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{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=April 2017}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Narkhed
| other_name =
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| settlement_type = City
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Maharashtra, India
| coordinates = {{coord|21|26|18|N|78|34|06|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 = [[Nagpur district|Nagpur]]
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| government_type = [[Municipal Council]]
| governing_body = Narkhed Municipal Council
| unit_pref = Metric
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| area_total_km2 = 3.96
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 398
| population_total = 21227
| population_as_of = 2011
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| population_density_km2 = auto
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| demographics_type1 = [[Language]]
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Marathi language|Marathi]]<ref name="langoff">{{cite web|title=52nd Report of the Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities in India|url=http://nclm.nic.in/shared/linkimages/NCLM52ndReport.pdf|website=nclm.nic.in|publisher=[[Ministry of Minority Affairs]]|accessdate=26 August 2019|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170525141614/http://nclm.nic.in/shared/linkimages/NCLM52ndReport.pdf|archivedate=25 May 2017}}</ref>
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| area_code_type = [[STD Code]]
| area_code = 07105
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 441304
| registration_plate = MH-40
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'''Narkhed''' is a town and a [[municipal council]] in [[Nagpur district]] in the Indian state of [[Maharashtra]]. It is about 87 km north-west of [[Nagpur]]. It is the administrative headquarters of [[Narkhed taluka]], one of the 14 talukas of this district. It is located in the "orange belt" and is a major center for [[Orange (fruit)|orange]]-trading.

==Demographics==
As of the 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=16 June 2004|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|accessdate=1 November 2008|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref> Narkhed had a population of 21,536. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Narkhed has an average literacy rate of 72%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 77%, and female literacy is 67%. In Narkhed, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.
[[File:Nagpur.png|right|thumb|200px|Map of Nagpur district with major towns(including Narkhed) and rivers.]]

==Culture==
Festivals include [[Holi]], [[Diwali]], [[Navratri|Dasara]], [[Pola (festival)|Pola]]. Melas take place on Holi, Dasara and Pola. [[Ganesh Utsav]] and [[Navratras]] [[Mela]] are famous in nearby [[Eid-ul-Fitr|Eid]], [[Christmas]] and [[New Year]] are celebrated.

==Climate==
The climate is hot and humid. About 100–120 cm rainfall occur each year. In winter the average minimum temperature is about 9-15 °C. In summer the average maximum temperature is about 38-45 °C.

==Administration==
The governing body for Narkhed city is the [[Municipal council]].<ref>[http://narkhedelection.org/prabhag_rachana_details.asp?1848 narkhedelection.org]</ref> The 17 wards each elect a corporator. A separate election takes place for Mayor. Shri Abhijeet Ramesh Gupta is the Mayor. His grandfather, the late Shri Balmukundji Gupta, was the founding Mayor of the Narkhed Municipal Council, and his father, the late Shri Ramesh Balmukundji Gupta, was Mayor for 22 years.

Mayors and councillors are responsible developmental work in their wards. Different committees supervise different works.

Narkhed is the taluka headquarters and [[Panchayat Samiti]]. 138 villages come under [[Narkhed taluka]] with 70 [[Gram Panchayat]]s.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://nagpur.nic.in/zpnagpur/English/NarkhedTahsil.htm|title=nagpur.nic.in}}</ref> Narkhed is under [[Katol (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Katol]] [[Vidhan Sabha]] seat and [[Ramtek Lok Sabha constituency]].

==Court==
There is Judicial Magistrate First Class (JMFC) Court at Narkhed having around 20 lawyers. Adv. Sadhana S. Badiye is the first women to join the Narkhed court as a lawyer in the year 1990.

==Economy==
The economy of Narkhed depends primarily on agriculture. Commercial activities increase during orange season.

===Agriculture===
Narkhed is a major producer of oranges. Cash crops other than orange include [[cotton]], [[soybean]]s, wheat, ''jower'' and rice. Tul, Moong and Harbara cultivate in the [[taluka]]. Because of the demand for vegetables in [[Nagpur]], market farmers grow vegetables throughout the year. Rabi and [[kharif]] have taken in Narkhed.

==Irrigation==
Agriculture mostly depends on rainfall. Farmers supplement with wells, river water, irrigation dams and canals. Pimpalgoan Wakhaji is the biggest irrigation dam. Other irrigation dams include Kar dam, Paradsinga dam, Ambada dam. Rivers including Wardha, Jam, Mandakini, Wandali and Kolar are used for irrigation of the [[Rabi crop|''Rabi'' crop]], but farmers face serious water problems in summer making it difficult to maintain orange orchards.

==Transport==
Narkhed is connected with [[Nagpur]] by good roads via [[Katol]] and [[Saoner]], as well as by [[Warud]], [[Multai]], [[Pandhurna]], Pusla, [[Shendurjana]], Badchicholi, Seoni and others. MH SH 246 Sawargoan-Narkhed-Mowad passes through Narkhed. Its villages are connected by roads.

=== Bus ===
[[MSRTC]] buses services reach [[Katol]], [[Mowad]], Sawargoan and Jalalkheda. Buses connect [[Nagpur]], [[Saoner]], [[Warud]], [[Morshi]], Karanja.

===Rail===
Narkhed town is on the [[Delhi-Chennai line|Chennai-New Delhi Grand trunk route]]. It directly connects with [[Amravati]] by rail. The 138 km [[Narkhed-Amravati Railway]] line connects Narkhed with [[Warud]], [[Morshi]], [[Chandur Bazar]] and [[Amravati]]. All those places are in the orange producing belt, hence it provides connectivity and markets to orange producing farmers. [[Amravati]] city is about 10 km from the [[Howrah-Nagpur-Mumbai line]] connecting with<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indiarailinfo.com/arrivals/narkher-junction-nrkr/1541|title=Trains to Narkher Station - 38 Arrivals CR/Central Zone - Railway Enquiry|first=Jay|last=Shah|website=indiarailinfo.com}}</ref> [[Delhi]], [[Mumbai]], [[Chennai]], [[Hyderabad]], [[Bangalore]], [[Pune]], [[Nagpur]], [[Kolhapur]], [[Bhopal]], [[Harda]], [[Indore]], [[Patna]], [[Ernakulam]], [[Amritsar]], [[Nanded]], [[Jabalpur]], [[Jaipur]], [[Raipur]], Hinganghat and [[Bhusaval]]. 18-20 trains have daily stops in [[Narkher Junction railway station]].

==References==
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{{Geographic Location
|Centre = Narkhed
|North = [[Pandhurna]], [[Chhindwara District]], [[Madhya Pradesh State]]
|Northeast = [[Sausar]], [[Chhindwara District]], [[Madhya Pradesh State]]
|East = [[Savner]]
|Southeast = [[Kalmeshwar]]
|South = [[Katol]]
|Southwest = [[Karanja, Wardha|Karanja]], [[Wardha District]]
|West = [[Warud]], [[Wardha River]],
|Northwest = [[Multai]], [[Betul District]], [[Madhya Pradesh State]]

}}

[[Category:Cities and towns in Nagpur district]]
[[Category:Nagpur district]]
[[Category:Talukas in Maharashtra]]

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