Nizamabad, Uttar Pradesh

For other places with the same name, see Nizamabad (disambiguation).

Nizamabad, Uttar Pradesh
City
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Coordinates: 26.05°N 83.06°E / 26.05; 83.06
Country	India
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Azamgarh
Government
• MLA	Alamabadi[1]
Elevation	72 m (236 ft)
Population  (2001)
• Total	12,096
Language
• Official	Hindi[2]
• Additional official	Urdu[2]
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	UP
Website	up.gov.in

Nizamabad is a town and a nagar panchayat in Azamgarh district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. The city is well known for its black clay pottery.[3]

Geography

Nizamabad is located at 26.05°N 83.06°E / 26.05; 83.06.[4] It has an average elevation of 72 metres (236 ft).

Demographics

As of the 2001 Census of India^[update],[5] Nizamabad had a population of 12,096. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Nizamabad has an average literacy rate of 60%: male literacy is 68%, and female literacy is 51%. In Nizamabad, 20% of the population is under six years of age. Nizamabad has one of the prominent gurdwaras of India where Guru Nanak visited and left his sandal, and hence the gurdwara is called Gurdwara Guru Nanak Charan Paduka. The town is on the Ballia–Shahganj broad gauge railway.

Religions in Nizamabad
Religion			Percent
Hindus			33%
Muslims			66%
Jains			0.5%
Others†			0.5%
Distribution of religions †Includes Sikhs (0.2%), Buddhists (<0.2%).

Economy

The black clay pottery of Nizamabad is a unique type of clay pottery known for its dark shiny body with engraved silver patterns. It was registered for a Geographical Indication tag in December 2015.[6]

References

1. "Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly (UPLA): Member info". www.upvidhansabhaproceedings.gov.in. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
2. "52nd Report of the Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities in India" (PDF). nclm.nic.in. Ministry of Minority Affairs. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
3. Singh, Binay (11 April 2015). "Azamgarh black clay pottery in race to get GI tag". The Times of India. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
4. Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Nizamabad
5. "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
6. Raj, Manish (2 December 2015). "Now GI tag for black clay pottery of Nizamabad". The Times of India. Retrieved 25 January 2016.