Karimnagar District forms the part of theTelangana(Northern) a region which finds mention in Hewitts's references in his "Ruling Races of Pre-histric Times",giving an indication that this part of South India was by no means unimportant in the ancient world.The District derived its name 'Karimnagar' by Qiladar late Nizam ,Syed Karim Uddin.
The district lies on the northern part ofAndhra Pradesh approximately between the latitudes 18 deg and 19 deg and longitudes 78 deg. 30 mn and 80 deg 31 min. The district is bounded on the north by Adilabad district,on the west by Medak District,on the North West by Nizamabad on the South by Warangal District and on the East by Godavari River.