Kopargaon
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| ?Kopargaon Maharashtra • India |
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| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| Area • Elevation |
• 493 m (1,617 ft) |
| District(s) | Ahmadnagar |
| Population | 59,996 (2001) |
Coordinates: Kopargaon is a city and a municipal council in Ahmednagar district in the Indian state of Maharashtra.
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[edit] Geography
Kopargaon is located at .[1] It has an average elevation of 493 metres (1617 feet)
[edit] Demographics
As of 2001 India census,[2] Kopargaon had a population of 59,996. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Kopargaon has an average literacy rate of 69%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 76%, and female literacy is 62%. In Kopargaon, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.
It is situated on the bank of Godavari river. It is 40 km from Manmad railway junction. The famous temple of Sai Baba at Shirdi is 14 km from the town. The present population of the town is about 63,000 inhabitants.
There are three sugar factories around Kopargaon. A new industrial chemical complex has also been set up to manufacture alcohol from cane molasses and basic chemicals such as acetic acid, ethyl acetate, oxalic acid, diethyl oxalate etc. In addition to this, there is an industrial estate having 52 small scale industries, milk dairy etc. Kopargaon is also the only Railway Station near Shirdi, the famous temple of Sai Baba. Kopargaon is also known for its devotional value for many saints choosing to live around the place on the banks of Godavari.
The economy of the tehsil is driven mainly by agriculture with sugar cane being the major cash crop of the region. Kopargaon has been on the forefront of developments in agriculture with most modern technologies being implied by the farmers to the advantage of the occupation. However, due to increased competition and worsening water resources in the area, the agriculture based economy has been on a steep downfall under the pressure of sustaining the high standards set in the past.Kopargaon is also known for its Engineering College ; Sanjivani College of Engineering.
[edit] Sanjivani College of Engineering
Established in 1983 by Shri.Shankarao (Shankarrao?) Kolhe (Former Minister[state/Union?]) this college has been catering (is it a hospitality sector?) education in techical fields.The Sanjivani Rural Education Society also successfully run Diploma in Engg,Pharmacy & Nursing Courses in the same campus. Also have international School (of what?) and have plans for a Dental College.The Engineering College has several Achievements (like?) to its credit.
[edit] References
- ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Kopargaon
- ^ Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns. (Provisional). Census Commission of India. Retrieved on 2007-09-03.
www.kopargaon.com kopargaon is also known as daityabhumi(rakshas bhumi}
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Warigaon
(known as Kanhegaon for railway station) is 17 k.m.
away from the Kopargaon which is situated on the bank of the Godavari River. It is also known for the holyness of the godavari and Rameshwaram temple of Shivji made by Sri Ramchandra during their 14years of Vanvaas. ---contributed by Narayandas Vaishnav, Warigaon , MIT School of Management, Pune
