Nizamabad: History

The old name of Nizamabad was Indur and Indrapuri. In the 8th century Nizamabad was ruled by Rashtrakutas and “Indra Vallabha Panthya Varsha Indra Som” was the king. The city was named after him. There is a railway line which connects Hyderabad and Mumbai. In the year 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 Nizamabad. In the year 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 Nizamabad.

Nizamabad is in the north of Andhra Pradesh. It has different towns like Bodhan ,which has Nizam Sugar Factory. In early years it was the biggest in the Asia continent. Bodhan is a town with a mixture of people from many cultural and religious backgrounds. There is a largely visible community of Muslims as well as Christians and other religious communities. Once it was the capital of Nizamabad at the time of Rashtrakutas. The National Highway No. 7 which goes from Kanyakumari in the south to Varanasi in North India runs through this Town. Also the new North South Corridor of NHDP runs through from here.Another National Highway No. 16 starts from Nizamabad and passes through Karimnagar to Jagadalpur in Chathisgarh state.Recently Telangana University was established at Nizamabad, which serves three district of Adilabad, Medak and Nizamabad.