Basmath

Basmath or Vasmat is a city and a municipal council in Hingoli district in the state of Maharashtra, India.

Demographics

As of 2001 India census,^[1] Basmath had a population of 57,360. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Basmath has an average literacy rate of 65%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with 58% of the males and 42% of females literate. 16% of the population is under 6 years of age.

There are 3 degree colleges – B.S. College Basmath and Yoganand College, and Patange arts college. Also along with many near by site seeings. There is small village named Shivpuri at 3–4 km distance from Basmath Bus Station which is famous for its 100+ years old Balaji Temple believed to build by ancestors of Deshpande family, named Timbajirao.

Basmath is the only tehsil in Hingoli district which is well irrigated and having well agricultural land.

Basmath has a cosmopolitan culture as five major communities (Hindu, Muslim, Buddhist, Sikh and Jain) have resident in the city, it reflects the real culture of the India where people live together with great happiness though they are from different culture, state, language, community.

Hingoli district is classified as a "No Industry Zone" and hence a culture of industrialisation has not developed nor the government of Maharashtra has taken any interest to develop the region . Although the culture is not developed yet but i proud to say that we are on very good market potantials to fight against anything which is large economy market. Despite this fact there is plenty of industries operating in areas such as Biofuel, Sugar Cane and Cotton.

The Government of Indian in the year 2008 taken a landmark decision allowing local industrialise to form one Textile Park under the scheme of SITP. Hon'ble Shri. Jaiprakash Dandegaonkar MLA, Basmath (earlier State Minister for Co-operation, Marketing & Textiles) GOM was taken a task to form one Textile Park in our region and Government of India was sanctioned the Park under SITP and known as PURNA GLOBAL TEXTILES PARK LTD (INTEGRATED TEXTILES PARK).

How To Reach Basmath

RAIL : Basmath has the railway station on the route of Purna. Akola. Basmath has railway facility from British time, which provide constantly good and valuable service to people.The root of railway track is Purna to Akola, previously it is metergage now its converted into BrodGage up to Akola. The trains travels on these track are passengers as well as express.

BUS : Big State Transport network is from basmath city.

AIR: Nearest domestic Airport is at Nanded(37 km) from where flights for State Capital Mumbai are available daily and to Delhi thrice a week. Nearest international and also another domestic airport to Basmath is at Hyderabad (210 kilometres).R.H. In vasmath

References

Coordinates: 19°19′00″N 77°10′00″E / 19.3167°N 77.1667°E / 19.3167; 77.1667

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