Khuldabad

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?Khuldabad Maharashtra • India
Khuldabad
Coordinates: 20°03′N 75°11′E / 20.05, 75.18
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Area • Elevation	• 857 m (2,812 ft)
District(s)	Aurangabad
Population	12,794 (2001)

Coordinates: 20°03′N 75°11′E / 20.05, 75.18 Khuldabad (also Kuldabad or Khultabad) is a city and a municipal council in Aurangabad district in the Indian state of Maharashtra.Initially it was known as Rauza meaning garden of paradise. It is known as the Valley of Saints, or the Abode of Eternity, because in the 14th century, several Sufi saints of the Chishti order, chose to reside here. The dargah of Shaikh Burhan ud-din Gharib Chisti along with the tomb of the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb and his trusted general Qamar-ud-din Khan, Asaf Jah I are located in this town.

It is famous devotee place. It has "BHADRA MARUTI" Temple. People come from Aurangabad and nearby places by walk for offering puja on Hanuman Jayanti and on Saturdays in Marathi calendar month "SHRAVAN". It has a famous mosque that contains two of Prophet Muhammad's whiskers. It is also the site of the open-air tomb of the last great Mughal emperor, Aurangzeb. Nearby is the Valley of the Saints, which is purported to contain the graves of 1500 Sufi saints.

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[edit] Geography

Khuldabad is located at 20.05° N 75.18° E^[1]. It has an average elevation of 857 metres (2811 feet).

[edit] Demographics

As of 2001 India census Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns. (Provisional). Census Commission of India. Retrieved on 2007-09-03., Khuldabad had a population of 12,794. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Khuldabad has an average literacy rate of 64%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 72%, and female literacy is 56%. In Khuldabad, 16% of the population is under 6 years of age.