Jaysingpur
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| Jaysingpur | |
| State - District(s) |
Maharashtra - Kolhapur |
| Area | |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| Population (2001) - Density |
43,055 - |
Jaysingpur is a city and a municipal council in Kolhapur district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. The city got the name from Raja Jaysing, father of shrimant chhatrpati Shahu Maharaj of Kolhapur who developed the city. The city is famous for the tobacco market which is one of the biggest in the country. The city produces most of the famous Gutkhas and tobacco in India.
Jaysingpur is well connected to Pune and Mumbai by trains and road. The city has a very strategic location as it is on the diagonal metting point of quadrilateral formed by Kolhapur, Sangli, Ichalkaranji and Miraj.
[edit] Demographics
As of 2001 India censusGRIndia, Jaysingpur had a population of 43,055. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Jaysingpur has an average literacy rate of 73%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 79%, and female literacy is 67%. In Jaysingpur, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age. It is famous for tobacco industry. This city plays a role of a prominent buisness area for various small villages around it.
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