Nanded-Waghala

Nanded-Waghala
Nanded-Waghala
city
Country	India
State	Maharashtra
District	Nanded
Population (2001)
• Total	800,000
Languages
• Official	Marathi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)

Nanded-Waghala is a city and a municipal corporation in Nanded district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is situated on the south bank of the river Godavari, just south of Nanded. It is Marathwada's second most important city, next only to Aurangabad.^{[according to whom?]} Founded in 1997, it includes the Waghala Municipal Council and the villages of Vasarni, Kautha, Asarjan, Fatehjangpur, and Asadwan.^{[citation needed]}

Demographics[edit]

As of 2001^[update] India census,^[1] 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[edit]

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.^{[citation needed]}

Education[edit]

Swami Ramanand Teerth University offers education and research in various fields of Technology.^[2] Similarly SGGS College of Engineering & Technology, provides training in engineering and technology.^[3] MGM's College of Engineering, Nanded is another engineering institute offers batchelor and master's degrees in several branches of engineering.^[4]

Places of interest[edit]

The Hazur Sahib Gurudwara is located in Nanded.^[5]

References[edit]

↑ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
↑ http://www.srtmun.org
↑ http://www.sggsnanded.org
↑ http://www.mgmcen.org
↑ Sikh Temple Gurudwara Nanded.

External links[edit]

Official Portal

Coordinates: 19°08′59″N 77°19′59″E / 19.14972°N 77.33306°E / 19.14972; 77.33306

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[1] "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.

[2] ttp://www.srtmun.org

[3] ttp://www.sggsnanded.org

[4] ttp://www.mgmcen.org

[5] Sikh Temple Gurudwara Nanded.

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