Aurad

Aurad, is an ancient [3]city located in Bidar district in the Indian state of Karnataka.[4] It is the famous for 10th century Sri Amareshwara temple.[5] Amareshwara Jatra Mahotsava is held every year in Mahashivaratri.[6] millions of devotees come to here.[7] It is the birthplace of Bhagwanth Khuba, MP.[8]

Aurad
City
Nickname(s): 
Amareshwara Nagara
Aurad
Location in Karnataka, India
Aurad
Aurad (India)
Aurad
Aurad (Asia)
Coordinates: 18.25°N 77.43°E / 18.25; 77.43
Country India
State
Karnataka
RegionHyderabad-Karnataka
DistrictBidar District
Lok Sabha ConstituencyBidar (Lok Sabha constituency)
Named forInscriptions
Government
 • TypeCity Municipal Council
 • BodyAurad City Panchayat
 • President of the Municipal CouncilSunilKumar Deshmukh
 • Vice-President of the Municipal CouncilSavitha Balaji
 • MLAPrabhu Chauhan
Area
 • Total19.01 km2 (7.34 sq mi)
Elevation
542 m (1,778 ft)
Highest elevation
610 m (2,000 ft)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total19,849
 • Density2,811/km2 (7,280/sq mi)
Language
 • OfficialKannada[2]
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
585326
Vehicle registrationKA 38
Villages149
Thandas177
Websiteauradtown.mrc.gov.in

Geography

Aurad is located at 18.25°N 77.43°E / 18.25; 77.43.[9] It has an average elevation of 542 metres (1,778 ft). Aurad is 840 kilometres (520 mi) from Bengaluru and 42 kilometres (26 mi) from District Headquarters Bidar. The area of Aurad is 1,227.20 km2 having 6 circles, 149 villages and 177 thandas. It is located 542–610 metres (1,778–2,001 ft) above sea level. Aurad taluka is one of the five talukas of the Bidar District. It is bounded by Maharashtra on the North-west, Bhalki taluka on the south and Andhra Pradesh in the east. This is the largest taluka in the district.

River

Manjra is the tributary of Godavari, which enters into Aurad at Horandi and flows as taluka boundary through Sonal, Kalgapur, Hulsur, Khed, Halalli, Nidoda, Nittur, Babli, Bachepalli. Ladha, Koutha(B), Khanapur and at the end it leaves Aurad at Kandgul village.

Climate

The climate is generally dry and healthy. The average rainfall of the taluka is 840 mm. Average number of rainy days are about 51 days. Though the climate is dry throughout the year, summer months become very hot and the temperature goes as high as 40-43-degree Celsius. The minimum temperature during winter goes as low as 15-10-degree Celsius.

Demographics

As of 2011 Indian Census, Aurad had a total population of 19,849, of which 10,058 were males and 9,791 were females. Population within the age group of 0 to 6 years was 2,769. The total number of literates in Aurad was 12,226, which constituted 61.6% of the population with male literacy of 68.7% and female literacy of 54.3%. The effective literacy rate of 7+ population of Aurad was 71.6%, of which male literacy rate was 79.8% and female literacy rate was 63.2%. The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes population was 6,066 and 1,207 respectively. Aurad had 3810 households in 2011.[1]

Places of interest
  • Sri Amareshwar Temple.[10]

Notable people

References
  1. "Census of India: Aurad". www.censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  2. "52nd REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER FOR LINGUISTIC MINORITIES IN INDIA" (PDF). nclm.nic.in. Ministry of Minority Affairs. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
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  9. Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Aurad
  10. Rishikesh Bahadur Desai (29 August 2005). "A `cattle bank' for poor farmers". Retrieved 26 March 2019.
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