Naldurg

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Naldurg is a fort in Osmanabad.

Tulja Bhavani, revered deity of Maharashtra, at whose feet Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj received inspiration to establish Hindvi Swaraj, is at Tuljapur is in this district in which Shree Sant Goroba was born. Naldurg fort is an architectural marvel and its palace below water attracts tourists and researchers alike, even after five centuries. The Osmanabad goat is a tough breed, always in demand by farmers across the country. Umarga and Sastoor were uprooted in the massive earthquake of 1993. They have risen again from the ruins, just like Phoenix, highlighting the courage the people of the district

• District: Osmanabad
• Area: 7550 km²
• Sub-divisions: 2 (Osmanabad, Bhum)
• Talukas: 8 (Osmanabad, Tuljapur,Lohara, Umarga, Kalamb,Bhum, Paranda, Vashi)
• Distance from Mumbai: 438 km

Contents 1 Transport 2 Population 3 Irrigation 4 Industry 5 External links

[edit] Transport

• Main Airport-1
• Railway Stations -1
• ST Buses

[edit] Population

• Total-14,72,256
• Male-7,62,947
• Female-7,09,309

Literacy

• 70.24%
• Total-8,79,684
• Male-5,32,312
• Female-3,47,372

[edit] Irrigation

• Area under irrigation: 1186.76 km²
• Medium projects: 17
• Minor projects: 120
• Imp. Projects 1 (Lower Terna)
• Area under horticulture: 14.6 km²

[edit] Industry

• Big-6
• Medium-4
• Small-902

Languages/Dialects 
 Marathi 

13. Folk-Arts

 Bhajan, Keertan, Jogwa, Gondhal 

14. Weather

 Temperature 
 Max.-43.1 °C
 Min.-10.1 °C

Rainfall- 760 mm (Average)

15. Main crops

 Jowar, bajra, tur 

17. Health Infrastructure

 PHCs-42

Rural Hosp.-6 Dist. Hosp.-1

18. Tourist Places

 Tuljapur, Naldurg fort 

19. Educational Institutions

 Colleges-302

Prim. Schools -1055 Sec. Schools - 303

[edit] External links

• http://choices.cs.uiuc.edu/~naldurg/ancestors.html