Nirmal district was carved out of the erstwhile Adilabad district and borders Maharashtra, Komuram Bheem Asifabad, Adilabad, Mancherial, Jagtial and Nizamabad.[1]
It covers 3,845 sq km in 19 mandals under two revenue divisions, Nirmal and Bhainsa, and takes its name from King Nimma Rayudu.[1],[2]
The district says its wooden Nirmal toys have earned national and international recognition.[2]
The Sri Gnana Saraswathi temple at Basar, on the Godavari, is known for Akshara Sweekaram, the ceremony that starts a child's learning; IIIT Basara is also in the district.[2],[3]
The Godavari forms the southern border. Paddy, cotton and pulses are the main crops, watered by small and medium projects and the chain tanks around Nirmal town.[1]
NH 44 crosses the district, with RTC bus depots at Nirmal and Bhainsa; the Kadem project and the Sadarmatt barrage are among its works.[1],[3]
IBEF lists tourism and textiles among Telangana's key industries.[4]