Which town was the district head-quarter prior to formation of Mahaboobnagar district?

The Correct answer is Nagarkurnool

Key Points 

• Nagarkurnool
  • ​Nagarkurnool district is a district in the southern region of the Indian state of Telangana
  • The town of Nagarkurnool is the district headquarters.
  • It was part of the Mahbubnagar district prior to the re-organization of districts in the state.
  • The district shares boundaries with Nalgonda, Rangareddy, Mahabubnagar, and Wanaparthy districts and with the state boundary of Andhra Pradesh with Nandyal, Palnadu, and Prakasam Districts.

Additional Information 

•  Gadwal
  • ​Gadwal is a City and the district headquarters of Jogulamba Gadwal district in the Indian state of Telangana.
  • Gadwal historically served as the capital of Gadwal Samsthanam, a vassal of the Nizam of Hyderabad. 
  • Gadwal was previously a part of the Raichur region of Kalyana-Karnataka.
• Wanaparthy
  • ​Wanaparthy is a town in the Wanaparthy district of Telangana
  • The first polytechnic college (KDR Government Polytechnic) in Telangana started in Wanaparthy
  • The average literacy rate was 77.91% with 42,713 literates, higher than the national average of 73.00%.
• Narayanpet
  • ​Narayanpet is a town, & district headquarters of Narayanpet district of the Indian state of Telangana
  • Naraynpet was a major economic town in the region during the 1900s
  •  Major goods traded in Narayanpet were food grains, silk and cotton sarees, gold and silver ornaments, red bricks, black wool, and other articles. Narayanpet was also a Suba (greater administrative district) in the Nizam period. Narayanpet also got its municipality first in the former Mahaboobnagar district.