Mahmudabad tehsil town is the main town in the mandal which has about 66 villages around, while the main city in the district is Sitapur which is about 70 km away and State Headquarter Lucknow is 52 km away.

Mahmudabad is the part of Oudh State (अवध रियासत) during British India.

Its raja, during the freedom struggle, had been an important member of the Muslim League and a close friend of Jinnah.

In 1962, he migrated to Pakistan, leaving his young son and heir behind in Lucknow.

Raja Mohammad Amir Khan has two sisters who migrated to England with their spouses (also part of the Mahmudabad clan) and children.