Nirmal
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Nirmal | |
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  Nirmal Location in Telangana, India  Nirmal Nirmal (India) | |
| Coordinates: 19°06′N 78°21′E / 19.1°N 78.35°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Telangana |
| District | Nirmal |
| Founded by | Nimmanayudu |
| Named for | Nimmanayudu |
| Government | |
| • MLA | Alleti Maheshwar Reddy |
| • SP | G. Janaki Sharmila, IPS [1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 32.06 km2 (12.38 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 350 m (1,150 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 88,433 |
| • Density | 2,800/km2 (7,100/sq mi) |
| Language | |
| • Official | Telugu, urdu |
| Time zone | UTC 5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 504106 |
| Telephone code | 08734 |
| Vehicle registration | TS-18 |
| Sex ratio | 50:50 ♂/♀ |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Adilabad |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Nirmal |
Nirmal is a city and the district headquarters of Nirmal district in the Indian state of Telangana. It is famed for its toys made out of wood.
The district headquarters is located in the city of Nirmal. It borders the Telangana districts of Adilabad, Nizamabad, Mancherial, Asifabad, Jagtial districts as well as Nanded district of the state Maharashtra.
Near by Towns Bhainsa, [Khanapur]
Geography
[edit]Nirmal is located at 19°06′N 78°21′E / 19.10°N 78.35°E.[5] It has an average elevation of 340 metres (1100 feet) on the foot hills of Nirmal range, which is located in the Deccan plateau.Nirmal has chain tanks built around it.
Demographics
[edit]In the 2011 Indian census,[6] the total population of Nirmal was 88,433. There are 44,053 males (49.82%) and 44,380 females (50.18%). 10,303 children are below 6 years of age. There 5,315 males and 4,988 females. . As per the house hold survey conducted by Telangana government in August 2014, the population of Nirmal is 116,800.
Major languages are Telugu, Urdu and English. Telugu has been the official language since 1956.
Government and politics
[edit]Civic administration
[edit]It is one of the oldest municipalities in Telangana. Nirmal Municipality was constituted in 1952 and is classified as a second grade municipality with 36 election wards. The jurisdiction of the civic body is spread over an area of 32.06 km2 (12.38 sq mi).[2] On June 28, 2019 Telangana Government has increased No. of Election Wards to 42 with the merging of surrounding two gram panchayats namely Manjulapur and Venkatapur in Nirmal Municipality.
Politics
[edit]Nirmal Assembly constituency is a constituency of Telangana Legislative Assembly, India.It comes under Adilabad (Lok Sabha constituency) along with six other Assembly constituencies. The first elections of nirmal constituency were held in 1957 with India's first national general election.
References
[edit]- ^ https://www.deccanchronicle.com/amp/nation/in-other-news/040124/state-govt-transfers-23-ips-officers.html [bare URL]
- ^ a b "Urban Local Body Information" (PDF). Directorate of City and Country Planning. Government of Telangana. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 June 2016. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
- ^ "District Census Handbook – Adilabad" (PDF). Census of India. The Registrar General & Census Commissioner. pp. 13, 44. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
- ^ "Census 2011". The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
- ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc – Nirmal
- ^ "Census of India: Search Details". Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 18 March 2015.