Nanded

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City in Maharashtra, India

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::summary City in Maharashtra, India ::

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::callout[type=note] the municipality in Maharashtra, India ::

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Nanded is a city in Maharashtra state, India. It is the tenth largest city in the state and the seventy-ninth most populated city in India. It is the second largest city in Marathwada region. It is the district headquarters of Nanded district.

Guru Gobind Singh established camp in Nanded and the Gurgaddi was transferred from him to Guru Granth Sahib. One of the Panj Takhts of Sikhi, Hazur Sahib is located in the city of Nanded. It was here that Guru Gobind Singh initiated Madho Daas whom became Banda Singh Bahadur one of the famous leaders of the Khalsa Panth whom played a role during the downfall of the Mughal Empire.

Location

Nanded is located on the banks of river Godavari in west-central India. Nanded district borders Latur district, Parbhani district and Hingoli district to the west and Yavatmal district to the north. The district is bordered by the Nizamabad, Kamareddy, Nirmal and Adilabad districts of Telangana state to the east and Bidar district of Karnataka state to the south.

Nanded has two parts: Old Nanded 20.62 km2 occupies the north bank of the Godavari river; New Nanded, to the south of the river, 31.14 km2 encompasses Waghala and neighbourhoods.

Etymology

From a copper plate inscription found at Washim, a town approximately 150 km north of Nanded, archaeologists deduce the city was formerly known as (). Another name was . Folklore suggests that the name "Nanded" developed from the Vahana of Shiva. Shiva was said to have performed penance on the banks () of the Godavari river. This "" later became "Nanded".

History

In the 1st century CE, power in the area lay with the Andhrabhrtyas and Satvahanas. In the 5th and 4th centuries BCE, Nanded was ruled by the Nanda dynasty. In the 3rd century BCE (about 272 to 231 BCE), it was part of the Maurya Empire under Ashoka. Local irrigation practices and Nanded itself are recorded in the treatise, Leela Charitra (late 1200s CE). Nanded was the birthplace of three Marathi poet-saints—Vishnupant Shesa, Raghunath Shesa, and Vaman Pandit Construction of Kandhar Fort, located in Kandhar, is attributed to the Rashtrakuta king Krishna III of Malkheda who ruled around 10th century CE.

From 1636, Nanded was the centre of governance of Nizam State, which included parts of present-day Telangana and Karnataka, and was an imperial province of the Mughal Badshah (emperor) Shah Jahan. In 1657, Nanded merged into Bidah Subah. Guru Nanak (1469 1539 CE) passed through Nanded on his way to Sri Lanka. Guru Gobind Singh (1666 1708 CE) arrived in Nanded with the Mughal emperor Bahadur Shah I (1643 1712 CE) near the end of August in 1707 CE. When Bahadur Shah moved on to Golconda, Guru Gobind Singh remained in Nanded. Guru Gobind Singh proclaimed he was the last (tenth) living guru and established the sacred text, the Guru Granth Sahib as an eternal "living" leader. Guru Gobind Singh died without a lineal descendant due to the martyrdom of his four sons.

In 1725, Nanded became part of Hyderabad State. In about 1835, Maharaja Ranjit Singh commissioned the construction of a gurdwara at Nanded with the financial aid of Sikander Jah (3rd Nizam of hyderabad) It was built on the site of Guru Gobind Singh's cremation. The gurdwara is part of the Hazur Sahib.

After India gained independence in 1947, the Indian Armed Forces annexed Hyderabad and ended the rule of the Nizam in Operation Polo, making Nanded part of the new Hyderabad State. Nanded remained part of the Hyderabad state until 1956 when it was included in the Bombay Presidency.

On 1 May 1960, Maharashtra state was created on a linguistic basis and the Marathi dominant Nanded district became part of Maharashtra.{{Cite web|publisher = maharashtra.gov.in (Government of Maharashtra)|title = Gazetteers Department – Bhir |url=http://www.maharashtra.gov.in/english/gazetteer/Beed/places_bhir_town.html |access-date=2007-02-27| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070224064424/http://www.maharashtra.gov.in/english/gazetteer/Beed/places_bhir_town.html| archive-date= 24 February 2007 | url-status= live}} In December 2022, 25 Nanded district villages renewed their demand to merge with Telangana.

Geography

Nanded urban area is 63.22 km2. Nanded is built on the Deccan Traps lava flows of the upper cretaceous to lower eocene eras. The lava flows are overlain by thin alluvial deposits. The lava flows are horizontal and each flow has two distinct units. The highly weathered vesicular trap and underlying weathered jointed and fractured massive trap constitutes the main water-yielding zones. The soil is mostly formed from igneous rocks and are black, medium black, shallow and calcareous types having different depths and profiles. Godavari River passes through the city.

