- Adilabad is a city in Adilabad district of Telangana.
- It is a municipality and the headquarters of Adilabad district.
- It is northernmost district in Telangana State.
- Adilabad derives its name from the erstwhile ruler of Bijapur, Yusuf Adil Shah.
- The original name of the Adilabad was Edlabad during the rule of Qutub Shahis.
- Its name was changed to "Adilabad" by erstwhile Islamic ruler of Bijapur, Mohammed Adil Shah.
- Mavala lake it located 6 km south side of Adilabad town. Water from the lake is supplied to the town.
- As of 2011 India census, Adilabad had a population of 117,167. It has an average literacy rate of 43.45%.
- The urban agglomeration population of the city stands at 139383. It includes the population figures of its constituent census town, Dasnapur as 22,216.
- Adilabad is one of the seventeen Lok Sabha constituencies of Telangana.
- National Highway 44 (old No NH 7) passes through Adilabad. Hyderabad is 310 km from here.
- Adilabad has a railway station on Mudkhed-Adilabad Section.
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