Nizamabad, Telangana

Nizamabad is also known as Induru is a city in the Indian state of Telangana. Nizamabad is a major urban agglomeration and third largest city in the state. It is governed by municipal corporation and is the headquarters of the Nizamabad district. Although previously part of Hyderabad State and then Andhra Pradesh state, Nizamabad became a part of the newly formed state of Telangana by the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014.It is located about north of the state capital, Hyderabad.

Etymology

Nizamabad, also known as Indhooru and Indhrapuri, During the 8th century, the town was under the reign of Indra Vallabha Panthya Vasrha Indra Som who belonged to the Rashtrakuta Dynasty. The place was named Indhrapuri after the king.

The name Nizamabad is derived from ''Nizam'' meaning "Nizam of Hyderabad" and ''abad'' meaning "City" in Urdu. Sometimes the place is also referred as "The City of Nizams".

History

Originally Nizamabad was called Induru known to have originated in the name of King Indradatta who had ruled this region during the 5th century A.D.

During the Prime Minister-ship of Sir Salar Jung-I in the 1876 A.D., the districts in the Nizam’s Dominion were re- organized where upon Indur became a District


Nizamabad was a part of princely Hyderabad State, State of Hyderabad in 1724 and continued to be part of the Nizam's dominions until 1948. After India gained independence in 1947, the Indian Armed Forces integrated Hyderabad and ended the rule of the Nizam in Operation Polo. It was during 1876 Nizamabad became a separate district when the districts in Hyderabad State were reorganized by Salar Jung-I, the then prime minister. In 1905 the railway line between Secunderabad and Manmad was laid. The city was named after Nizam ul Mulk, the second Nizam of Hyderabad state. And during the reign of last Nizam, Nizam Sagar dam was constructed in 1923 across the Manjira River at the village of Achampet which irrigates of land in Nizamabad District.

Geography

Nizamabad is located at . The city is bounded on the North by Nirmal, on the East by Jagtial and Karimnagar, on the South lies Kamareddy, and on the West it shares its boundaries with Nanded of Maharashtra state.

The city is administrated into 3 zones, '' Nizamabad North'', '' Nizamabad South'' of Nizamabad Urban constituency and ''Nizamabad Rural'' of Nizamabad Rural constituency. The Nizamabad Municipal Corporation governs an area of under Nizamabad Urban which mainly comprises the suburbs of Nizamabad North and South mandals.

Demographics

As of the 2011 India census, Nizamabad had a population of 311,152. Males constituted 49 percent of the population, and females constituted 51 percent.

Nizamabad has an average literacy rate of 78.52 percent, higher than the national average of 74.04 percent; male literacy is 85.11 percent and female literacy is 72.02. In Nizamabad, 13 percent of the population is under six years of age. The major languages spoken in the city are Telugu (56.8%) and Urdu

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