Gevrai

Gevrai or Georai is a tehsil in the Beed district of Maharashtra, India.

Gevrai
city
Gevrai
Location in Maharashtra, India
Coordinates: 19.16°N 75.45°E / 19.16; 75.45
Country India
StateMaharashtra
DistrictBeed
Elevation
465 m (1,526 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total33,562
Demonym(s)Gevraikar
Languages
 • OfficialMarathi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
431127
Telephone code02447

Geography

Gevrai is located at 19.16°N 75.45°E / 19.16; 75.45.[1] It has an average elevation of 465 metres (1528 feet).

It lies on National Highway 211 connecting Solapur – Osmanabad – Beed – Aurangabad – Dhule in Maharashtra, and on National Highway 222 connecting Vishakhapatnam – Kalyan.

Demographics

As of 2011 India census,[2] Gevrai had a population of 33,562. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Gevrai has an average literacy rate of 67%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 76%, and female literacy is 58%. In Gevrai, 14% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Religions in Gevrai
Religion Percent
Hindus
 
 65.22%
Muslims
 
 29.83%
Buddhists
 
 2.66%
Christians
 
 0.15%
Jains
 
 1.98%
Others†
 
 0.15%
Distribution of religions
†Includes Sikhs (0.1%).

Education
  • New Era Public School, Georai
  • New Era International School, Georai
  • New Era Jr.College, Georai
  • New Era Kota Pattern Classes, Georai
  • New Era Pre-Primary SChool, Georai
  • R. B. Attal College of Arts, Science and Commerce[3]
  • Sharda Vidya Mandir, Takadgaon Road, Gevrai
  • New High School, Gevrai
  • Vimla Vidya Mandir, Gevrai
  • Z. P. High School, Gevrai
  • St. Xaviers, Gevrai
  • Asharam School,gevrai
  • Shiv Sharda Public School,shivajinagar, georai
  • Indira Gandhi English School, georai
  • Anmol Balak Mandir, Georai
  • Mahatma phule vidyalaya,Georai

Politics

For majority of its time the politics in Georai was dominated by Shivajirao Pandit his cousin Badamrao Pandit and Shivaji Rao's eldest son Amarsingh Pandit. The current MLA from Gevrai Vidhan Sabha constituency is BJP's Adv. Laxman Pawar who belongs to family of Patil the historical and traditional heads of Gevrai. He won the 2014 Vidhan Sabha election by defeating NCP's Badamrao Pandit by a landslide of 60001 votes the highest win margin in Marathwada region. Additionally Amarsingh Pandit also represents Gevrai as a MLC. In the recent Municipal elections BJP won 18 of the 19 seats and also the post of the post of President of Municipality further consolidating the popularity of MLA Laxman Pawar in the town.

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See also

References
  1. "Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Gevrai". Fallingrain.com. Retrieved 1 July 2012.
  2. "Census of India 2011: Data from the 2011 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India.
  3. "R.B. Attal College official site". Rbattalcollege.org. Retrieved 1 July 2012.
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