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Politics

Adilabad town is governed by the Adilabad Municipal Council, which is a Special grade municipality with 48 wards. It is the only Municipal council in Adilabad district.

The Adilabad Lok Sabha constituencies is one of the 17 parliamentary in the Indian state of Telangana and consists of eight Legislative Assembly segments.

Economy

The economy of the city primarily driven by trade, small-scale industries, government services, and agriculture-related activities. The city is a major cotton trading center, earning it the nickname "City of Cotton" due to the large volume of cotton procured and marketed from surrounding rural areas. It hosts several cotton ginning and pressing mills, along with agro-processing units for oil extraction and other commodities. Tourism-related services benefit from visitors to nearby attractions such as Kuntala Waterfall and Kawal Tiger Reserve. Recent developments include the establishment of an information technology tower to promote technology-based employment.

Education

thumb|Kuntala Waterfalls

Adilabad is home to several educational institutions. These include the Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Adilabad (RIMS Adilabad), a government medical college and hospital. Other institutions in the city are several engineering and degree colleges, polytechnic colleges, and a large number of primary and secondary schools run by both government and private bodies.

Transport

Road

NH 353B passes through Bela, Adilabad district connects ashti of Gadchiroli district.

National highways like NH 44 and NH 353B pass through Adilabad. Hyderabad is 310&nbsp;km from Adilabad. Nagpur is 196&nbsp;km away from Adilabad.

Bus

Daily buses operates from Bela, Adilabad district to Adilabad, Chandrapur, Gadchandur and mukutban

thumb|Kawal Tiger Reserve (Present day [[Mancherial district|Mancherial District)]]

The Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TGSRTC) operates bus services from Adilabad to various destinations across Telangana and neighboring states. The city's bus station provides direct connectivity to major cities including Hyderabad, Karimnagar, Warangal, Nizamabad, and Khammam in Telangana, Guntur, Vijayawada, and Ongole in Andhra Pradesh, Nagpur in Maharashtra. Services are also available to small towns such as Mancherial, Nirmal, Asifabad, Yavatmal, Nanded, and Utnur.

Railway

The Adilabad has a railway station which lies on the Mudkhed-Majri section of the Nanded railway division of the South Central Railway (SCR).

Air

The nearest operational airports close to the city Adilabad are Nanded Airport in Maharashtra which is away from the city, Nagpur Airport in Maharashtra which is and the state capital Hyderabad Airport, which is away from the city.

As of December 2025, a proposed greenfield airport for Adilabad under the UDAN scheme remains in the planning stage and expected to complete end on the year 2026.

Landmarks

  • Kuntala Waterfall
  • Pochera Falls
  • Gayatri Waterfall
  • Kanakai waterfall
  • Mavala Harithavanam
  • Khandala Waterfall
  • Utnoor fort
  • Narayana swami temple, Jainath
  • Kawal tiger reserve
  • Sathnala dam

Notable people

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  • Komaram Bheem
  • Samala Sadasiva (Sahitya Akademi Awards)

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See also

  • Adilabad district
  • List of cities in Telangana by population
  • Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Adilabad

References