Majalgaon

Majalgaon
Majalgaon
City
	From Top, then left to right: Sindphana River, Majalgaon Dam, City Bus Station, National Highway 61
	Majalgaon Location in Maharashtra, India Majalgaon Majalgaon (India) Majalgaon Majalgaon (Asia)
	Coordinates: 19°09′00″N 76°14′00″E / 19.15°N 76.2333°E
Country	India
State	Maharashtra
Region	Marathwada
Division	Aurangabad
District	Beed
Government
• Type	Municipal council
• Body	Majalgaon Assembly constituency
• MLA	Prakashdada Solanke
Area
• Total	35.08 km2 (13.54 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	49,453
• Density	1,400/km2 (3,700/sq mi)
Demonym	Majalgaonkar
Languages
• Official	Marathi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	431131
Telephone code	91-2443
Vehicle registration	MH-44; MH-23
Sex ratio	923.54 ♀/1000♂
Literacy	72.2%
Distance from Mumbai	418 kilometres (260 mi) E (land)
Climate	BSh (Köppen)
Avg. summer temperature	45 °C (113 °F)
Avg. winter temperature	15 °C (59 °F)
Website	majalgaonmahaulb.maharashtra.gov.in

Majalgaon is a municipal council in Beed district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the headquarters of the Majalgaon taluka of Beed district. Majalgaon is situated at northestern side of Beed district.

The Majalgaon Dam has been constructed across the Sindphana river, which is a major tributary of the Godawari river. This dam and the Majalgaon Right Bank Canal are components of the Jayakwadi Project Stage II. The project was approved by the government of Maharashtra in 1976 for an estimated cost of ₹5,433 lakhs.

Demographics[edit]

Religions in Majalgaon
Religion			Percent
Hindus			55.92%
Muslims			35.59%
Buddhists			7.38%
Christians			0.10%
Jains			0.77%
Others†			0.23%
Distribution of religions †Includes Sikhs (0.2%).

As of 2011^[update] India census,^[3] Majalgaon had a population of 49,453. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Majalgaon has an average literacy rate of 72%, higher than the national average.male literacy is 79%, and female literacy is 65%. In Majalgaon, 15% of the population is under 6 years of age.

References[edit]

^ "Member of legislative assembly". One India, Government of Maharashtra, India. Maharashtra assembly elections.
^ "Gazetteers Department - Bhir". maharashtra.gov.in (Government of Maharashtra). Archived from the original on 24 February 2007. Retrieved 27 February 2007.
^ "Census of India 2011: Data from the 2011 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.

External links[edit]

[OneIndia-1] "Member of legislative assembly". One India, Government of Maharashtra, India. Maharashtra assembly elections.

[PLACE_BHIR-2] "Gazetteers Department - Bhir". maharashtra.gov.in (Government of Maharashtra). Archived from the original on 24 February 2007. Retrieved 27 February 2007.

[3] "Census of India 2011: Data from the 2011 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.

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v t e Beed district topics
History	Hyderabad State
Geography	Bindusara River Godavari River
Cities and towns	Ambajogai Ashti Beed Dharur Majalgaon Parli
Transport	NH 52
Lok Sabha constituencies	Beed
Vidhan Sabha constituencies	Ashti Beed Georai Kaij Majalgaon Parli

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