Khamgaon

Khamgaon खामगांव
city
Khamgaon Location in Maharashtra, India
Coordinates: 20°42′36″N 76°33′54″E / 20.710°N 76.565°E / 20.710; 76.565Coordinates: 20°42′36″N 76°33′54″E / 20.710°N 76.565°E / 20.710; 76.565
Country	India
State	Maharashtra
District	Buldana
Elevation	323 m (1,060 ft)
Population (2011)increasing
• Total	94,191
Languages
• Official	Marathi
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Area code(s)	91-7263

Khamgaon is a city in Buldhana District, Maharashtra, India. It has most of the government offices in the district. Khamgaon is the biggest city in the Buldhana district and there have been demands to carve out a separate Khamgaon district from the Buldana district. The proposed Khamgaon District would comprise Khamgaon, Shegaon, Sangrampur (Sonala), Jagaon (Jamod), Malkapur, Nandura and Motala tehsils.

Sant Gajanan Maharaj Shegaon, a holy place of the Hindus, is located near khamgaon.

History

Khamgaon was previously known as Khamkhed. It was the major cotton hub during British time. The city has many old buildings from the British era.

Transport

Khamgaon is well connected by NH 6 and Mumbai-Kolkata railway line. The city is served by the Khamgaon railway station, which was built during the British Raj.

Demographics

As of 2001 India census,^[1] Khamgaon had a population of 88,670. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Khamgaon has an average literacy rate of 76%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 81%, and female literacy is 71%. In Khamgaon, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age. Marathi is the main language spoken here with hint of varhadi dialect.

Religions in Khamgaon
Religion			Percent
Hindus			60%
Muslims			20%
Buddhists			15%
Christians			1.4%
Jains			3.7%
Others†			0.3%
Distribution of religions †Includes Sikhs (0.2%), Buddhists (<0.2%).

References

↑ "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.

Khamgaon

Motala

Mehkar

Washim

Buldhana district

Subdivisions and tehsils	Buldhana Chikhli Deulgaon Raja Khamgaon Shegaon Malkapur Motala Nandura Mehkar Lonar Sindkhed Raja Jalgaon Jamod Sangrampur

Cities ,towns and villages	Buldhana Jamod Ladnapur Sonala Tunki Warwat Bakal Villages in Buldhana district

Railway stations	Jalamb Junction - Malkapur - Shegaon - Nandura - Khamgaon - Biswa Bridge - Khamkhed - Kumgaon Burti - Shrikshetra Nagzari - Wadoda

Roads	National Highway 6

Historical	Sindkhed Raja Jamod Sakharkherda Shahapur Rohinkhed

Geography	Lonar crater lake Purna River Vaan River Painganga River

Lok Sabha constituencies	Buldhana Raver (Malkapur VS)

Vidhan Sabha constituencies	Malkapur (Raver LS) Buldhana Chikhali Sindkhed Raja Mehkar Khamgaon Jalgaon (Jamod)

Religious	Shegaon - Shrikshetra Nagzari - Dhanora (Mahasiddha)

People	People from Buldhana district

See Also	Akola district Jalgaon district

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