Asifabad is a census town

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 and Mandal

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 headquarters in Adilabad district

Adilabad district

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  in the state of Andhra Pradesh

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, India

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Geography

Asifabad is located at 19.37°N 79.28°E. It has an average elevation of 218 metres (715 feet). Nearest railway station to Asifabad is Asifabad Road. Asifabad is 315 KM from Hyderabad towards north direction.

Pincode:504293
Other villages and cities in the pincode 504293:
Ada,
Babapur,
Burguda,
Devapur,
Goyagaon,
Gundi,
Kannergaon,
Kerameri,
Modi,
Movad,
Surdapur,
wankidi,
Yellaram.

Demographics

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, Asifabad had a population of 19,334. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Asifabad has an average literacy rate of 62%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with 59% of the males and 41% of females literate. 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Assembly constituency

Asifabad is an assembly constituency in Andhra Pradesh reserved for Scheduled Tribes. There are 1,67,283 registered voters in Asifabad constituency in 1999 elections.

List of Elected Members:

• 1978 and 1989 - Dasari Narasaiah
• 1983, 1985 and 1994 - Gunda Mallesh
• 1999 - Dr. Pati Subhadra
• 2004 - Amurajula Sridevi
• 2009 - Atram Sakku.

Site seeing Places

• Vatti vaagu water reservoir
• Komaram bheem water reservoir well known as Ada project
• Nishani water falls
• Kerameri Ghats
• Jode Ghat(Komuram bheem lived here)

Temples of Asifabad

• Baleshwara Temple
• Hanuman Temple
• Ramalayam
• Sai Baba Temple
• Shivkesh Temple