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 carve out a separate Khamgaon district from the Buldana district. The proposed Khamgaon District would comprise 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.

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.

Demographics

As of 2001 India census,^[1] Khamgaon had a population of 88,670. 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, 13% 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 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.