Mulugu
Mulugu | |
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| Nickname: Tribal capital of Telangana | |
  Mulugu Location in Telangana, India  Mulugu Mulugu (India) | |
| Coordinates: 18°11′28″N 79°56′35″E / 18.19111°N 79.94306°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Telangana |
| Region | Telangana |
| Government | |
| • Collector | Sri Divakara T S, IAS |
| • Member of Parliament | Porika Balaram Nayak Indian National Congress (INC) |
| • Member of Legislative Assembly | Danasari Anasuya Indian National Congress (INC) |
| • SP | Dr. P. Shabarish, IPS [1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 102.2 km2 (39.5 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 1st |
| Elevation | 177 m (581 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 46,901 |
| • Rank | 1st |
| • Density | 460/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Mulugite |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Telugu |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 506 343 |
| Telephone code | 08715 |
| Vehicle registration | TG–37 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Mahabubabad |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Mulugu |
| Website | mulugu |
Mulugu is a town in Mulugu district, Telangana. It is the headquarters of the district, which was formed in 2019 after Jayashankar Bhupalpally district was split. Prior to the reorganization of districts that created Jayashankar Bhupalpally district, Mulugu was a part of the Warangal district. It lies on National Highway 163.
Government and politics
[edit]Mulugu Major was constituted in 2011 and is classified as a second grade municipality. The jurisdiction of the civic body is spread over an area of 44.99 km2 (17.37 sq mi).[2]
Politics
[edit]Mulugu has one seat for state Assembly constituency . Danasari Anasuya Congress(Inc) was elected as Member of Legislative Assembly in the 2018 general elections. It is a grade 2 municipality. The R.D.O. and M.R.O. look after the revenue administration. Recently Area Hospital(Mini MGM) Opened In Mulugu And Tribal University Also Sanctioned Here.
Weather
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Mulugu has a semi-tropical climate, where the people and its surroundings are pleasant and enjoyable. During summers, the temperatures soar to more than 48 °C. In winters, temperatures range between 12 °C and 27 °C, which is pleasant. Mulugu receives the North-East and the South-West monsoon, from June to September, and from October to November respectively. Mainly relies on the monsoons and rainfall.[3]
Media
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Mulugu has print and entertainment media. There is also In Mulugu Cable, a local entertainment channel for broadcasting TV
Print media
[edit]Leading news papers, viz. NamastheTelangana, Sakshi, Eenadu, Vaartha, Andhra Jyothi, Prajasakti, Andhra Bhoomi, The Hindu, Deccan Chronicle, and Times Of India are available. Sirachukka is the local tabloid circulated weekly.
Transport
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Mulugu is well connected with road routes to every other place of the state and the nation. And It Has National HighWay 163 Passing From Mulugu To Chhattisgarh
Roadways
[edit]Mulugu has a bus stand of TSRTC with 40-bus capacity. It has many services for the needs of the citizens. It falls on the main route of Warangal-Bhadrachalam. Nearly 20,000 people go from here daily through the bus facilities. In addition, many seven-seat autorickshaws and Commander Jeeps connecting the nearby villages.
Demographics
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The population of Mulugu district is around 2,94,671 according to 2011 census reports. The male population is 1,46,205 (49.6%) and the female is 1,48,466 (50.04%). The female-to-male ratio is 1015:1000, which is above the national average 943:1000. The literacy rate 63.57%. Male literacy is 73.49% and female literacy rate is 53.83%.[4] Mulugu has the highest share of rural population in the telangana sate with 96.10% of its total population in rural area and about 11,493 which is 3.9% people lives in urban areas.[5] Once it was the biggest revenue division in Telangana state, currently it has 1 revenue divisions, 9 revenue Mandal's, 336 revenue villages and 174 revenue Gram Panchayats.[5]
The languages spoken are Telugu as the main language (100%), and then Hindi (40%), and few people can speak Urdu (7%). Educated people can speak English (45%). Telugu and English are used in official communications and media of instructions.
The majority of the villages and the hamlets including the city are the habitats of Scheduled Tribes (75%). The tribal community is Koya and Lambadi. Thus the majority of people of the city will communicate in the special tribal language, Lambadi or Banjara (60%). This language is one among the officially recognised dialects by the government of India. This language has no script and is sustained on spoken words.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1901 | 4,366 | — |
| 1911 | 5,087 | +16.5% |
| 1921 | 4,211 | −17.2% |
| 1931 | 7,098 | +68.6% |
| 1941 | 9,866 | +39.0% |
| 1951 | 9,898 | +0.3% |
| 1961 | 10,567 | +6.8% |
| 1971 | 12,334 | +16.7% |
| 1981 | 24,566 | +99.2% |
| 1991 | 31,765 | +29.3% |
| 2001 | 36,766 | +15.7% |
| 2011 | 46,901 | +27.6% |
| Sources:[6][7][8] | ||
Healthcare
[edit]The 100-bed Mini Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Hospital is the largest hospital in the city. It also serves the needs of patients from the neighbouring districts of Khammam and Karimnagar.[9]
Apart from major public hospitals such as those for maternity, chest and tuberculosis, there are many private specialist hospitals including Appaiah, Ravinder, Star, Superspeciality, Area Hospital, and St.Ann's.,[10]
References
[edit]- ^ "State Govt Transfers 23 IPS Officers". 4 January 2024.
- ^ a b "Urban Local Body Information" (PDF). Directorate of Town and Country Planning. Government of Telangana. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 June 2016. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
- ^ a b "Mahabubabad, India". AccuWeather. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
- ^ "Literacy Rate | Mulugu District, Government of Telangana | India". Retrieved 17 April 2023.
- ^ a b "Statistical_Abstract_2021_of_telanagana" (PDF).
- ^ Gopi, K.N (1978). Process of urban fringe development: A model. Concept Publishing Company. p. 25. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
- ^ Iyer, Neelakantan Krishna; Kulkarni, Sumati; Raghavaswam, V. (13 June 2007). "Economy, population and urban sprawl a comparative study of urban agglomerations of Banglore and Hyderabad, India using remote sensing and GIS techniques" (PDF). circed.org. p. 21. Retrieved 10 December 2012.
- ^ "Cities having population 1 lakh and above, census 2011" (PDF). Government of India. 2011. p. 11. Retrieved 10 December 2012.
- ^ "MMGM (Mahatma Gandhi Memorial) Hospital in Mulug – Sehat". Retrieved 28 July 2015.
- ^ "Biomedical wastes pose a threat to lives". Deccan Chronicle. 29 October 2014.