Dattapur Dhamangaon
Dhamangaon Railway
Dattapur Dhamangaon | |
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Municipal Council And City | |
| Nickname: Dattapur | |
  Dhamangaon Railway Location in Maharashtra, India | |
| Coordinates: 20°46′00″N 78°10′00″E / 20.7667°N 78.1667°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Maharashtra |
| District | Amravati |
| Founded by | footprints are founded in late 15th century. It is one of the tribs where Nijam Of Hydrabad used to rest while travelling to Umbravati Sultanate, now known as Amravati.
The original foundation of City started in 1890 to 1940 when many of the people from village area located near city line used to migrate at dhamangaon |
| Named for | Home of pilgrimage |
| Government | |
| • Type | Nagar Parishad |
| • Body | Nagar Parishad of Dhamangaon Railway |
| Area | |
| • Total | 18 km2 (7 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 297 m (974 ft) |
| Population (2022) | |
| • Total | 100,000 |
| • Density | 5,555/km2 (14,390/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Dhamangaonkars |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Marathi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 444709 |
| Telephone code | 07222 |
| Vehicle registration | MH-27 |
| Sex ratio | 51:49 ♂/♀ |
Dhamangaon is a town and a municipal council in Amravati district in the state of Maharashtra, India. Dhamangaon is one of the three talukas (Other two are Chandur Railway and Nandgaon Khandeshwar) in Chandur (Railway) subdivision in Amravati district. The municipal council is named as Dattapur-Dhamangaon Municipal council.[1]
Demographics
[edit]As of 2022[update],[2] Dhamangaon had a population of 100,000. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Dhamangaon has an average literacy rate of 85%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 83% and, female literacy is 88%. In Dhamangaon, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Climate
[edit]Dhamangaon has a tropical climate with hot, dry summers and mild to cool winters. Summer lasts from March to June, monsoon season from July to October and winter from November to March. The warmest month is May. About 979 mm of precipitation falls annually.[3]
Governance
[edit]Dattapur-Dhamangaon is a Municipal Council is the local authority in the city. The Dattapur-Dhamangaon city is divided into 17 wards for which elections are held every 5 years.[citation needed]
Professions
[edit]Out of total population, 60,000 were engaged in work or business activity. Of this 50,000 were males while 10,000 were females. Of total 25000 working population, 89.27% were engaged in Main Work while 10.73% of total workers were engaged in Marginal Work. This region mostly depends on the cotton & agricultural business.[citation needed]
Transport
[edit]Dhamangaon is well connected by road and trains to other important cities. Dhamangaon railway station is a railway station serving Dhamangaon town, in Amravati district of Maharashtra State of India. It is under Nagpur railway division of Central Railway Zone of Indian Railways. It is located on Howrah–Nagpur–Mumbai line of the Indian Railways. As of 2016, electrified double Broad Gauge railway line exist and at this station, 40 trains stops. Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport (Nagpur), is at distance of 105 kilometers.
References
[edit]- ^ "Amravati District | Demographic Information". Archived from the original on 8 April 2016. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Dhamangaon Railway climate: Average Temperature, weather by month, Dhamangaon Railway weather averages - Climate-Data.org". en.climate-data.org. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
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