Nizāmābād:(Telugu: నిజామాబాదు), also referred to as Indhooru (Telugu: ఇందూరు) or Indhrapuri (Telugu: ఇంద్రపురి), is a city and a municipal corporation in Nizamabad District in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India. It is the headquarters of the district. It has a population of 466,325 agglomeration (6 to 8 lakhs). Nizāmābād is the 10th most populous city in the state of Andhra Pradesh. Nizāmābād city is one of 36 mandals in the Nizāmābād district. It is located 171 kilometres (106 mi) north of state capital, Hyderabad.
Nizāmābād was formerly known as Induru and Indrapuri. It was ruled by the king Indra Vallabha Panthya Varsha Indra Som, of the Rashtrakuta Dynasty, in the 8th century, and took its name from him. In 1905 the railway line between Secundrabad and Manmad was constructed. The railway station was named after then ruler of the Nizam state Nizam-ul-Mulk as Nizāmābād. The railway line connects Hyderabad and Mumbai. It is like North-South corridor. Has the distance of 161 km (100 mi) from Hyderabad and 640 km (400 mi) from Mumbai.
The Nizam Sagar dam was constructed in the year 1923 across the Manjira River at the village of (Achampeta) Achampet. It irrigates 250,000 acres (1,000 km2; 390 sq mi) of land in Nizāmābād District.
Nizāmābād is in the north of Andhra Pradesh in the district of Nizamabad. It has many towns like Bodhan, Armuru, Kamareddy and Banswada, In Bodhan town there is Nizam Sugar Factory. In early years it was the biggest in the Asian continent. Bodhan is a town with a mixture of people from many cultural and religious backgrounds, consisting primarily of Hindus, Sikhs and Muslims as well as Christians and other religious communities.Famous people like Mirza Ejaz Ahmed Baig[who?] who currently lives in london hail from Nizāmābād. Once it was the capital at the time of the Rashtrakuta Empire.
The District derived its name Nizamabad from the Nizam of Hyderabad Asaf jahi, VI who ruled Deccan during the 18th century A.D. Originally the District was called Indur, supposed to have originated from the name of the king Indradatta who seems to have flourished it this region during the 5th century A.D. The history of Nizamabad is discontinues with gaps, which are yet to be bridged. The district has a few prehistoric sites. The existence of fairly developed megalithic culture was discovered at Armoor, Yellareddy, Kamareddy erstwhile taluks.Some of the major dynasties which extended their rule to the district Mauryas, Satavahanas, Rastrakutas and Chalukyas during the ancient period, Kakatiyas, Bahamani Sultans, Qutub shahis and Barid Shahis during the medieval period and Mughals and Asaf Jahis during the modern period. During the time of the Prime Minister-ship of Sir Salar Jung-I during 1876 A.D., the districts in the Nizam’s Dominion were re organized where upon Indur became a District. In 1905, the taluks of Nirmal and Narsapur were transferred to the newly created District of Adilabad and Mudhol Taluk and a part of Banswada Taluk to Nanded District. The rest of Banswada was divided into Bodhan and Yellareddy taluks. While Bheemgal was merged in Armoor taluk, other changes were made in Yellareddy and Kamareddy. The district in its new shape was chrisrened as Nizamabad. Before 1979,there were (7) taluks, in the district. However, during December 1979 Armoor and Kamareddy taluks have been bifurcated and (2) new taluks Viz, Bheemgal and Domakonda were formed. With these two taluks, the number of taluks rose from 7 to 9. During May 1985, 35 Mandals were formed as smaller administrative units in the district. They are listed under the head ‘Administrative Divisions’. During August 1988,Yedapally Mandal was newly formed, bringing the total no of Mandals to 36.
Recently, Telangana University was established at Nizāmābād, which serves the three districts of Adilabad, Medak and Nizāmābād. vinay chandra Sriramula was born here.
Demographics:
Interesting places:
2. Khilla Raghunatha Temple, (Built by Sri Samartha Ramadasu Chatrapathi Shivaji’s Guru 400 Years Ago).
3. Neela Kanteshwara Temple, More Than 1,000 Years Old.
4. Nimbachala Sri Laxmi Narasimha Swamy Temple, Bheemgal, Nizamabad District 55 km From Hq.
5. Nizamsagar Project, 90 km From Hq.
6. Sriram Sagar Project, 60 km From Hq.
7. Mashrrom Rock Mallaram Forest, 10 km away from Nizamabad.[5]
8. Khilla Ramalayam, Dichpally, 15 km From Hq.
9. Domakonda Fort, 70 km From Hq.
10. Saraswathi Temple Basara (Adilabad District) 35 km From Hq.
11. Csi Church, Nizamabad 100 Yrs Old.
12. Telangana University, Dichpally, 15 km From Hq.
13. Kandakurthy, Thriveni Sangamam (Godawari, Manjeera And Tapathi Vagu) And *Birth Place Of Sri K. B. Hedgewar, Founder of the RSS.
