Hinganghat
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| Coordinates | 20°34′N 78°50′E / 20.57°N 78.83°E |
| Country |  India |
| State | Maharashtra |
| District(s) | Wardha |
| Population | 92,325 (2001[update]) |
| Sex ratio | 960 ♂/♀ |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| Area • Elevation |
• 215 m (705 ft) |
Hinganghat is a town and a municipal council in Wardha district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. Located about twenty-one miles southeast of the city of Wardha, the town is located on the banks of Vena River, a tributary of the Wardha River which joins to the Pranhita River, which ultimately flows into the Godavari River and on NH 7 which starts from Varanasi to Kanyakumari 70 km south of Nagpur
Hinganghat has been, in the past, a center of the Indian cotton trade, as it is located in the fertile Wardha Valley.
Baba Amte India's Social and moral leader, was born 24 December 1914) at Hinganghat. William Lambton a British soldier, surveyor, and geographer died at Hinganghat on 19 January 1823 when he was working on the Great Trigonometric Survey.
[edit] Geography
Hinganghat is located at 20°34′N 78°50′E / 20.57°N 78.83°E.[1] It has an average elevation of 215 metres (705 feet).
In British India Hinganghat was in center of India, but after the partition of India and Pakistan the Nagpur is considered called the center of India. At Vana River pump house there is an old stone, on that there is written this is the center of India.
The town is having two textiles mills on which the bread & butter of the population largely lies upon.The town is a hub of cotton trading,Spinning ,weaving & finished product.It is also having a large scale sugar mill & Oil Mill.
[edit] Demographics
As of 2001[update] India census,[2] Hinganghat had a population of 92,325. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Hinganghat has an average literacy rate of 80%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 84%, and female literacy is 75%. In Hinganghat, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age. The Pin code of town is 442301 and STD code is 07153.
[edit] References
- ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Hinganghat
- ^ "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. http://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999. Retrieved 2008-11-01.
- This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica, Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain.
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