Hadgaon

Hadgaon
हदगाव
Town
Hadgaon
Location in Maharashtra, India
Coordinates: 19°30′N 77°40′E / 19.5°N 77.67°E / 19.5; 77.67Coordinates: 19°30′N 77°40′E / 19.5°N 77.67°E / 19.5; 77.67
Country  India
State Maharashtra
District Nanded
Elevation 414 m (1,358 ft)
Population (2001)
  Total 23,328
Languages
  Official Marathi
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)

Hadgaon is a town and a municipal council in Nanded district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. Kednarth Temple is located at Kedarguda village about 16 kilometres from the town and attracts pilgrims. Also there are religious temples of Lord Datta & Renuka at Datta Bardi and Ukhlai Ashram, Vitthal Mandir, Ganpati Mandir in old town. Hadgaon was main place of activist in Marathwada Mukti Sangram Led by Swami Ramanand Teerth. It has an average elevation of 414 metres (1358 feet).

Demographics

As of 2001 India census,[1] Hadgaon had a population of 23,328. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Hadgaon has an average literacy rate of 65%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 73%, and female literacy is 55%. In Hadgaon, 16% of the population is under 6 years of age.

See also

References

  1. "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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