14. Alisagar Lake, 10 km From Hq.
15. Bada Pahad Darga, 35 km From Hq.
16. Koulas Fort, 50 km From Hq.
17. Sri Raja Rajeshwara Swamy Temple, Bhiknoor, 70 km From Hq.
18. Siddhula Gutta Or Navanatha Hill Or Black Rock Hill Armoor, 25 km From Hq.
19. Sirnapally Waterfalls in Sirnapally Village, Dharpalle Mandal
20. Pocharam Dam
21. Nizam Sagar Dam
22. Sri Ram Sagar Dam
23. Anksapur Mercury Shivalingam Temple(second temple in India)
24. Bodhan 100 pillar temple
25. Tadpakal village(Morthad Mandal) Godavari Pushkarams
26. Sai Baba Temple, Madhava Nagar, Nizamabad
27. Hanuman Temple, Gole Hanuman, Nizamabad
28. Janda Balaji Temple, Gole Hanuman, Nizamabad
There are many tourist spots in district, prominent among them are Nizamsagar, Pochampad, Pocharam, Alisagar and Nizamabad Fort etc, apart from places of religious prominence like Limbadri Narsimhaswamy temple, Lingappa Swamy Temple, Peddagutta etc. Nizamsagar project is constructed at Achampet village on the river Manjeera, a major tributary of Godhavari. Beautiful flower gardens are grown on both sides of dam with dakbunglow facilities. A hydro electric power station is also established near Hassanpally villege of nizamsagar Mandal. Pochampad project is constructed at Pochampad Village on the River Godhavari. This is also a place of Tourist interest.
Pocharam reservoir is located on Hyderabad-Nizamsagar road. This was constructed on the river Aler the dam site is considered to be beautiful picnic spot attracting many visitors from Hyderabad.
Alisagar Reservoir is situated at a distance of 13Km from Nizamabad which is another important picnic spot, close to Nizamabad. A beautiful garden raised here attract picnickers from Nizamabad.
Nizamabad Fort was developed on an original temple of Ram Mandir constructed by Raghunath Das, who had also constructed a big tank which, is the main water source for Nizamabad town till today.
Later the temple was developed into a fort.Alisagar is the beautiful garden developed by Nizam of Hyderabad. This is under the control of Irrigation Department as the Garden is under the bund of Alisagar Tank maintained by Irrigation Department. The Garden is in (33) acres with fountains and has lot of flowers, Deer Park, Tree House. The Garden is very poorly maintained due to insufficient funds and non-availability of technical no-how in garden maintenance. There is an island inside the Alisagar lake. Boating facility in the tank has been introduced recently. About 1000 to 2000 people visit the Alisagar garden on Sundays. Alisagar is situated about (10) K.Ms. away from the Nizamabad town and (2) K.Ms. from Nizamabad-Basar route.There is tremendous potential for religious, amusement and eco-tourism here.
- Nizamsagar:
There is a beautiful garden under Nizamsagar Project. This is in the Sangareddy - Nanded - Akola Road about (150) K.Ms. from Hyderabad. There is a garden, swimming pool and Guest Houses are all in poor maintenance. During rainy season many people visit from Karnataka, Maharashtra and neighboring districts like Medak, Karimnagar and Hyderabad. Boating facility has been introduced.
Mandals:
There are 36 mandals in Nizāmābād district.
| Mandal Code | Mandal Name | Mandal Code | Mandal Name | Mandal Code | Mandal Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ranjal | 13 | Yeda palle | 25 | Sadasivanagar |
| 2 | Navipet | 14 | Bodhan | 26 | Gandhari |
| 3 | Nandipet | 15 | Kotgiri | 27 | Banswada |
| 4 | Armur | 16 | Madnur | 28 | Pitlam |
| 5 | Balkonda | 17 | Jukkal | 29 | Nizamsagar |
| 6 | Mortad | 18 | Bichkunda | 30 | Yellareddy |
| 7 | Kammar palle | 19 | Birkoor | 31 | Naga Reddipet |
| 8 | Bheemgal | 20 | Varni | 32 | Lingampet |
| 9 | Velapur | 21 | Dichpalle | 33 | Tadwai |
| 10 | Jakranpalle | 22 | Dhar palle | 34 | Kamareddy |
| 11 | Makloor | 23 | Sirkonda | 35 | Bhiknur |
| 12 | Nizamabad | 24 | Machareddy | 36 | Domakonda |
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