Faizpur

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Faizpur
city
Faizpur
Location in Maharashtra, India
Coordinates: 21°10′N 75°51′E / 21.17°N 75.85°E / 21.17; 75.85Coordinates: 21°10′N 75°51′E / 21.17°N 75.85°E / 21.17; 75.85
Country  India
State Maharashtra
District Jalgaon
Elevation 226 m (741 ft)
Population (2011)
  Total 96,145
Languages
  Official Marathi
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 425503
Telephone code 02585
Vehicle registration MH-19

Faizpur is a city and a municipal council in Jalgaon district in the state of Maharashtra, India.

Geography

Faizpur is located at 21°10′N 75°51′E / 21.17°N 75.85°E / 21.17; 75.85.[1] It has an average elevation of 226 metres (741 feet).

school and colleges

1) Hazrat hasan basri(R)madarsa. 2) Moulana abulkalam aazad high school&Jr. college. 3) D N college faizpur. 4) J T mahajan college of engineering. 5) Munciple high school faizpur.

Masjid,s In faizpur

1) jama masjid. hazira mohalla. 2) nurani masjid qureshi mohalla. 3) kausar masjid pathan wadi. 4) masjid e ibrahim millat nagar. 5) hazrat bilal masjid taha nagar. 6) sunni masjid taha nagar. 7) islampura masjid islampura.

History

The first rural (and 50th national) conference of Indian National Congress was held in Faizpur in 1936 in presence of Mahatma Gandhi, Pandit Nehru was President and Rajmal Lalwani was the treasurer for that conference.[citation needed]

Demographics

As of 2011 India census,[2] Faizpur had a population of 96,724. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Faizpur has an average literacy rate of 76%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 80%, and female literacy is 68%. In Faizpur, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Religions in Faizpur
Religion Percent
Hindus
 
62%
Muslims
 
25%
Buddhists
 
8.6%
Christians
 
1.4%
Jains
 
1.7%
Others†
 
0.3%
Distribution of religions
Includes Sikhs (0.2%), Buddhists (<0.2%).

References

  1. Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Faizpur
  2. "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. Retrieved 2008-11-01. 
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