Digras

This article is about the city in Yavatmal district. For the singular of digras, see Digra.

Digras
City
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Coordinates: 20°36′N77°26′E / 20.6°N 77.43°E / 20.6; 77.43
Country	India
State	Maharashtra
District	Yavatmal
Government
• Type	Municipal council
Elevation	475 m (1,558 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	254,122 [1]
Demonym	Digraskar
Languages
• Official	Marathi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Pin code	445203 [2] [3]
Vehicle registration	Pusad

Digras is a city and a municipal council in the Yavatmal district ^[4] located in the state of Maharashtra, India. ^{[5] [6] [7]} Digras is 638 km from state capital Mumbai (via Aurangabad, Nashik) and 221 km from winter capital Nagpur.

Places of Interest

Mallikarjun Temple ^{[8] [9]}

• Ghanti Baba Temple ^[10]
• Bhavani Devi Temple
• Ramananda Maharaj Math
• Shani Mandir
• Oldest Jain Mandir 1008 Babji Maharaj Mandir
• Nagina Masjid
• Lal building

Demographics

As of the2011 ^[update] India census, ^[1] Digras had a population of 154,122. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%.

Year	Male	Female	Total Population	Change	Religion (%)
					Hindu	Muslim	Christian	Sikhs	Buddhist	Jain	Other religions and persuasions	Religion not stated
2001 [11]	20261	18917	39178	-	55.850	36.155	0.115	0.041	6.366	1.450	0.023	0.000
2011 [12]	22780	21987	44767	0.143	55.452	36.759	0.118	0.047	6.353	1.112	0.060	0.098

Transportation

Digras is connected to major cities in the Maharashtra State by road. MSRTC buses run from Digras to Mumbai, Nagpur, Yavatmal, Pune, Amravati, Akola, Hingoli, Nanded, Solapur, Aurangabad, Raipur, Umarkhed, Mahur, Adilabad, Mahagaon and Indore. Roads in Digras are not yet equipped with traffic signals. ^[1]

References

1. "Census of India: Search Details". www.censusindia.gov.in.
2. "Pincode of digras, yawatmal, Maharashtra". yawatmal.gov.in. Yawatmal government.
3. "Pincode of digras, yawatmal, Maharashtra".
4. Lists of Antiquarian Remains in the Central Provinces and Barâr. Office of the superintendent of government printing, India. 1897.
5. "Digras MLA, nine others booked for attack of ZP office-bearer". The Times of India. 25 April 2013. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
6. "संततधार येणाऱ्या पावसामुळे: दिग्रसमध्ये शेतीचे नुकसान". Divya Marathi (in Marathi). 14 August 2022. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
7. "Municipal Council Digras | यवतमाळ जिल्हा, महाराष्ट्र, भारत" . Retrieved 17 August 2022.
8. Brown, C. (1908). Yeotmal District Volume A Descriptive: By C. Brown and R. V. Russell. Printed at the Baptist mission Press.
9. Maharashtra (India) (1960). Maharashtra State Gazetteers: Ahmadnagar. Directorate of Government Print., Stationery and Publications, Maharashtra State.
10. Census of India, 1961. Manager of Publications, India Office of the Registrar. 1962.
11. Census India 2001.
12. Census India 2011.