Majalgaon

Majalgaon is located in the Beed district of Maharashtra. Majalgaon_Dam and Majalgaon Right Bank Canal are components of the Jaikwadi Project Stage II. A dam has been constructed across the Sindhaphana river, which is a major tributary of the Godawari river, also known as Dakshin Ganga. The project was approved by the government of Maharashtra in 1976 for an estimated cost of Rs 5433 lakhs. Pin code of Majalgaon is 431131.[2]

Majalgaon
City
Majalgaon Location in Maharashtra, India
Coordinates: 19.15°N 76.2333°E / 19.15; 76.2333
Country	India
State	Maharashtra
Region	Marathwada
District	Beed
Government
• Type	Municipal Council
Area [1]
• Total	35.08 km^2 (13.54 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	49,453
• Density	1,400/km^2 (3,700/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Majalgaonkar
Languages
• Official	Marathi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	431131
Telephone code	91-2443
Vehicle registration	MH-44
Sex ratio	923.54 ♂/♀
Literacy	72.26%%
Distance from Mumbai	418 kilometres (260 mi) E (land)
Climate	BSh (Köppen)
Avg. summer temperature	45 °C (113 °F)
Avg. winter temperature	15 °C (59 °F)
Website	majalgaonmahaulb.maharashtra.gov.in

Demographics

Religions in Majalgaon
Religion			Percent
Hindus			55.92%
Muslims			35.59%
Buddhists			7.38%
Christians			0.10%
Jains			0.77%
Others†			0.23%
Distribution of religions †Includes Sikhs (0.2%).

As of 2011 India census,[3] Majalgaon had a population of 49,453. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Majalgaon has an average literacy rate of 72%, higher than the national average.male literacy is 79%, and female literacy is 65%. In Majalgaon, 15% of the population is under 6 years of age.

See also

• Sundarrao Solanke
• Majalgaon Dam

References

1. "Gazetteers Department - Bhir". maharashtra.gov.in (Government of Maharashtra). Archived from the original on 24 February 2007. Retrieved 27 February 2007.
2. "MAJALGAON Pin Code, Search MAJALGAON BEED PinCode". www.citypincode.in. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
3. "Census of India 2011: Data from the 2011 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.

External links

• http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011-Common/CensusData2011.html
• https://web.archive.org/web/20050215042628/http://mahagovid.org/dams/majalgaon_project.htm