Pusad

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?Pusad Maharashtra • India
Pusad
Coordinates: 19°54′N 77°35′E / 19.9, 77.58
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Area • Elevation	• 315 m (1,033 ft)
District(s)	Yavatmal
Population	67,152 (2001)

Coordinates: 19°54′N 77°35′E / 19.9, 77.58 Pusad is a city and a municipal council in Yavatmal district of Vidarbha region in the Indian state of Maharashtra.

Pusad gets its name from River Pus, which flows close to the town. Pusad falls under Yavatmal district. From Nagpur, Pusad is about 6 hours by bus or about 5 hours by car.

It is also the home town of two former chief minister of Maharastra Vasantrao Naik & Sudhakar Rao Naik.

Contents 1 Geography 2 Demographics 3 Education 4 Notable sites 5 External links 6 References

[edit] Geography

Pusad is located at 19.9° N 77.58° E^[1]. It has an average elevation of 315 metres (1033 feet).

[edit] Demographics

As of 2001 India census^[2], Pusad had a population of 67,152. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Pusad has an average literacy rate of 78%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 80%, and female literacy is 72%. In Pusad, 14% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Pusad is well known for its cotton crops moreover one can find almost all kind of educational courses in this little town.

There are many tourist place like Mahur situated near to pusad. There are three 3 dams near to Pusad like pus dam, isapur dam etc.

Climate is moderate to hot with temperature going up to 49 degree Celsius in Summers and around 23 in winters.

[edit] Education

Pusad is home to the Baba Saheb Naik College of Engineering and many of other colleges, including the Bachelor of Education College, Polytechnique College, and Pharmacy College. The College of Engineering is on the outer fringe of the city, about 3 kilometres from the city centre. The Pusad College of Dairy Technology was established by the government of Maharashtra in 1992. There are only 6 colleges of dairy technology in India, so it is matter of pride to citizens of Pusad to have on in their town.

[edit] Notable sites

• Karla temple, 1.7km away from the Engineering college on Nanded road.

[edit] External links

• BabaSaheb Naik College of Engineering, Pusad

[edit] References

1. ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Pusad
2. ^ Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns. (Provisional). Census Commission of India. Retrieved on 2007-09-03.