Nanded-Waghala

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'''Nanded-Waghala''' is a city and a [[municipal corporation]] in [[Nanded district]] in the [[India]]n state of [[Maharashtra]]. It is situated on the south bank of the river [[Godavari River|Godavari]], just south of [[Nanded]]. It is [[Marathwada]]'s second most important city, next only to [[Aurangabad]].{{according to whom|date=August 2021}} Founded in 1997, it includes the Waghala Municipal Council and the villages of Vasarni, Kautha, Asarjan, Fatehjangpur, and Asadwan.{{cn|date=August 2021}}

==Demographics==
{{As of|2001}} India [[census]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archivedate=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|accessdate=2008-11-01|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref> Nanded-Waghala had a population of 430,598. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Nanded-Waghala has an average literacy rate of 70%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 76%, and female literacy is 63%. In Nanded-Waghala, 15% of the population is under 6 years of age.

==Economy==
Nanded-Waghala is one of the major [[cotton]] growing areas in [[India]] and is connected to all parts of [[North India]] and [[South India]] by train.{{cn|date=August 2021}}

==Education==
Swami Ramanand Teerth University offers [[education]] and [[research]] in various fields of Technology.<ref>http://www.srtmun.org</ref> Similarly SGGS College of Engineering & Technology, provides training in [[engineering]] and [[technology]].<ref>http://www.sggsnanded.org</ref> MGM's College of Engineering, Nanded is another engineering institute offers batchelor and master's degrees in several branches of engineering.<ref>http://www.mgmcen.org</ref>

==Places of interest==
The [[Hazur Sahib]] Gurudwara is located in Nanded.<ref>[http://www.takhatsrihazursahib.org Sikh Temple Gurudwara Nanded.]</ref>

==References==
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== External links ==
*[http://pune.mah.nic.in/nanded/default1.htm Official Portal]

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