Nizamabad, Telangana
Nizamabad
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Planning agency | Nizamabad Urban Development Authority |
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Nizamabad or Induru is a city in the Indian state of Telangana. It is governed by municipal corporation and is the headquarters of the Nizamabad district.[3] 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 186 kilometres (116 mi) 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
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".[4]
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 CE. During the Prime Minister-ship of Sir Salar Jung-I in the 1876, the districts in the Nizam’s Dominion were re- organized where upon Indur became a District.[5]
Nizamabad was a part of princely
Geography
Nizamabad is located at 18°41′N 78°6′E / 18.683°N 78.100°E.[10] 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,
Demographics
Year | Pop. | ±% |
---|---|---|
1901 | 12,871 | — |
1911 | 17,353 | +34.8% |
1921 | 15,672 | −9.7% |
1931 | 18,809 | +20.0% |
1941 | 32,741 | +74.1% |
1951 | 55,195 | +68.6% |
1961 | 79,093 | +43.3% |
1971 | 115,640 | +46.2% |
1981 | 183,061 | +58.3% |
1991 | 241,034 | +31.7% |
2001 | 288,722 | +19.8% |
2011 | 311,152 | +7.8% |
Source: [13] |
As of the 2011 India census, Nizamabad had a population of 311,152.[2] Males constituted 49 percent of the population, and females constituted 51 percent.
Hindus are 59.77%, Muslims are 38.01% and Christians 1.13%.[14]
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
Climate
As the city is situated at a considerable distance from the coast, the climate is tropical savanna with most rainfall from June to October. In winter there is less rainfall than in summer. In the month of May 2015, Nizamabad recorded 46.1 °C (115.0 °F) which was highest recorded temperature in Telangana during this summer.[16] The temperature goes as low as 5 °C (41 °F) while the average is 18 °C (64 °F) during winter, while in summer the temperature rises as high as 47 °C (117 °F) and the average is 46 °C (115 °F). Average annual temperature is 27 °C (81 °F).The average annual rainfall is 1108 mm.[17]
Climate data for Nizamabad, Telangana (1981–2010, extremes 1907–2012) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 37.0 (98.6) |
39.8 (103.6) |
43.3 (109.9) |
46.8 (116.2) |
47.3 (117.1) |
46.3 (115.3) |
40.0 (104.0) |
39.0 (102.2) |
39.0 (102.2) |
38.9 (102.0) |
37.0 (98.6) |
36.4 (97.5) |
47.3 (117.1) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 30.8 (87.4) |
33.6 (92.5) |
37.3 (99.1) |
40.2 (104.4) |
41.6 (106.9) |
36.6 (97.9) |
31.8 (89.2) |
30.6 (87.1) |
31.8 (89.2) |
32.2 (90.0) |
31.0 (87.8) |
30.2 (86.4) |
34.0 (93.2) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 14.2 (57.6) |
17.7 (63.9) |
21.2 (70.2) |
24.6 (76.3) |
27.1 (80.8) |
25.1 (77.2) |
23.7 (74.7) |
23.0 (73.4) |
22.9 (73.2) |
20.7 (69.3) |
17.0 (62.6) |
13.2 (55.8) |
20.9 (69.6) |
Record low °C (°F) | 4.6 (40.3) |
6.1 (43.0) |
11.0 (51.8) |
12.8 (55.0) |
16.0 (60.8) |
14.0 (57.2) |
13.6 (56.5) |
14.0 (57.2) |
14.8 (58.6) |
8.4 (47.1) |
7.0 (44.6) |
4.2 (39.6) |
4.2 (39.6) |
Average rainfall mm (inches) | 9.7 (0.38) |
4.6 (0.18) |
11.8 (0.46) |
13.8 (0.54) |
17.3 (0.68) |
145.8 (5.74) |
286.1 (11.26) |
295.6 (11.64) |
160.0 (6.30) |
83.9 (3.30) |
12.4 (0.49) |
4.8 (0.19) |
1,045.7 (41.17) |
Average rainy days | 0.7 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 9.0 | 13.5 | 13.2 | 7.7 | 3.9 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 53.6 |
Average relative humidity (%) (at 17:30 IST )
|
42 | 34 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 48 | 67 | 71 | 68 | 60 | 53 | 46 | 47 |
Source: India Meteorological Department[18][19] |
Administration
Nizamabad Urban Development Authority
The Government of Telangana released a GO in 2017 setting up Nizamabad Urban Development Authority (NUDA) to develop Nizamabad Municipal Corporation and surrounding 60 villages situated in six mandals.[20] NUDA with a geographical area of 169.37 square kilometres (65.39 sq mi)[21][20] spreading across North, South and Rural mandals of the city sees over the infrastructure development and planning for the 633,933[22][23] residents under its jurisdiction.