Climate

Nanded has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen climate classification Aw) bordering a hot semi-arid climate (BSh). | location = Nanded (1991–2020, extremes 1960–2020) | metric first = Yes | single line = Yes | Jan record high C = 36.6 | Feb record high C = 40.0 | Mar record high C = 43.0 | Apr record high C = 46.0 | May record high C = 46.6 | Jun record high C = 46.7 | Jul record high C = 40.3 | Aug record high C = 39.0 | Sep record high C = 38.2 | Oct record high C = 38.8 | Nov record high C = 38.8 | Dec record high C = 36.0 | year record high C = 46.7 | Jan high C = 31.0 | Feb high C = 33.4 | Mar high C = 37.1 | Apr high C = 40.6 | May high C = 40.7 | Jun high C = 36.6 | Jul high C = 32.1 | Aug high C = 30.8 | Sep high C = 32.1 | Oct high C = 33.4 | Nov high C = 32.0 | Dec high C = 30.5 | year high C = 34.0 | Jan low C = 13.8 | Feb low C = 15.2 | Mar low C = 19.0 | Apr low C = 23.6 | May low C = 25.7 | Jun low C = 24.7 | Jul low C = 23.2 | Aug low C = 22.7 | Sep low C = 22.4 | Oct low C = 20.1 | Nov low C = 16.5 | Dec low C = 13.1 | year low C = 20.3 | Jan record low C = 4.9 | Feb record low C = 6.4 | Mar record low C = 10.4 | Apr record low C = 13.4 | May record low C = 17.0 | Jun record low C = 17.4 | Jul record low C = 15.2 | Aug record low C = 12.0 | Sep record low C = 14.2 | Oct record low C = 11.2 | Nov record low C = 5.0 | Dec record low C = 3.6 | year record low C = 3.6 | rain colour = green | Jan rain mm = 3.3 | Feb rain mm = 7.7 | Mar rain mm = 5.9 | Apr rain mm = 4.3 | May rain mm = 10.5 | Jun rain mm = 154.2 | Jul rain mm = 217.5 | Aug rain mm = 214.2 | Sep rain mm = 138.5 | Oct rain mm = 57.7 | Nov rain mm = 8.1 | Dec rain mm = 1.7 | year rain mm = 823.5 | Jan rain days = 0.4 | Feb rain days = 0.7 | Mar rain days = 0.5 | Apr rain days = 0.6 | May rain days = 0.9 | Jun rain days = 7.5 | Jul rain days = 10.8 | Aug rain days = 11.2 | Sep rain days = 7.4 | Oct rain days = 3.0 | Nov rain days = 0.7 | Dec rain days = 0.4 | year rain days = 44.0 |time day = 17:30 IST | Jan humidity = 37 | Feb humidity = 31 | Mar humidity = 30 | Apr humidity = 23 | May humidity = 27 | Jun humidity = 49 | Jul humidity = 64 | Aug humidity = 68 | Sep humidity = 60 | Oct humidity = 48 | Nov humidity = 39 | Dec humidity = 38 |year humidity = 44 |source 1 = India Meteorological Department{{cite web | url = https://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/Climatological%20Tables%201991-2020.pdf | title = Climatological Tables of Observatories in India 1991-2020 | publisher = India Meteorological Department | access-date = April 8, 2024 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200205040301/http://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/1981-2010%20CLIM%20NORMALS%20%28STATWISE%29.pdf | archive-date = 5 February 2020 | url = https://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/1981-2010%20CLIM%20NORMALS%20%28STATWISE%29.pdf | title = Station: Nanded Climatological Table 1981–2010 | work = Climatological Normals 1981–2010 | publisher = India Meteorological Department | date = January 2015 | pages = 535–536 | access-date = 10 April 2020}}

Demographics

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2011 census, Nanded had a population of 550,564. The municipality had a gender ratio of 924 females per 1,000 males. 12.4 percent of the population were under six years old. Effective literacy was 87.40 percent. 81.74 percent of women were literate. Male literacy was 92.68 percent.

Hinduism is the largest religion, practiced by nearly half the population. A third of the population practices Islam and 15% are Buddhist. 2% are Sikh, one of the few Deccani towns where Sikhism is a relatively large religion.

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Marathi is the largest language, spoken by 56% of the population. Urdu is the second-largest language, spoken by 29% of the population and Hindi is spoken by 9% of the population.

