Adilabad Town (or Edlabad)

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This article has been extracted from THE IMPERIAL GAZETTEER OF INDIA , 1908. OXFORD, AT THE CLARENDON PRESS.

Note: National, provincial and district boundaries have changed considerably since 1908. Typically, old states, ‘divisions’ and districts have been broken into smaller units, units, and many tahsils upgraded to districts.Many units have since been renamed. Therefore, this article is being posted mainly for its historical value.

Adilabad Town (or Edlabad)

Head-quarters of the District and taluk of the same name in Hyderabad State, situated in 19 degree 4' N. and 78 degree 33' E. Population (1901), 6,303. Besides the offices of the First Talukdar, the police Superintendent, the customs inspector, and the forest daroga, a dispensary, a post office, and a school are situated here. Adilabad contains a Hindu temple, where an annual fair is held. It also has a busy grain market.