Naldurg

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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Naldurg
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| settlement_type = town
| image_skyline = HulmukhDarwaza1.jpg
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| image_caption = Hulmukh Darwaza, Naldurg fort
| pushpin_map = India Maharashtra
| pushpin_label_position = right
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Maharashtra, India
| coordinates = {{coord|17.82|N|76.3|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Maharashtra]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Osmanabad district|Osmanabad]]
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| unit_pref = Metric
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| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 566
| population_total = 18341<ref name=census2011>{{cite web|title=Naldurg City Population|url=http://www.census2011.co.in/data/town/802850-naldurg-maharashtra.html|website=census 2011|accessdate=19 July 2015}}</ref>
| population_as_of = 2011
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| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Marathi language|Marathi]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
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| blank1_name_sec1 = [[Human sex ratio|Sex ratio]]
| blank1_info_sec1 = 52%/48% [[male|♂]]/[[female|♀]]
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'''Naldurg''' is a town and a [[municipal council]] in [[Osmanabad district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Maharashtra]].

==Geography==
Naldurg is located at {{Coord|17.82|N|76.3|E|}}, 438 km from [[Mumbai]].50 km from Solapur city<ref>[http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/16/Naldurg.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc – Naldurg]</ref> It has an area of 7550 km² and average elevation of 566 metres (1856 feet). The temperature ranges from 10.1 °C to 43.1 °C, and the average yearly rainfall is 760mm.

==Population==
{{As of|2011}} 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> Naldurg had a population of 18,341. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Naldurg has an average literacy rate of 84.10%, higher than the state average of 82.34%. Male literacy is 90%, and female literacy is 78%. In Naldurg, 15% of the population is under 6 years of age.<ref name=census2011/> Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 11.61% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.95% of total population in Naldurg.<ref name=census2011/>

==See also==
* [[Naldurg Fort]]

==References==
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[[Category:Cities and towns in Osmanabad district]]

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