Nizamabad District is located in the north-western region in the Indian state of Telangana. The city of Nizamabad is the district headquarters.Nizam stands for Nizam, the governor (of the empire) of Hyderabad State and Abad means 'Long Live'. Nizamabad was founded in the year 1905[3] when Nizam's Dominion were recognized, where up to it was known as Indur which was supposed to have originated from the name of the King Indradatta who seems to have flourished it during the 5th century A.D.[4][5] Later during the 18th century the Nizams ruled over the Deccan region and the district got its name from him.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.The geographical area of the district is 4,153 square kilometres (1,603 sq mi) and it is located at 1841N 786E.[6] Nizamabad is bounded on the North by Nirmal district, on the East by Jagtial and Karimnagar 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.As of 2011 Census of India, the district has a population of 1,534,428.[1] In 2006 the Indian government named Nizmbd one of the country's 250 most backward districts (out of a total of 640).[7] It is one of the ten districts of Telangana currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).
