Ahmadpur
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Ahmadpur is a city and a municipal council
in Latur District
in the state of Maharashtra
, India
. It is a taluk headquarters town situated 50 km north of Udgir
, in Latur District
. Chakur
is 27 km south-west while Nanded
is 66 km north-east.
The major educational institutes in the city include Mahatma Gandhi College, Bal-Bhagwan Education Society and Vichar Vikas Mandal Education Society. Balasaheb Jadhav, Babasaheb Patil, Vinayakrao Jadhav, Babruvan Khandade are the chief political leaders of Ahmedpur taluka. Now Babasaheb Patil is the M.L.A. & M.C. member of S.R.T.M.University, Nanded. Babruvan Khandade are the former M.L.A. of Ahmedpur taluka. The big temple of Khandoba
is at Kokanga; it is famous for Khandoba fair. Kokanga is a Role model Grampanchayat in Ahmedpur taluka. Khandali village Alampharbhu temple is famous in taluka. Ahmadpur taluka fall in drought region Parmeshwar Poul is applying Rainwater Harvesting water conservation method to develop there water resource.
Gurdwara Sachkhand and Nanded Fort, Siddheswar Temple, the temples of Ramlingeswar, Bhuteswar and Keshavraj and the Darga of Surat Shahvalli at Latur, and the Bidar fort, Solah Khamba Masjid and Bahamani Tombs at Bidar are some tourist sites around.
Nearest airport in Maharashtra is Latur
which is 60 km away. Chakur, Latur, and Udgir Railway Station serve Ahmadpur.
, Ahmadpur had a population of 35,786. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Ahmadpur has an average literacy rate of 69%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with 58% of the males and 42% of females literate. 14% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Municipal council
A municipal council is the local government of a municipality. Specifically the term can refer to the institutions of various countries that can be translated by this term...
in Latur District
Latur District
Latur district is a district in Maharashtra state of India. Latur city is the district headquarters. In the last census on 2001, the total population of the district was 2,080,285. Urban population comprises 20.08% of the total population...
in the state of Maharashtra
Maharashtra
Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. It is a taluk headquarters town situated 50 km north of Udgir
Udgir
Udgir is a city and a municipal council in Latur District in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is famous for education and the Udgir Fort.The Name Udgir was derived from the saint Udagir Baba.-Demographics:...
, in Latur District
Latur District
Latur district is a district in Maharashtra state of India. Latur city is the district headquarters. In the last census on 2001, the total population of the district was 2,080,285. Urban population comprises 20.08% of the total population...
. Chakur
Chakur
Chakur is a City and tehsil in Latur subdivision of Latur district in the Indian state of Maharashtra.Chakur, Dist: Latur, Maharashtra Population Approx. 30-40 Thousand, hometown of the Former Union Home minister Shivraj Patil....
is 27 km south-west while Nanded
Nanded
Nanded is the second largest city in the Marathwada region of Maharashtra, India. It is also headquarters of Nanded district in the Marathwada Division of the state. It is an important holy place for the Sikh faith and is famous for the Hazur Sahib Gurudwara. It is the district headquarters once...
is 66 km north-east.
The major educational institutes in the city include Mahatma Gandhi College, Bal-Bhagwan Education Society and Vichar Vikas Mandal Education Society. Balasaheb Jadhav, Babasaheb Patil, Vinayakrao Jadhav, Babruvan Khandade are the chief political leaders of Ahmedpur taluka. Now Babasaheb Patil is the M.L.A. & M.C. member of S.R.T.M.University, Nanded. Babruvan Khandade are the former M.L.A. of Ahmedpur taluka. The big temple of Khandoba
Khandoba
Khandoba, also known as Khanderao, Khanderaya, Malhari Martand and Mallu Khan is a regional Hindu deity, worshipped as Mārtanda Bhairava, a form of Shiva, mainly in the Deccan plateau of India, especially in the states of Maharashtra and Karnataka. He is the most popular family deity in Maharashtra...
is at Kokanga; it is famous for Khandoba fair. Kokanga is a Role model Grampanchayat in Ahmedpur taluka. Khandali village Alampharbhu temple is famous in taluka. Ahmadpur taluka fall in drought region Parmeshwar Poul is applying Rainwater Harvesting water conservation method to develop there water resource.
Gurdwara Sachkhand and Nanded Fort, Siddheswar Temple, the temples of Ramlingeswar, Bhuteswar and Keshavraj and the Darga of Surat Shahvalli at Latur, and the Bidar fort, Solah Khamba Masjid and Bahamani Tombs at Bidar are some tourist sites around.
Nearest airport in Maharashtra is Latur
LaTur
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which is 60 km away. Chakur, Latur, and Udgir Railway Station serve Ahmadpur.
Geography
Ahmedpur is located at 18.7°N 76.93°E. It has an average elevation of 514 metres (1686 feet).Demographics
India censusCensus
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
, Ahmadpur had a population of 35,786. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Ahmadpur has an average literacy rate of 69%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with 58% of the males and 42% of females literate. 14% of the population is under 6 years of age.