Municipal corporation
The Nizamabad Municipal Corporation is the municipal governing body of the city which consists of democratically elected members, headed by a mayor which administers the city's infrastructure, civic administration and water supply. Nizamabad Municipality was constituted in the year 1931 and upgraded as special grade Municipality in the year 1987 and as a Corporation on 5 March 2005 vide GO. No:109. The jurisdiction of the civic body is spread over an urbanized but dense area of 42.9 km2 (16.6 sq mi) and has 60 municipal wards.[24]
E-Governance services
For providing facilities to the people the Government of Telangana started MeeSeva[25] (At your service) centres all around the city and the state. The main purpose of this facility was to bring public services closer to home. MeeSeva provides online signed digital certificates like Income Certificates, Residence Certificates, Land Records and other Registration Records. These records are further stored online for database.[26] Nizamabad along with Hyderabad are the only districts[27] in the Telangana state which have their own Passport Seva Kendras, these offices carter the need of other districts of Telangana state.[28][29]
Law and order
The
Healthcare
Being the third largest city in the state, Nizamabad is known for its medical care in northern Telangana region. Government General Hospital is one of the largest government hospital in the state, also serving patients from the cities and neighbouring districts of Nanded and Adilabad.[31] Khaleelwadi, also known as Doctor's Lane, is a densely hospital clustered area comprising more than 200 major private hospitals[32] and many laboratories. Considering the better infrastructure and resources available, Government Medical College was established in 2012. There are speciality hospitals for maternity care, chest hospitals, Meghna Hospital for Dental care, Indur Cancer Hospital. Apart from these multi-speciality hospitals in the city, Pragati Hospital is one of the only hospitals among the neighbouring districts which has recently established a heart transplantation wing.
Transport
Roadways
The city is well connected to the major destinations through various
Railways
This 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.[41][42]
In 2023, the station was selected as part of the Amrit Bharat Station Scheme
Airway
Nizamabad currently doesn't have its own aerodrome however the state government of Telangana has proposed an airport at Jakranpalli in Nizamabad.[43][44] The nearest international facility is Rajiv Gandhi International Airport in Hyderabad located at a distance of 200 km, and a partly functional domestic airport is Shri Guru Gobind Singh Ji Airport located at 110 km in Nanded of Maharashtra State. The city houses 5 Helipads located each at Nagaram Stadium, Parade Grounds, Dichpally and two at GG College.
Economy
The economy of the city is largely based on industries and private businesses
Some of major industries include Nizam Sugar Factory which was the biggest sugar factory in Asia during the reign of Nizams,[46] and major Spice Park.[47] As Nizamabad is the largest producer of rice in the state there are many of Rice mills situated across the district and mostly in Khanapur region.[48]
In 2018, with the aim of promoting establishment of IT industries in Tier-II cities, the state government of Telangana started the construction work of the proposed IT Tower and Incubation hub in the north part of the city.[49] The IT Hub was inaugurated in August 2023.[50]
Real estate
Real estate in Nizamabad is booming since a decade[51] with large number of high rise apartments and commercial complexes. There has also been a large overgrowth around the city for some years.[52]
Culture
Nizamabad's culture enriched under the patronage of Nizams. The city has a diverse culture with major proportion of city population being Hindus and Muslims and this mixing of religions has also resulted in many festivals being celebrated in Nizamabad such as
Cuisine
Nizamabadi cuisine mainly comprises rice, wheat and
Tourism
Nizamabad Fort is situated on the southwest of the city which was built by Rashtrakuta Kings in around the 10th century, the fort was captured by Asaf Jahis who were the Nizams of Hyderabad, who then rebuilt the fort.[55][56] Archaeological and Heritage Museum was opened in October 2001 and is situated in the Tilak Garden premises which is opened seasonally. The Museum houses various artifacts and antiquities representing the evolution of human civilization from Paleolithic to Vijayanagara Empire(i.e. 16th. A.D). The Museum is divided into three sections, namely Archaeological Section, Sculptural gallery and Bronze and Decorative gallery. Bidri articles and arms and weapons of extensive variety are also exhibited.[9]
Badapahad dargah is one of the oldest Muslim pilgrim centres, built in the memory of Hazrat Syed Hussaini, on top of a hillock located at a distance of 38 km from the city.
Education
Nizamabad is a major education centre in Telangana. The city is the home to 10 Engineering colleges, Vijay Rural Engineering College (VREC), affiliated to Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad (JNTUH) is the reputed institution located in city. Kakatiya Institutions of Nizamabad is a group of well known schools & colleges in state of Telangana and the erstwhile Andhra Pradesh, as they have been constantly fetching state top ranks. Some other major educational institutions for higher education are Arkay College of Engineering and Technology,[60] Kshatriya College of Engineering,[61] Kakatiya Engineering College for Women, Ganga Pharmacy college, Government Medical College,Girraj Government Degree College[62] Nishitha Degree College, etc. Many students from neighbouring districts of Nanded, Adilabad and Karimnagar take up admissions here for their higher education. Also 15 Model schools were established in the year 2013 by central government in EBBs, to uplift the education system & provide free education in English medium.
Notable people
For people from Nizamabad district, not the city itself, please see Nizamabad district
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See also
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