Dharur, Beed

Dharur
city
Dharur

Location in Maharashtra, India

Coordinates: 18°49′N 76°07′E / 18.82°N 76.12°E / 18.82; 76.12Coordinates: 18°49′N 76°07′E / 18.82°N 76.12°E / 18.82; 76.12
Country  India
State Maharashtra
District Bid
Elevation 739 m (2,425 ft)
Population (2001)
  Total 18,350
Languages
  Official Marathi
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 431124[1]

Dharur is a city and a municipal council in Beed district in the state of Maharashtra, India.

Geography

Dharur is located at 18°49′N 76°07′E / 18.82°N 76.12°E / 18.82; 76.12.[2] It has an average elevation of 739 metres (2424 feet).

Demographics

As of 2001 India census,[3] Dharur had a population of 18,350. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Dharur has an average literacy rate of 65%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 74% and, female literacy is 55%. In Dharur, 15% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Fort

A'zam Khan captures Fort Dharur (January 1631)

This town has one very ancient Fort but thanks to negligence it is in dilapidated condition.DHARUR Is Also Known As FATIYABAD .This town known as residency of famous SHINGARE PATIL families NOW a days thakurs (RAJPUT) are situated in large quantity in dharur. who were resident of up and rajasthan came here as the soldiers of DELHI with mirja raje jaysingh .prior to this it was known for vitoji raje bhosles area.This town was and is famous for gold and clussttered apple.THE old fort is constructed prior to 800 years known as MAHADURGA.As this is the historical town all casts and religions peoples live here happily.

References

  1. "PinCode: DHARUR, BEED, MAHARASHTRA, India, omsaisoft.com". omsaisoft.com. 2015. PinCode: 431124
  2. Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Dharur
  3. "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. Retrieved 2008-11-01.
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