mancherial district]], to the south by [[Nirmal district]], and to the west by [[Nanded district]] of the Maharashtra. It occupies an area of {{convert|4153|km2|sqmi}}.<ref name="profile" />

== Demographics ==
According to the [[2011 census of India|Census of India]], the residual Adilabad district has a population of 708,972, with a ratio of 989 females to 1000 males. The literacy rate is 63.46%. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 14.02% and 31.68% of the population respectively.<ref name="profile" /><ref>{{Cite web|title=Demography {{!}} Adilabad District {{!}} India|url=https://adilabad.telangana.gov.in/demography/|access-date=2020-09-13|language=en-US}}</ref>
{{Pie chart
|caption = Languages of Adilabad district, 2011
|label1 = [[Telugu language|Telugu]]|value1 = 36.50|color1 = steelblue
|label2 = [[Marathi language|Marathi]]|value2 = 19.67|color2 = maroon
|label3 = [[Gondi language|Gondi]]|value3 = 17.23|color3 = lightblue
|label4 = [[Urdu]]|value4 = 10.23|color4 = green
|label5 = [[Lambadi]]|value5 = 7.00|color5 = gold
|label6 = [[Kolami language|Kolami]]|value6 = 2.92|color6 = deepskyblue
|label7 = [[Hindi]]|value7 = 2.05|color7 = orange
|label8 = Others|value8 = 4.40|color8 = grey
}}

In the residual district, 36.50% of the population speaks [[Telugu language|Telugu]], 19.67% [[Marathi language|Marathi]], 17.23% [[Gondi language|Gondi]], 10.23% [[Urdu]], 7.00% [[Lambadi]], 2.92% [[Kolami language|Kolami]] and 2.05% [[Hindi]] as their first language.<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16.html 2011 Census of India, Population By Mother Tongue]</ref>

=== Religions ===
Badankurti<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/tjac-seeks-buddhist-site-at-badankurti-village/article2028441.ece|title=Article about Buddhist Site at Badankurti|work=The Hindu}}</ref> village in Khanapur Mandal of the Adilabad district was explored and remnants of a Buddhist monastery were found on a small island of Godavari river near Badankurthi. The town of Bhainsa was probably related to early Buddhist times, as a pair of carved feet near a mound were found. Islam is also a major religion in Adilabad district<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aparchaeologymuseum.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Adilabad.pdf|title=A.P. Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act|publisher=aparchaeologymuseum|access-date=10 May 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927035401/http://www.aparchaeologymuseum.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Adilabad.pdf|archive-date=27 September 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>

=== Ethnicities ===
The major tribal groups in the area are the [[Adivasis]]: [[Gonds]], [[Kolam people|Kolams]], Pardhans, and [[Thoti]]s. Adilabad is also known for Imran the Tree Maker<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/adivasi-education-is-still-a-mirage-in-adilabad/article7221788.ece|title=Adivasi education is still a mirage in Adilabad|author=S. Harpal Singh|work=The Hindu}}</ref>

== Economy ==
In 2006, the Indian government named Adilabad as one of the 250 [[Poverty in India|most backward districts]] (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]]) in the country.<ref name=brgf /> It is one of the districts in the state of Telangana, currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).<ref name=brgf>{{cite web|author=Ministry of Panchayati Raj |date=8 September 2009 |title=A Note on the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme |publisher=National Institute of Rural Development |url=http://www.nird.org.in/brgf/doc/brgf_BackgroundNote.pdf |access-date=27 September 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120405033402/http://www.nird.org.in/brgf/doc/brgf_BackgroundNote.pdf |archive-date=5 April 2012 }}</ref>

== Administrative divisions ==
The district is divided into two [[List of Revenue Divisions in Andhra Pradesh|revenue divisions]], Adilabad and Utnoor. These two divisions are sub-divided into 18 [[mandal]]s.<ref name="profile" /> Sikta Patnaik is the current revenue collector for the district.<ref>{{cite news|title=K Chandrasekhar Rao appoints collectors for new districts|url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/111016/k-chandrasekhar-rao-appoints-collectors-for-new-districts.html|access-date=13 October 2016|work=Deccan Chronicle|date=11 October 2016}}</ref>

=== Mandals ===

The below table categorizes 18 [[mandal]]s into their respective revenue divisions in the district:<ref name="mandals">{{cite web|title=Clipping of Andhra Jyothy Telugu Daily – Hyderabad|url=http://epaper.andhrajyothy.com/c/13774805|website=Andhra Jyothy|access-date=8 October 2016}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! S.No. !! Adilabad revenue division !! Utnoor revenue division
|-
|1
| Adilabad (urban)
| [[Indervelly, Adilabad|Indervelly]]
|-
|2
| Adilabad (rural)
| [[Narnoor]]
|-
|3
| Mavala
| Gadiguda
|-
|4
| [[Gudihatnur, Adilabad district|Gudihatnoor]]
| [[Utnoor]]
|-
|5
| [[Bazarhathnoor|Bazarhatnoor]]
|
|-
|6
| [[Talamadugu]]
|
|-
|8
| [[Tamsi mandal|Tamsi]]
|
|-
|9
| Bela
|
|-
|10
| [[Boath mandal|Boath]]
|
|-
|11
| [[Jainad mandal|Jainad]]
|
|-
|12
| [[Ichoda]]
|
|-
|13
| [[Neradigonda mandal|Neradigonda]]
|
|-
|14
| [[Sirikonda]]
|
|}

== See also ==
* [[List of districts in Telangana]]

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
{{Commons category|Adilabad district}}
{{Wikivoyage|Adilabad (District)}}
* [http://adilabad.nic.in/ Adilabad district official website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110926185253/http://adilabad.nic.in/ |date=26 September 2011 }}

{{Geographic location
| Centre = Adilabad district
| North = [[Yavatmal district]], [[Maharashtra]]
| Northeast = [[Chandrapur district]], [[Maharashtra]]
| East = [[Gadchiroli district]], [[Maharashtra]]
| Southeast = [[Karimnagar district]]
| South =
| Southwest = [[Nizamabad district]]
| West =
| Northwest = [[Nanded district]], [[Maharashtra]]
}}
{{Telangana |state=collapsed}}
{{Godavari basin}}
{{Adilabad district}}
{{authority control}}

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