Khamgaon
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Khamgaon is an industrial town and a tehsil in the Buldhana district of Maharashtra, India. Khamgaon tehsil has 132 villages. The area of the tehsil is 998.37 km2. According to 2001 Census , population of town is 266675, where males & females are 137522 & 129153 resp. Total SC & ST population is 16542 & 9867 resp. As per 2001 Census Literacy percentage is 75.8 % the total Male literates are 86.9% whereas Female literate are 64.1%. Its location is 19°51’ to 21°17’ North latitude and 75°57’ to 76°49’ East Longitude. It is connected by central-railways to Jalamb Junction with single electric line. It lies on National highways No. 6.
Khamgaon is the most important cotton ginning market in Buldhana district. MIDC Khamgaon (Khamgaon Industrial Area) is situated 5 km away from the Khamgaon town. The only Pears Soap plant along with Hindustan Lever Ltd., Vardhan Syntex, a Aditya Birla Group Company is situated at MIDC.
[edit] Educational institutes
- Shri. Sant Gajanan College of Engineering Shegaon.
- G. S. College of art, commerce and science.
- Govt. Polytechnic college
- Industrial Training Institute.
- New Era High School, khamgaon.
- panchasheel homoeopathic medical college.
- Rashtriya Shala.
[edit] Nearby Tourist Places
- Jagdamba Mandir, Ghatpuri
- Lonar Crater, Lonar
- Shri.Sant Gajanan Maharaj, Shegaon
- Anand Sagar, Shegaon
- World's tallest statue of Shri Hanuman, Nandura
- Wari Hanuman
- Utavali River Project
- Man River Project
