| Nizamabad, Uttar Pradesh | |
| Settlement Type: | City |
| Pushpin Map: | India Uttar Pradesh#India3 |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Coordinates: | 26.05°N 83.06°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Uttar Pradesh |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Azamgarh |
| Leader Title: | MLA |
| Leader Name: | Alamabadi[1] |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Elevation M: | 72 |
| Population Total: | 12096 |
| Population As Of: | 2001 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Language |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Hindi[2] |
| Demographics1 Title2: | Additional official |
| Demographics1 Info2: | Urdu |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Nizamabad is a town and a nagar panchayat in Azamgarh district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. The city is well known for its black clay pottery.[3]
Nizamabad is located at .[4] It has an average elevation of 72m (236feet).
,[5] Nizamabad had a population of 12,096. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Nizamabad has an average literacy rate of 60%: male literacy is 68%, and female literacy is 51%. In Nizamabad, 20% of the population is under six years of age. Nizamabad has one of the prominent gurdwaras of India where Guru Nanak visited and left his sandal, and hence the gurdwara is called Gurdwara Guru Nanak Charan Paduka. The town is on the Ballia–Shahganj broad gauge railway.
The black clay pottery of Nizamabad is a unique type of clay pottery known for its dark shiny body with engraved silver patterns. It was registered for a Geographical Indication tag in December 2015.[6]