Gangapur, Maharashtra
Gangapur | |
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Town | |
  Gangapur Location in Maharashtra, India | |
| Coordinates: 19°41′57″N 75°00′31″E / 19.6991°N 75.0086°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Maharashtra |
| District | Aurangabad |
| Population (2001) | |
• Total | 25,053 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Marathi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-MH |
| Vehicle registration | MH-20 |
| Website | maharashtra |
Gangapur is a town and a municipal council in Aurangabad district in the state of Maharashtra, India.
Geography
[edit]Gangapur is located on west side of Aurangabad-Ahmednagar Highway, 38 km from Aurangabad. Gangapur is Taluka place in historical district Aurangabad. Gangapur is city of holy temples, ancient Lord Narshimha Temple, Vitthal Mandir, Ek Mukhi Datta Temple, Rameshwar Temple, Gudhicha Maroti and Baravcha Ganpati Mukteshwar Temple, Mukunda Devi, Manjari Jagdamba Devi Temple, Jamgaon. Also a Gangapur Sugar Factory Located in Jamgaon.Jamgaon is Situated near back water of Jayakwadi so most of the area is irrigated etc.[1] It has an average elevation of 572 metres (1876 feet) Vitthal Asram Jakmatha & Khandoba Mandir (Katkar Vasti Jakmatha)sankateshwar mandir (Newargav)Shivaji Chouk (Gangapur)), Gangapur famous for Lord Dattatreya.Lord Buddha - there are Four Modern Buddha Viharas in Gangapur City, as follows
LUMBINI BUDDH VIHAR, At- BHARATRATN DR. BABASAHEB AMBEDKAR CHOUK,MAIN ROAD GANGAPUR, TAKSHSHILA BUDDH VIHAR, At- MAHATMA FULE NAGAR, LASUR NAKA, GANGAPUR, JETVAN BUDDH VIHAR, At- DR. BABASAHEB AMBEDKAR NAGAR, MHADA COLONY GANGAPUR, CHA.SAMRAT ASHOKA BUDDH VIHAR At- NAGAR PARISHAD VASAHAT GANGAPUR
Demographics
[edit]As of 2012[update] India census,[2] Gangapur had a population of 41,067. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Gangapur has an average literacy rate of 71.2%, higher than the national average of 64.1%: male literacy is 74%, and female literacy is 59%. In Gangapur, 15% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Religion in Ganagapur City
[edit]Religion in Ganagapur Taluka
[edit]Education
[edit]There is St Mary's High School Wahegaon run by St Francis Education Society Aurangabad is very famous and well admired Marathi medium high school and more English medium schools.as well as Marathi medium Schools There is one college having Arts, commerce & science streams up to degree level i.e.SHRI MUKTANAND MAHAVIDYALAYA. The college is reaccredited by NAAC with "A+" grade.
References
[edit]- ^ gangapur is in bhilwara district Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Gangapur
- ^ "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.
- ^ "C-1 Population By Religious Community". Census. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
- ^ "C-1 Population By Religious Community". Census. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
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