Khamgaon

Khamgaon खामगांव
city
Khamgaon Location in Maharashtra, India
Coordinates: 20°42′36″N 76°33′54″E / 20.710°N 76.565°ECoordinates: 20°42′36″N 76°33′54″E / 20.710°N 76.565°E
Country	India
State	Maharashtra
District	Buldana
Elevation	323 m (1,060 ft)
Population (2011)increasing
• Total	94,191
Languages
• Official	Marathi
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Area code(s)	91-7263

Khamgaon is a city in Buldhana District, Maharashtra, India. It has most of the government offices in the district. Khamgaon is the biggest city in the Buldhana district and there have been demands to create a separate Khamgaon district from the Buldana district. The proposed Khamgaon District would comprise of Khamgaon, Shegaon, Sangrampur (Sonala), Jagaon (Jamod), Malkapur, Nandura and Motala tehsils.

Sant Gajanan Maharaj Shegaon, a holy place of the Hindus, is located near Khamgaon.

Khamgaon is famous for its silver works, hence it is also called Silvercity. Also during the British regime Khamgaon was a major trade center for cotton, so was also called Cotton City.

Khamgaon is home city of current Agricultural minister of Maharashtra, Shri Pandurang Phundkar.

History

Khamgaon was previously known as Khamkhed. It was the major cotton hub during British time. The city has many old buildings from the British era.

Transport

Khamgaon is well connected by NH 6 and Mumbai-Kolkata railway line (Center Railway). The city is served by the Khamgaon railway station, which was built during the British Raj. Khamgaon is located just near Shegaon (17 km from Khamgaon).Also Khamgaon Jalna railway line has been sanctioned by railway minister in 2016.

Khamgaon is easily accessible through rails and roads. Daily travels facility is from Mumbai, Pune, Nagpur, jalgaon, Dhule, Amravati, Surat, Ahmadabad, Ahmednagar, Aurangabad.

Demographics

As of 2011 India census,^[1] Khamgaon had a population of 88,687. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Khamgaon has an average literacy rate of 76%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 81%, and female literacy is 71%. In Khamgaon, 15% of the population is under 6 years of age. Marathi is the main language spoken here with hint of varhadi dialect.

Religions in Khamgaon
Religion			Percent
Hindus			60%
Muslims			20%
Buddhists			15%
Christians			1.4%
Jains			3.7%
Others†			0.3%
Distribution of religions †Includes Sikhs (0.2%), Buddhists (<0.2%).

References

1. "Census of India 2011: Data from the 2011 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)" (PDF). Census Commission of India. Retrieved 2016-12-03.