Nirmal
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Nirmal is a town, mandal headquarters and a municipality
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...

 in Adilabad district
Adilabad district
Adilabad District is a district in Andhra Pradesh, India. The district headquarters is at Adilabad town. A famous Temple of the Goddess Saraswathi, the Hindu Goddess of Education, is located here in the town of Basara.-Origin of name:...

 in the India
India
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n state
States and territories of India
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 of Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh , is one of the 28 states of India, situated on the southeastern coast of India. It is India's fourth largest state by area and fifth largest by population. Its capital and largest city by population is Hyderabad.The total GDP of Andhra Pradesh is $100 billion and is ranked third...

.It is the political headquarters of the district having a history of 400years.The name "NIRMAL" has been derived from one of its famous rulers NIMMA NAIDU way back in 17th century.He was a great patriot of arts, thus encouraged the art of toy making out of Teak which is one of the flourished of arts of his time bringing significance to the town.Today toy making is a small scale industry in the Town.

Geography

Nirmal is located at 19.5°N 78.20°E. It has an average elevation of 340 metres (1100 feet). Nirmal is surrounded by 14 lakes which makes the place special.

Demographics

India census
Census
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...

, Nirmal had a population of 75,254.[present population is around 1,10,000]. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Nirmal has an average literacy rate of 65%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 74%, and female literacy is 56%. In Nirmal, 14% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Culture

Nirmal Painting and wooden toys are famous all over the world. From the rustic ethos to the royal environment, from flora to fauna, an explicit array of expressions is portrayed in myriad colours and forms on Nirmal products. This art form named after its place of origin, Nirmal in Adilabad district of Andhra Pradesh.

Assembly constituency

Nirmal is an assembly constituency in Andhra Pradesh. There were 165,322 registered voters in Nirmal constituency in 2009 elections.

List of Elected Members:
  • 1978 - P. Ganga Reddy
  • 1983 - Aindla Bheema Reddy
  • 1985, 1989 and 1994 - Samundrala Venugopala Chary
  • 1996- Nalla Indrakaran Reddy
  • 1999 & 2004 - Allola Indrakaran Reddy
  • 2009 - Aleti Maheswara Reddy
  • From 2014 we want to see some new face with an intention of social service

Features

Nirmal is the political head quarters of Adilabad district.
Nirmal has a great cultural history,Nirmal is the main town in Adilabad district.
Nirmal is connected by road to Kalyan in Maharashtra
Maharashtra
Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...

 by National Highway 222 (India)
National Highway 222 (India)
National Highway 222 is an Indian National Highway running within the states of Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh connecting the city of Kalyan near Mumbai in Maharashtra to Nirmal near Adilabad in Andhra Pradesh....

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The place can be reached by travelling 210 km in northern direction or 6 hours from Hyderabad, Hyderabad by travelling in the APSRTC buses or 3.0 to 3.5 Hours by car on the National Highway No. 7. The highway has 4 lanes by which the journey has been made easier. Town located on north-south express way.

Tourist places

The town is surrounded by many renowned tourist spots of historical significane and natural beauty as well.The must see places are Kadhali papaharishwaram,SRSP project,Basara saraswati temple,shyam garh.

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Ex-Minicipal chair person is Mr. Gandrath Eshwar.
Latest Ex. municipal chair person is Ms.Appala Anuradha Mahesh.
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