Nizamabad, Nizamabad District, Andhra Pradesh

Formerly known as Indur or Indrapuri, Nizamabad is located in the Telangana Region of Andhra Pradesh. A city of 365,000 people was ruled by Rashtrakutas in the 8th century. The city was named after the King "Indra Vallabha Panthya Varsha Indra Som". A railway line was constructed between Secundrabad and Manmad in 1905. The railway station was named after the Nizam and was called Nizamabad. The city also came to be known as Nizamabad for "Nizam-ul-Mulk".