Deglur

Degloor
Amcient Devapur
City
Degloor

Location in Maharashtra, India

Coordinates: 18°32′52″N 77°34′38″E / 18.54778°N 77.57722°ECoordinates: 18°32′52″N 77°34′38″E / 18.54778°N 77.57722°E
Country  India
State Maharashtra
District Nanded
Government
  Type Munciple Council
Population (2011)
  Total 54,493
Languages
  Official Marathi
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 431717
Telephone code 02463
Vehicle registration MH 26

Deglur is a town and a municipal council in Nanded district in the state of Maharashtra, India. It is often written as Degloor in the local area. It is the largest taluka of Nanded.

It is near the point where Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra and Karnataka boundaries meet. The Andhra Pradesh - Maharashtra state boundary is merely one and half a kilometer away from the town center and Karnataka state boundary is around 20 km. The town is situated on the banks of the river Lendi. Deglur has been well known as a market place from ancient years. Main occupation of most of the population here is agriculture in which they mostly grow Sugarcane, Cotton , Grains , Bananas. It is known for its cloth market, gold jewelry and agricultural product from Nizam's empire. Nearby places are the villages Taakli on north (Deglur - Nanded State Highway), Kawalgaon on West-South (Deglur - Udgir state highway 168) and Mirzapur on East-South (Deglur - Madnoor state highway 104).

Demographics

As of 2011 India census,[1] Deglur had a population of 54,493. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Deglur has an average literacy rate of 64%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 73% and, female literacy is 55%. In Deglur, 14% of the population is under 6 years of age. In Degur city usually three languages are spoken, Marathi, Kannada, Telugu due the borders of the states respectively.

Attractions

In the Degloor region there is place called 'Hottal' where you will find Hemadpanthi temple, which is tourist attraction. In city there is Dhundamaharaj's Math which is very famous.

Schools

Sadhana High School,G.Guruji vidyalaya,Kanya shala,Manyavikas school, Moulana Abul Kalam Azad Urdu High School, Dnyan Saraswati English school,Chhatrapati Shivaji English Medium School

Colleges

Degloor College Degloor,Chatrapati Shivaji College,Tulja Bhavani DTed college

Banks

State Bank of India, Bank of Maharashtra and State Bank of Hyderabad and few other District level banks.

References

  1. "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.