Nanded-Waghala
| Nanded-Waghala | |
|---|---|
| city | |
| Country |
 India |
| State | Maharashtra |
| District | Nanded |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 430,598 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Marathi |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
Nanded-Waghala is a city and a municipal corporation in Nanded district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is situated on the banks of the river Godavari in Maharashtra state of India. It is the administrative headquarters of Nanded District and Marathwada's third most important city, next only to Aurangabad. Nanded is a well-known Sikh Pilgrimage center. One can visit a famous Sikh Gurdwara Takht Sri Hazur Sahib here. Mahur and Basar are adjacent tourist attractions. The waterfall of Sahastra Kunda is popular with tourists.
Nanded-Waghala could prove to be of interest for international business, as it is one of the major cotton growing areas in India.
Tourists can approach the city Nanded-Waghala from Mumbai (Bombay), Pune or Hyderabad. Nanded is well-connected to all parts of North India and South India by train.
Nanded is renowned for its advances in Education Spiritual, Social, Political, Science, Arts and other spheres.
Other commercial metropolises in India such as Bangalore, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Pune, Ahmedabad, and Surat outsource various industrial processes and services from Nanded. It is convenient to them because of reasonable labour cost of skilled and well educated quality manpower.
- Swami Ramanand Teerth University offers an excellent opportunity of education and research in various fields including Bio Technology. Similarly SGGS College of Engineering & Technology, Nanded is also well known for its research in engineering and technology. MGM's College of Engineering, Nanded is another reputed engineering institute in the city that offers batchelor an master's degree in various branches of engineering.
The main language spoken is Marathi. People are also very comfortable with English, Hindi, Telugu, and Kannada.
Demographics
As of 2001 India census,[1] Nanded-Waghala had a population of 430,598. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Nanded-Waghala has an average literacy rate of 70%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 76%, and female literacy is 63%. In Nanded-Waghala, 15% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Famous Places
There are very famous places, temples, hotels etc. In Nanded, very beautiful Gurudwara is there. Nanded is very famous for Panipuri at Bhagya Nagar. Shiva temple is in vishnupuri. It is very beautiful.
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.
External links
- P.G.S.M. B.C.A.College,Shivaji Nagar,Nanded.Wi-Fi College.
- Marathi(मराठी) Wikipedia
- SGGS College of Engineering & Technology, Nanded
- Swami Ramanand Teerth University
Razak Institution of Skills, Education & Research (RISER) - a registered charity in India https://sites.google.com/site/riserinstituteip/
- Nanded City Information and News
- Official website of Rotary Club, Nanded.
- A Yahoo group for people of Nanded.
- Provides historical, religious, cultural, travel, tourism, and educational information.
- Sikh Temple Gurudwara Nanded.
Coordinates: 19°08′59″N 77°19′59″E / 19.14972°N 77.33306°E