Partur

Partur
परतूर
city
Partur

Location in Maharashtra, India

Coordinates: 19°36′N 76°13′E / 19.6°N 76.22°E / 19.6; 76.22Coordinates: 19°36′N 76°13′E / 19.6°N 76.22°E / 19.6; 76.22
Country  India
State Maharashtra
District Jalna
Government
 • Type Municipal council
Elevation 439 m (1,440 ft)
Population (2011)
 • Total 35,883[1]
Languages
 • Official Marathi
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 431501
Telephone code 912484-XXXXXX
Vehicle registration MH-21

Partur (Urdu : پرتور मराठी : परतूर )is a city and a municipal council in Jalna district in the Indian state of Maharashtra.

Geography

Partur is located at 19°36′N 76°13′E / 19.6°N 76.22°E / 19.6; 76.22.[2] It has an average elevation of 439 metres (1440 feet). Godavari is major river flows through various villages of Partur. The main source of income is Agriculture. Most of the people in this area are Farmers. Major Crop is Cotton, Arhar, Sorghum, Wheat, Sugar Cane.

Demographics

As of 2011 India census,[1] Partur Municipal Council has population of 35,883 of which 18,401 are males while 17,482 are females.

Literacy rate of Partur city is 79.52 % lower than Maharashtra state average of 82.34 %. In Partur, Male literacy is around 86.03 % while female literacy rate is 72.72 %.[1]

In Partur, 14.13% of the population is under 6 years of age. Partur has Female Sex Ratio is of 950 higher than state average of 929.[1]

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 10.57 % while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 3.77 % of total population in Partur.[1]

Transportation

Rail

Partur railway station is located on the Kacheguda-Manmad line under Nanded Division of South Central Railway(SCR) jurisduction. Partur is well connected through rail with Mumbai, Nashik, Pune, Aurangabad, Hyderabad, Nagpur, Manmad, Latur, Parbhani, Parli Vaijnath, Osmanabad, Mudkhed, Adilabad, Basar, Nizamabad, Daund etc. Ajanta Express between Secunderabad and Manmad is the most prestigious train passing through this station. The Nanded(NED)-Amritsar Sachkhand Express and Madurai-Manmad Express(now Rameswaram-Okha Exp)do not have stop at Partur. the revenue collection of partur railway station is highest among the taluka/tehsil level railway stations on manmad secandarabad railway line.

Road

Partur is well connected to Pune, Aurangabad, Akola, Nanded, Latur, Hyderabad through state road transport. Partur depot of state transport corporation was the most profitable in the year 2010.

Air

Chikalthana Airport located at Aurangabad is nearest Airport

Education

Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya known as JNVs are a system of alternate schools for gifted students in India is situated in Partur.

Several other schools are listed below:

  1. Maulana Mohammad Ali Johar Urdu Primary School (Urdu Medium )
  2. Zila Parishad Highschool.
  3. Lalbahadur Shastri Highscool.
  4. Yoganand Madhyamic Vidhyalaya.
  5. Swami Vivekanand Primary School.
  6. Dr.Zakir Hussain High School (Urdu Medium)
  7. Bright Star English School
  8. Lalbahadur Shastri Kanya Vidhyalaya.

In the recent years several private English Schools have been started for primary and high school education.

Lal Bahadur Shastri Ucchamadhyamic Vidyalaya is the Graduation institute.

Utility Services

Electricity is provided and distributed by Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Ltd. Consumption of electricity is growing faster than production capacity. The largest telephone service provider is the BSNL, which held a monopoly over fixed line and cellular services, and provides fixed line as well as mobile WLL services.

Cell phone coverage is extensive, and the main service providers are AirTel, Vodafone Essar, BSNL, Reliance Communications, Idea Cellular and Tata Indicom. Both GSM and CDMA services are available in the city. BSNL,CyberNext provides broadband internet service. BSNL and Idea also provides the 3G service in the city.

Banks

Partur is the important financial hub in Jalna district. State Bank of Hyderabad is one of the oldest Nationalised bank in City. Many other Banks provides financial services to farmers, businessmen and the residents of the town. List of the banks in Partur is as follows

  1. State Bank of India
  2. State Bank of Hyderabad
  3. Bank of Maharashtra
  4. Canara Bank
  5. Maharashtra Gramin Bank
  6. Sangali Urban Co-Operative Bank
  7. Dinadayal Nagri Sahakari Bank

There are 3-4 ATMs, operating in the city.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Partur City Population". Census2011. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
  2. ↑ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Partur
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