Kalamb, Osmanabad

Kalamb Kallam
town
Kalamb Location in Maharashtra, India
Coordinates: 18°34′27″N 76°01′18″E / 18.57417°N 76.02167°E / 18.57417; 76.02167Coordinates: 18°34′27″N 76°01′18″E / 18.57417°N 76.02167°E / 18.57417; 76.02167
Country	India
State	Maharashtra
District	Osmanabad
Elevation	628 m (2,060 ft)
Population (2011)http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=633367
• Total	217,687
Languages
• Official	Marathi
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN	413507
Telephone code	02473
ISO 3166 code	IN-MH
Vehicle registration	MH25
Website	maharashtra.gov.in

Kalamb (Kallam) is a town with a municipal council in Osmanabad district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. Administratively it is part of and headquarters for the Kalamb Tahsil.

Geography

Kalamb is located on the right (south) bank of the Manjira River, just west of the Manjira Dam Reservoir. It has an elevation of 647 metres (2,123 ft).

Demographics

In the 2011 India census, Kalamb had a population of 8,35713.^[1] Males constituted 52.6% of the population and females 47.4%.^[1] Kalamb had an average literacy rate of 73.7%, higher than the national average of 64%: male literacy was 78%, and female literacy was 68%. In 2011 in Kalamb, 13.7% of the population was under 6 years of age.^[2]

Politics

Local MLA is Mr. Ranajagjitsinha Patil, NCP

Economy

In Kalamb is primarily an agriculture market town, but it has a small textile industry.

See also

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