Nirmal

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?Nirmal Andhra Pradesh • India
Nirmal
Coordinates: 19°06′N 78°21′E / 19.1, 78.35
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Area • Elevation	• 340 m (1,115 ft)
District(s)	Adilabad
Population	74,017 (2001)

Coordinates: 19°06′N 78°21′E / 19.1, 78.35 Nirmal is a city, mandal headquarters and a municipality in Adilabad district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 Culture
4 Assembly Constituency
5 Features
6 External Links
7 References

[edit] Geography

Nirmal is located at 19.1° N 78.35° E.^[1] It has an average elevation of 340 metres (1115 feet).

[edit] Demographics

As of 2001 India census,^[2] Nirmal had a population of 75,017. 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.

[edit] 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.

The town of nirmal is surrounded by 8 lakes around it.These lakes protected the king nimmala raju.

[edit] Assembly Constituency

Nirmal is an assembly constituency in Andhra Pradesh. There are 1,65,322 registered voters in Nirmal constituency in 1999 elections.

List of Elected Members:^[3]

1978 - P. Ganga Reddy
1983 - Aindla Bheema Reddy
1985, 1989 and 1994 - Samundrala Venugopala Chary
1996- Nalla Indrakaran Reddy
1999 & 2004 - Allola Indrakaran Reddy

[edit] Features

Nirmal is connected by road to Kalyan in Maharashtra by National Highway 222 (India). The place can be reached from Hyderabad by travelling in the A.P.S.R.T.C buses on the National Highway No. 7.