The district is spread over an area of 2,876.70 square kilometres (1,110.70 sq mi).[4] The region is mostly plain with occasional hillocks. Most of the land is used for agriculture. The mandals Bayyaram and Garla have rich iron ore and coal deposits. It also has Bheemunipadam waterfall and Edubavula waterfall. There are several popular hillocks such as Pandavula Gutta in Bayyaram Mandal (Pandavula Guhalu, Thirumalagiri is different one, located in Jayshankar Bhupalpally district, east of Warangal).
The district is also famous for Kuravi Veerabhadra Swamy temple
As of 2011[update]Census of India, the district has a population of 774,549. Mahabubabad has a sex ratio of 996 females per 1000 males and a literacy rate of 57.13%. 81,082 (10.47%) were under 6 years of age. 76,376 (9.86%) lived in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes made up 104,508 (13.49%) and 292,778 (37.80%) of the population respectively.[6]
^"Mahabubabad district"(PDF). Chief Commissioner of Land Administration. Archived from the original(PDF) on 9 September 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.