Nandurbar

From Infogalactic: the planetary knowledge core
Jump to: navigation, search

<templatestyles src="Module:Hatnote/styles.css"></templatestyles>

Nandurbar
नंदुरबार
City
Nandurbar is located in Maharashtra
Nandurbar
Nandurbar
Location in Maharashtra
Coordinates: Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Country  India
State Maharashtra
District Nandurbar
Elevation 210 m (690 ft)
Population (2011)
 • Total 329,786
Demonym(s) Nandurbarkar
Languages
 • Official Marathi
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 425 412
Vehicle registration MH 39
Website www.nandurbar.nic.in

Nandurbar Audio file "Nandurbar.ogg" not found is a city and a municipal council in Nandurbar district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. Nandurbar municipal corportaion is the first municipal corporation which provide a free wi fi service to the public .[1] Nandurbar is an administrative district in the northwest corner of (Khandesh region) of Maharashtra.[2] On 1 July 1998 Dhule was bifurcated as two separate districts now known as Dhule and Nandurbar. The district headquarters is located at Nandurbar city. The district occupies an area of 5034 km² and has a population of 1,311,709 of which 15.45% is urban (as of 2001). Nandurbar district is bounded to the south and south-east by Dhule district, to the west and north is the state of Gujarat, to the north and north-east is the state of Madhya Pradesh. The northern boundary of the district is defined by the great Narmada river. It came into limelight during February 2006 bird flu crisis which struck many of its poultry farms. Thousand of chickens from the farms had to be killed and buried in nearby grounds to stop the virus spreading.

Geography

Nandurbar is located at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.. It has an average elevation of 210 metres (688 feet). It has mainly hilly region and have 'Toranmal' which is 2nd hill station[citation needed] after Matheran in Maharashtra. Tapi river is located at 12 km from city. Narmada river forms the district's boundary on the northern and north-eastern side.it is well known tribal area. hence called tribal district.[citation needed]

Transport

Nandurbar is served by a station on the Indian Railways network. Also State transport buses are available.Nandurbar is connected to Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat by indian state highways

Demographics

As of 2011 India census,[3] Nandurbar had a population of 1,11,037. Nandurbar has an average literacy rate of 72%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 78%, and female literacy is 65%. In Nandurbar, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.

See Also

References

  1. Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  2. Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  3. Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.

External links