Armoor or Armur is a town and a Mandal

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 in Nizamabad district

Nizamabad district

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 in the state of Andhra Pradesh

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 in India

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. It was recently upgraded to a municipality

Municipality

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. Armoor is situated on NH 7

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in(Hyderabad-Nagpur) Section on{North-south Highway Coridor} and NH 16

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 (Nizamabad-Jagdalpur).

It is also known as Navanathapuram. It is one of the major towns in Nizamabad district

Nizamabad district

Nizamabad District is located in the north-western region in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India. It is also known as Induru. Nizamabad is the current and official name of the district....

. It is known for its agriculture. The village Padgal in Velpoor is recognised as the first village in India to gain 100% literacy.
Village Macherla in Armoor is also known for its education and farming. Village Ankapoor in Armoor mandal is recognised as a model village by the government

Government Authorities

• Mandal Revenue Office (MRO, headed by Mandal Revenue Officer (MRO)
• Mandal Parishad Development Office (MPDO, headed by Mandal Parishad Development Officer (MPDO)
• Police Station, headed by Deputy Superindent of Police (DSP)
• Civil Court, headed by Civil Judge.
• Municipal Office, headed by a Chairperson.

Geography

• Coordinates- 18°48′N 78°17′E Coordinates: 18°48′N 78°17′E
• Country- India
• State- Andhra Pradesh
• District- Nizamabad
• Population- 100,000 appro (2011)
• Time zone- IST (UTC+05:30)
• Elevation- 372 metres (1,220 ft)
• STD Code- 08463
• PIN Code- 503224

There are 21 Gram Panchayat villages in Armoor Mandal or Taluk-
Aloor, Amdapoor, Ankapoor, Armoor, Chepoor, Degaon, Fathepoor, Gaggupally, Govindpet, Issapally, Khanapoor, Komanpally, Macharla, Maggidi, Mamidipally, Manthani, Mirdapally, Perkit, Pipri, Rampoor, Surbiryal.

Politics

Eleti Annapurnamma-Present MLA.(2009-14)
Kanchetti Gangadhar- Present Municipal Chairperson.(20011-14)

Language

Major languages spoken in this area are Telugu, Marathi, Hindi and English. Telugu is the native language for most residents.

Entertainment and Movies

There are three theatres

• Sri Venkateshwara Delux
• Brindavan
• Raja Ramesh

Eminent People of Armoor

• Raja Gaddam Venkata Bhooma Reddy-Erstwhile King of Armoor. Raja Gaddam Venkata Bhooma Reddy and Rani Yamuna Bhai were the landlords of Armoor. In 1940 they shifted their residence to a eight acre Palace in Ankapoor village.
• Argul Gaddam Rajaram-former finance minister. Rajaram was a great leader and visionary and was elected to Assembly five times. He held key portfolios in P.V. Narasimha Rao, J. Vengal Rao, T. Anjaiah and M. Chenna Reddy Cabinets.
• Shri Govardhana Narasimha Chary: A teacher and a Spiritual Guru. He was well known for his discipline, punctuality, excellent teaching, firmness and control over the subject and students. He was also regarded as spiritual guru, performed many poojas, rituals and dharmika pravachan. He played a major role in renovating the Maruti Temple (active memeber of Maruti Bhajana Mandali) at Janda Galli in Armoor.
• Chitla Parthasaradhi, Indian Administrative Service (IAS).
• Shanigaram Santhosh Reddy -Former MLA and Former Transport Minister.
• Baji Reddy Govardhan-Former MLA (INC)
• Late Eleti Mahipal Reddy-Former MLA and Former Forest Minister.
• Eleti Annapurnamma-Present MLA.
• Gaddam Amruthalatha -Chairperson-Vijay Group of Educational Institutions.
• Peddolla Ganga Reddy-BJP District President.
• Gaddam/Aloor Ganga Reddy- TRS District Convener

Places to visit

• Rock formations or Black Rock Mounatain - Located on the NH 16
  National Highway 16 (India)
  National Highway 16 or NH 16 a National Highway in India, total length that connects Nizamabad in Andhra Pradesh and Jagdalpur in Chhattisgarh...
  
  highway, is a natural stopover for all traffic. The hillock of boulders is the result of natural weathering over millions of years. On top of hillock is the Navanatha Siddeswara temple. The local people believe that Navanathas or Siddhas, venerable sages, still live in the natural caves and caverns of these hillocks.
• The water spot nearby draws visitors in large numbers, for it is believed that the water has curative powers, healing chronic diseases and disabilities.
• Janda Veedhi - Located in the Armoor town, every year people of this town and nearby village celebrate the 'Sri Balaji Janda Navaratrulu'.
• Ankapur-A Model village in India.
• Govindpet- Sri Krishna Temple.
• Sri Ram Sagar Project Dam or Pochampad Dam
• RTC Colony Near M.J.Hospital Kukalagutta Temple.

Shopping

Armoor is a shopping destination for the hundreds of villages near by. Daily thousands of people come to this town for their shopping needs. There will be an agricultural market called 'angadi' every Wednesday in old armoor town.

Road

Armoor is well connected by National Highway roads NH-44(7) and NH-16.At present a bypass road construction is going on for NH-7 under the national highways programme.

Rail

Nizamabad Railway station is the nearest railway station, 25km from Armoor. In coming days, another rail track from Nizamabad will connect Karimnagar as well as Armoor, and railway track Armoor to Adilabad is also under survey.

Air

Shamshabad Airport located at the A.P. State Capital Hyderabad (175KM) is the nearest airport.
The current state government has made a proposal to come up with 5 new domestic airports in A.P., among which one would be set up in Nizamabad District near Armoor.

Tourism

Navanatha Temple-Navanatha Black Rock Mountain. The local people believe that Navanathas or Siddhas, venerable sages, still live in the natural caves and caverns of these hillocks. The water spot nearby area has been drawing people in large numbers for it is believed that the water has curative powers,healing chronic diseases and disabilities. Nature reveals its artistic expression with this unique rock formations.

Ankapur- A Model village in India, is located in Armoor Mandal. Ankapur(Ankapoor) Village has been recognized as a Model Village by many agencies including International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), Manila, Philippines, for outstanding achievements in the field of agriculture development. Besides cultivating commercial crops and vegetables on a large scale, the local farming communities have been raising various crops for seeds in preference to cereals and traditional crops of food grains. The Peasant Association of the village coordinates, organizes and controls various agricultural development programmes. The village also boasts of modern amenities for the inhabitants and is also taking up its marketing activities itself.

Food

• Hotel serve spicy Telangana menu
• The village Ankapoor is famous for its chicken cuisine called ankapoor chicken. This chicken curry is famous all over the telangana region.It is also supposed to have medicinal properties.

Banks

• State Bank of India (SBI)
• State Bank of Hyderabad (SBH)
• Andhra Bank
• Syndicate Bank
• Indian Overseas Bank(IOB)
• ICICI
• HDFC

Recent developments

Armoor is a fastly growing town in the district of Nizamabad.It is upgoing in the industrial and construction business.
Ministry of Commerce, Government of India proposed an Exclusive Turmeric Export Zone in Armoor.