Nizamabad district


Nizamabad district is a district located in the north-western region in the Indian state of Telangana. The city of Nizamabad is the district headquarters.

Etymology

Nizam stands for Nizam, the governor of Hyderabad State and also Abad means 'Long Live'. Nizamabad was founded in the year 1905 when Nizam's Dominion were it recognized, where up to it was known as Indur which was supposed to have originated from the name of the King was Indradatta who seems to have flourished it during the 5th century A.D. Later during the 18th century the Nizams ruled over the Deccan region and the district got its name from him.

History

In October 2016, the districts of Telangana were reorganized and Kamareddy district was carved out of Nizamabad district making it one of the 31 districts of state.

Geography

The geographical area of the district is and it is located at.
Nizamabad is bounded on the North by Nirmal district, on the East by Jagtial and Rajanna Sircilla district, on the South lies Kamareddy district, and on the West by Nanded district of Maharashtra State. The Godavari River enters into Telangana from Nizamabad district at Kandhakurthi.

Demographics

, the district has a population of 1,571,022.
In 2006, the Indian government named Nizāmābād one of the country's 250 most backward districts. It is one of the ten districts of Telangana currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme.
In Nizamabad, male literacy is around 92.07% whilst the female literacy rate is 86.03%

Administrative divisions

The district is divided into 3 revenue divisions of Bodhan, Armoor and Nizamabad. These are sub-divided into 29 mandals and has 530 villages. C.Narayana Reddy is the present collector of the district.

Mandals

The below table categorizes 29 mandals into their respective revenue divisions in the district:
Mandals
S.No.Armoor revenue divisionS.No.Bodhan revenue divisionS.No.Nizamabad revenue division
1Armoor1Bodhan1Nizamabad South
2Balkonda2Yedapally2Nizamabad North
3Mupkal3Renjal3Nizamabad Rural
4Mendora4Kotagiri4Mugpal
5Kammar palle5Varni5Dichpally
6Velpur6Rudrur6Dharpally
7Morthad7Chandur7Indalwai
8Bheemgal8Mosra8Makloor
9Jakranpally9Sirikonda
10Nandipet10Navipet
11Yergatla

Constituencies

Parliamentary Constituency
Assembly Constituencies
There are 6 assembly constituencies in the district. They are, Armur, Bodhan, Banswada – Partly, Nizamabad, Nizamabad, Balkonda

Transport

Roads

Nizamabad district has good road connectivity. Almost all the towns and villages in the district have well laid asphalt roads and are connected to district headquarters. Nizamabad has 2 National Highways passing through it, one being NH 44 which connects Kanyakumari and Varanasi and the other is NH16 which starts from Nizamabad and passes through Karimnagar to Jagadalpur in the state of Chhattisgarh.
The Telangana State Road Transport Corporation runs around 700 buses from district headquarters on a daily basis.

Rail

is the major train station in the district which is located on Secunderabad-Manmad section of Hyderabad Division of the South Central Railway Zone. All the towns in the district have a rail network coverage and Nizamabad being one of the important stations on the line carters the need of the people. Jankampet Junction which lies in the west of Nizamabad city connects to Bodhan town.
The Nizamabad-Peddapalli section connects Nizamabad with the Grand Trunk route of New Delhi-Chennai main line and the distance from Nizamabad to Karimnagar and Warangal reduced to a large extent. This line also increased the railway network in the district and the northern cities of Telangana.

Education

Many engineering colleges are located in the district. Kshatriya College of Engineering, Armoor Vijay Rural Engineering College, affiliated with Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad is the reputed engineering college located in Telangana. Kakatiya Institutions of Nizamabad is a group of institutions known for their excellence in state of Telangana and the erstwhile Andhra Pradesh.
Telangana University is a public university under the government of AP, located at Dichpally, 15 km from the city.
There are many educational institutions that provide education namely VREC, Arkay College of Engineering and Technology, Kshatriya College of Engineering, Kakatiya Engineering College for Women, Government Medical College, Nishitha Degree College, etc.
RGUKT, Basar popularly known as IIIT Basar is an autonomous institution located 35 km from Nizamabad. The official name of the institute is Rajiv Gandhi University of Knowledge Technologies. It offers six-year integrated B.Tech programme with three semesters every year for those passing SSC, for award of dual degrees in different specializations of engineering and science.

Tourism

Food
The food in Nizamabad has changed quite a lot. There are themed restaurants and buffet places in the district now.
The speciality of Nizamabad lies in the kind of Mysore Bajji which is sold for breakfast in any of the street tiffin centers. These mysore bajjis are pressed and friend twice for extra crispiness and are best eaten when hot.
The Mysore pak from a particular place in Nizamabad has never lost it's charm even after 15 years. These are the must try things when in Nizamabad.

Notable people

For people from Nizamabad city, not the surrounding district, please see Nizamabad