Faizpur

Faizpur
City
Prerna Stambh (inspiration tower) in Dhanaji Nana Mahavidyalaya, Faizpur, which was inaugurated by former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi in March 1988.
Faizpur
Location in Maharashtra, India
Coordinates: 21°10′N 75°51′E / 21.17°N 75.85°E / 21.17; 75.85Coordinates: 21°10′N 75°51′E / 21.17°N 75.85°E / 21.17; 75.85
Country  India
State Maharashtra
District Jalgaon
Elevation 226 m (741 ft)
Population (2011)
 • Total 50,000
Languages
 • Official Marathi
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN 425503
Telephone code 02585
Vehicle registration MH-19

Faizpur is a city and a municipal council in Yawal taluka in Jalgaon district in the state of Maharashtra, India.[1]

Geography

Faizpur is located at 21°10′N 75°51′E / 21.17°N 75.85°E / 21.17; 75.85.[2] It has an average elevation of 226 metres (741 feet).

Demographics

Religion in City (2011)[3]

  Hinduism (55.17%)
  Islam (41.57%)
  Christianity (0.06%)
  Sikhism (0.11%)
  Buddhism (2.53%)
  Jainism (0.36%)
  Other Religions (0.04%)
  Atheist (0.13%)

As of 2011 India census,[4] Faizpur had a population of 96,724. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Faizpur has an average literacy rate of 76%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 80%, and female literacy is 68%. In Faizpur, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Politics

Mahatma Gandhi at Faizpur in 1936

The first rural (and 51st national) conference of Indian National Congress was held in Faizpur in 1936 in presence of Mahatma Gandhi, Pandit Nehru was President and Rajmal Lalwani was the treasurer for that conference.

List of presidents of municipal council — Khushalbhau Chaudhari, Totaram Badhu Mahajan (President and Vice President for nearly 40 years), PK Chaudhari 5 years, Nilesh Rane 3 years, Dr.Asaram Bharambe(Sir) 13 years, BK Chaudhari 2 Years, Wagulde 5 years, Choldas Bomatu Patil 5 years.

Tourist places

References

  1. ↑ "Faizpur – City". faizpur.in. Retrieved 2017-11-18.
  2. ↑ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Faizpur
  3. ↑ "Population by religion community - 2011". Census of India, 2011. The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Archived from the original on 25 August 2015.
  4. ↑ "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.
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