Transport

Road

Nanded lies on NH 61 (Kalyan–Ahmednagar–Parbhani–Nanded–Nirmal), NH 361 (Nagpur–Wardha-Yavatmal–Nanded-Latur–Solapur–Sangli–Kolhapur–Ratnagiri) and NH 161 (Akola–Washim–Hingoli–Nanded–Degloor–Sangareddy). MSRTC buses connect Nanded to many cities of the Maharashtra state. TSRTC buses connect Nanded to some cities of the Telangana state.

Rail

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Main article: Hazur Sahib Nanded railway station

Hazur Sahib Nanded railway station is located on the Secunderabad–Manmad line of Nanded railway division of the South Central Railway Zone (SCR). Nanded railway division is one of the three railway divisions under South Central Railway zone of Indian Railways. Around 48 trains arrive and depart each day from this station. Maltekdi railway station is another railway station serving city of Nanded.

Air

Shri Guru Gobind Singh Ji Airport operates flights to Delhi (Ghaziabad), Bangalore, Pune, Ahmedabad and Hyderabad. Star Airways operates the flights.

Economy

Crops grown around Nanded include cotton, bananas, sugarcane, mangoes, soya beans, sweet limes, Grapes, Papaya, and sorghum (jawar). Nanded has a Regional Cotton Research Center to support the Cotton-growing industry. There is an agricultural school operational under the aegis of Krishi Vidyapeeth of Parbhani.

Tourism is supported by 10 million annual visitors who are mostly religious pilgrims.

Education

Main article: List of educational institutions in Nanded (India)

On 17 September 1994, the Swami Ramanand Teerth Marathwada University (SRTMU) was established in Nanded after a restructuring of the Marathwada University in Aurangabad. The university supervises the educational activities in senior colleges in four districts of Marathwada division.

Notable educational institutions in Nanded include the Dr. Shankarrao Chavan Government Medical College and Shri Guru Gobind Singhji Institute of Engineering and Technology.

Governance

The city of Nanded is managed by the Nanded-Waghala Municipal Corporation (NWCMC). The corporation consists of 81 democratically elected members. The Municipal Commissioner is the Chief Executive of the corporation.

Tourism

Nanded fort

Nanded Fort, also known as Nandgiri Fort is located on the banks of the Godavari River. The Godavari River encircles the fort on three sides. The fort has been converted into a garden to attract tourists. There is a water tank constructed in the fort.

Mandir

The Vedic rituals are regularly performed on the ghats of Godavari River which include Urvashi Ghat, Ram Ghat, and Govardhan Ghat.

  • The home minister of India Shri Shankaraoji bhauraoji chavan saheb samadhi wadgao near wajegaon
  • Shri Laxmi Narsimha Mandir, Old Mondha, New Bridge.
  • Kaleshwar Mandir, Vishnupuri
  • Shani Mandir, Mondha
  • Yagyavalkya Vedpathshala Saraswati Mandir, Shree Nagar
  • Shri Yadav Ahir Samaj Mahamai Mata Mandir, Devinagar
  • Ganpati Mandir, Trikut
  • Hanuman Mandir, Trikut
  • Datta Mandir, Trikut
  • Shri Kheshtra Renuka Mata Mandir, Mahurgarh
  • Siddheshwar Mandir, Hottal built during the Chalukya era, an example of Hemadpanti temple architecture.
  • Shiva Mandir, Tadkhel, Degloor Taluka built with large stones displaying scripture by the Hindu king, Senapati.
  • Jagdamba Mata Mandir, Tadkhel
  • Shri Narsinh Mandir, Junna Kautha.

Gurdwara

  • Hazur Sahib was built by Maharaja Ranjit Singh. It is one of the Panj Takht, the five seats of higher authority for Sikhs. It is built at the site of cremation of Guru Gobind Singh. His remains and weapons are preserved at the site.
  • Gurdwara Nagina Ghat Sahib
  • Gurdwara Banda Ghat Sahib (Baba Banda Singh Bahadur)
  • Gurdwara Shikaar Ghat Sahib
  • Gurdwara Baoli Sahib
  • Gurdwara Heera Ghat
  • Gurdwara Mata Sahib
  • Gurdwara Maal Tekdi
  • Gurdwara Sangat Sahib
  • Gurdwara Nanakpuri Sahib (place of Guru Nanak)
  • Gurdwara Bhajangarh Sahib

Church

  • St. Francis De Sales Catholic Church
  • Methodist Church
  • Bethel AG Church
  • The Pentecostal Mission (Church)
  • Bethesda Ministries Church

Notable people

References

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