Armoor

Armoor నవనాథపురము Navanathapuram
Town
Armoor Location in Telangana, India
Coordinates: 18°47′24″N 78°17′24″E / 18.790°N 78.290°E / 18.790; 78.290Coordinates: 18°47′24″N 78°17′24″E / 18.790°N 78.290°E / 18.790; 78.290
Country	India
State	Telangana
District	Nizamabad
Government
• Member of Parliament	K. Kavitha
• Member of the Legislative Assembly	Asannagari Jeevan Reddy
Area
• Total	50 km2 (20 sq mi)
Elevation	372 m (1,220 ft)
Languages
• Official	Telugu
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN	503224
Telephone code	91-8463
Vehicle registration	TS 16
Literacy	75%
Lok Sabha constituency	Nizamabad
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Armoor
Avg. annual temperature	32 °C (90 °F)
Avg. summer temperature	40 °C (104 °F)
Avg. winter temperature	20 °C (68 °F)
Navanaath SiddheshwaraSwamy Temple

Armoor or Armur is a town and a Mandal in Nizamabad district in the state of Telangana in India.^[1] It was recently upgraded to a municipality. Armoor is situated on NH 7 in (Hyderabad-Nagpur) Section on {North-south Highway Corridor} and NH 16 (Nizamabad-Jagdalpur).It is one of the major towns in Nizamabad district. It is known for its agriculture. Turmeric is grown on a large scale and commercial seeds like Sorghum and Pearl Millet are grown.

Demographics

Total Population in 2011 census ia approximately 63,000 a growth of nearly 50 percent from 2001 census which is 40,836^[2]

Geography

• Coordinates- 18°48′N 78°17′E Coordinates: 18°48′N 78°17′E

Language

Major languages spoken in this area are Telugu, Hindi, Patkari, Urdu and English. Telugu is the native language for most residents. Patkari (Khatri) is a dialect spoken by a major section of people.

Transportation

Road

Armoor is well connected by National Highway roads NH-44(7) and NH-16.

Rail

Nizamabad Railway station is the nearest railway station, 25 km from Armoor. Another rail track from Jagtiyal will connect Armoor latest by 2016.^[3]

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