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| Population (2001 census): |
2,868,158 |
Literacy rate (2001): |
68.32% |
| Below poverty line: |
37% |
Infant
mortality rate (IMR): |
10 |
| Air: |
Aurangabad is the nearest airport
(260 kms). Aurangabad airport is linked to
Mumbai. Pune is another airport located close
by. |
| Rail: |
Connected by rail
(broad gauge and metre gauge line), with a
station at Nanded. Osmanabad is 216 kms away,
Pune 458 kms and Mumbai 595 kms away. |
| Road: |
All 16 tehsils
(subdistricts) and major towns are linked by
road from the district headquarters at
Nanded. | | |
| Geographical location: |
Between 18°15’ to 19°55’ North
latitude and 77° to 78°25’ East
longitudes |
| Area: |
10,332 sq km (3.41 % of the
state) |
| Adjoining
districts: |
North: Yavatmal district;
southeast: Latur district; northwest: Parbhani
district; east and southeast: Adilabad and
Nizamabad districts of Andhra Pradesh; south:
Bidar district of Karnataka |
| Major
urban centres: |
Nanded, Mudkhed, Waghala, Loha,
Kandhar, Mukhed, Deglur, Biloli, Kondalwadi,
Dharmabad, Umri, Hadgaon, Kinwat |
| Major
crops: |
Sugarcane, banana,
cotton |
| Major
rivers: |
Godavari, Manjra,
Penganga |
| Total no.
of sub-districts: |
16 | | |
| Population: |
2,868,158 |
| Density of
population (persons/sq km): |
272 |
| Men: |
1,476,301 |
| Women: |
1,391,857 |
| Total
rural population: |
2,179,301 |
| Total
urban population: |
688,857 |
| % of
Scheduled castes: |
18.15 % |
| % of
Scheduled tribes: |
11.84 % |
| Sex-ratio
(females/1000 males): |
943 | | |
| Below poverty line: |
37% |
| Infant
mortality rate (IMR): |
10 |
| Maternal
mortality rate: |
1.0 |
| Birth
rate: |
11.2 |
| Death
rate: |
2.7 | | |
| Max temp in °C: |
41°C |
| Min temp
in °C: |
11°C |
| Average
rainfall in mm: |
1022
mm | | |
| Industries: |
Woodcutting, ginning and
pressing, oil mills, sugar industries |
| Industrial
centres: |
Nanded, Deglur, Umari, Dharmabad,
Naygaon Bazare |
| Main
markets: |
Nanded, Mudkhed, Waghala, Loha,
Kandhar, Mukhed, Deglur, Biloli,
Kondalwadi |
| Main
banking centres: |
Dharmabad, Naygaon Bazar, Mukhed,
Deglur, Biloli,
Kondalwadi | | |
| Flood: |
History of frequent floods due to
heavy rainfall and release of water from
irrigation projects |
| Earthquake: |
Yes |
| Cyclone: |
Likelihood of cyclones because of
proximity to Andhra Pradesh |
| Drought: |
Yes |
| Relief
machinery: |
Earth-moving equipment: 29 (SE
Mech Circle); drilling rigs: 1 (GSDA, Nanded);
mobile cranes: 1 (SE Mech Circle); wireless
sets:
148 | | |
| Hospitals: |
2 government hospitals |
| Health
facilities: |
There are only 4 PHCs in the
district with no dispensary and referral
hospitals. |
| Blood
banks: |
1 (government), 1
(private) | | |
| Language: |
Marathi, and occasionally
Hindi. | | |
| Food: |
Rotis made of millets are the
staple food of the people. Rice is sometimes
eaten. | | |
| Post and telegraph services: |
466 post offices, 34 telegraph
offices |
| State
highways passing through the district and road
services: |
1271 kms of state highway; State
Transport (bus) depots: 9 |
| Important
railway stations and railway services: |
208 kms of railway line; 4
stations with mail/express halts: Nanded,
Mudkhed on broad gauge, Umri, Dharmabad on metre
gauge.
Important stations are at Nanded,
Mugat, Murkhed, Bhokar,Eaglepur Dhanura,
Kinwat | | |
| |
Sai Sevabhavi Trust
Nanded Gramodaya, At
Suknoor
Post Barahali, Mukhed
Mahesh Rural & Urban Development
Trust
Nanded Mahesh Rural & Urban
Development Trust
Nanded
Social Democrats Organisation
of
Multipurpose Research & Training
Development
Nanded
Chetna Jun Vikas Mandal
Hira Nagar,
Barahali
Mukhed
| | |
| Fairs and festivals: |
Pausha Pournima ( January) every
year, Mahashivratri, during the month of
February |
| Religious places: |
Nanded, Malegaon, Mahur,
Unkeshwar, Gortha |
| History: |
NA | | |
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