[7] After India gained independence in 1947, the Indian Armed Forces integrated Hyderabad and ended the rule of the Nizam in Operation Polo.

[11] The city is bounded on the North by Nirmal, on the East by Jagtial and Karimnagar, on the South lies Kamareddy, and on the West it shares its boundaries with Nanded of Maharashtra state.

[16] As the city is situated at a considerable distance from the coast, the climate is tropical savanna with most rainfall from June to October.

[22] NUDA with a geographical area of 169.37 square kilometres (65.39 sq mi)[23][22] spreading across North, South and Rural mandals of the city sees over the infrastructure development and planning for the 633,933[24][25] residents under its jurisdiction.

The jurisdiction of the civic body is spread over an urbanized but dense area of 42.9 km2 (16.6 sq mi) and has 60 municipal wards.

[26] For providing facilities to the people the Government of Telangana started MeeSeva[27] (At your service) centres all around the city and the state.

The city is under strict vigilance by the commissionerate as there are 72 CCTV cameras installed at various traffic junctions[32] and the infrastructure includes Interceptor Vehicles, Online Presence and a large fleet of Mahindra Bolero SUVs.

Being the third largest city in the state, Nizamabad is known for its medical care in northern Telangana region.

[35] The 460 km (290 mi) long National Highway 63, originates at Nizamabad and connects Jagadalpur of Chhattisgarh.

[38] The Telangana State Road Transport Corporation operates buses to various destinations from Nizamabad bus station of the city.

The city houses 5 Helipads located each at Nagaram Stadium, Parade Grounds, Dichpally and two at GG College.

The economy of the city is largely based on industries and private businesses[47] which are both under government and public sector.

After the bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, with an initiative to develop the backward districts the state government has set up industrial parks in rural areas such as Sarangpur and Nehru Nagar.

[52] Real estate in Nizamabad is booming since a decade[53] with large number of high rise apartments and commercial complexes.

The city has a diverse culture with major proportion of city population being Hindus and Muslims and this mixing of religions has also resulted in many festivals being celebrated in Nizamabad such as Ganesh Chaturthi and Diwali of Hindu tradition and Eid ul-Fitr, Mawlid and Eid al-Adha by Muslims.

Telugu and Urdu are major languages spoken by the city people, however English is also widely used for communication purpose.

South Indian cuisine which include Dosa, Vada, Puri and Idly are common breakfast items.

The Museum houses various artifacts and antiquities representing the evolution of human civilization from Paleolithic to Vijayanagara Empire(i.e. 16th.

[needs update] Ashok Sagar is a lake, park and tourist attraction situated in Jankampet area, 07 km from centre of the city.

The festival of Ratha sapthami is an annual event celebrated on a grand scale with a lot of pomp in this temple.

[61] Badapahad dargah is one of the oldest Muslim pilgrim centres, built in the memory of Hazrat Syed Hussaini, on top of a hillock located at a distance of 38 km from the city.