Raichur Doab

The Raichur Doab is a Doab, in this case the triangular region of land in the southern Indian states of Telangana and Karnataka lying between the Krishna River and its tributary, the Tungabhadra River. The doab is named for the town of Raichur in the Raichur District. The Raichur Doab is considered to be very fertile because of the sediments carried by Krishna & Tungabhadra rivers.Some areas of raichur doab also called as Nadigadda region became a part of Telangana during Hyderabad State Reorganisation in 1956.Those areas are Gadwal, Alampur and Maganoor. Gadwal is one of the 31 districts of Telangana State.



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