Purushottamnagar
Purushottamnagar | |
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city | |
  Purushottamnagar Location in Maharashtra, India | |
| Coordinates: 21°34′22″N 74°29′57″E / 21.5729°N 74.4993°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Maharashtra |
| District | Nandurbar |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 3,594 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Marathi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
Purushottamnagar is a census town in Nandurbar district in the Indian state of Maharashtra.
Demographics[edit]
As of 2001[update] India census,[1] Purushottamnagar had a population of 3594. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Purushottamnagar has an average literacy rate of 78%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 83%, and female literacy is 71%. In Purushottamnagar, 10% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Among minority languages, Gujrati/Gujar is spoken by 36.39% of the population, Bhili by 15.97%, and Khandeshi by 22.37%.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
- ^ "51st REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER FOR LINGUISTIC MINORITIES IN INDIA" (PDF). nclm.nic.in. Ministry of Minority Affairs. 15 July 2015. p. 145. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 February 2018. Retrieved 15 February 2018.