Ahmedpur
Rajur | |
|---|---|
Town | |
 Aazad Chowk Ahmedpur Latur | |
  Ahmedpur Location in Maharashtra, India[1] | |
| Coordinates: 18°42′00″N 76°56′00″E / 18.700008°N 76.933292°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Maharashtra |
| District | Latur |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 44,000[2] |
| Demonym(s) | Ahmedpurkar, Ahmedpuri |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Marathi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 413515[3] |
| Telephone code | 02381[4] |
| Vehicle registration | MH-24 |
Ahmedpur is a town in Latur district of Maharashtra state of India.[5] Ahmedpur is 60 km away from district headquarter Latur.
Demography[edit | edit source]
Ahmedpur has population of 23,936 of which 12,796 are males while 11,140 are females as per report released by Census India 2011.[2]
Female Sex Ratio is of 927 against Maharashtra state average of 929. Literacy rate of Ahmedpur city is 82.67% higher than state average of 82.34%. In Ahmedpur, Male literacy is around 88.33% while female literacy rate is 76.61%.[2]
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 14.84% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.27% of total population in Ahmedpur.[2]
Government and politics[edit | edit source]
Ahmedpur comes under Latur (Lok Sabha constituency) for Indian general elections and current member of Parliament representing this constituency is Sudhakar Shringare of Bhartiya Janata Party.[6]
Ahmedpur comes under Ahmedpur (Vidhan Sabha constituency) for assembly elections of Maharashtra. Current representative from this constituency in Maharashtra state assembly is Babasaheb Mohanrao Patil .[7]
See also[edit | edit source]
- Shirur Tajband, major village in Ahmedpur taluka
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Location of Ahmedpur". India Mapia. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Ahmedpur Demography". Census 2011. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
- ↑ "Ahmedpur Pin Code". Pin Code. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
- ↑ "Ahmedpur STD code". Trace Phone Number. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
- ↑ "Latur district". Latur.nic.in. Archived from the original on 8 June 2015. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
- ↑ "Latur Lok Sabha". Elections. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
- ↑ "Ahmedpur Vidhan Sabha". Elections. Retrieved 23 May 2015.