Eklahare

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Eklahare
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Eklahare
Location in Maharashtra, India
Coordinates: 19°59′29″N73°54′33″E / 19.9915°N 73.9091°E / 19.9915; 73.9091 Coordinates: 19°59′29″N73°54′33″E / 19.9915°N 73.9091°E / 19.9915; 73.9091
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Maharashtra
District Nashik
Population
 (2001)
 • Total12,010
Languages
 • Official Marathi
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
Telephone code0253
Vehicle registration MH 15

Eklahare is a census town in Nashik district in the state of Maharashtra, India.

A census town is a type of town that satisfies certain characteristics, depending on the country in which it is located.

Nashik district District of Maharashtra in India

Nashik district, also known as Nasik district, is a district in Maharashtra, India. The city of Nashik is the administrative headquarters of the district. Nashik is well known for the production of wine. Nashik is also known as Mini Maharashtra, because the climate and soil conditions of Surgana, Peth, Igatpuri resembles with Konkan. Niphad, Sinnar, Dindori, Baglan blocks are like Western Maharashtra and Yeola, Nandgaon, Chandwad blocks are like Vidarbha Region. Nashik, Malegaon, Manmad, Igatpuri are some of the big cities situated in the Nashik District.

Maharashtra State in western India

Maharashtra is a state in the western peninsular region of India occupying a substantial portion of the Deccan Plateau. It is the second-most populous state and third-largest state by area in India. Spread over 307,713 km2 (118,809 sq mi), it is bordered by the Arabian Sea to the west, the Indian states of Karnataka and Goa to the south, Telangana to the southeast and Chhattisgarh to the east, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh to the north, and the Indian union territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli to the north west. It is also the world's second-most populous subnational entity.

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Demographics

As of 2001 India census, [1] Eklahare had a population of 12,010. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Eklahare has an average literacy rate of 76%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 83%, and female literacy is 67%. In Eklahare, 10% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Thermal power station

Eklahare houses the Nashik Thermal Power Station (NTPS). There is also the NTPS colony for the employees at the station. The thermal power station has rated capacity of 630 MW and has 3 units of 210 MW each. It uses a coal-fired boiler to produce steam for power generation.

Shaktiman

Shaktiman is a scrap metal sculpture built by NTPS intended to be a symbol of visionary resourcefulness. It weighs 27 tonnes, is 17 metres tall, and is in the Guinness Book of Records. It is meant to stand as a symbol of innovative idea in word and spirit, inspiring visitors that wealth from waste can be a reality. Sculptor Dr. Sudhir Deshpande created it in 1990. He started it in 1989 and finished in 8 months.

Transport

Eklahare is well connected to Nashik and Nashik Road Railway station by the buses of NTPS and City bus service of nashik. Hardly 6 km from Nashik road Railway station, accessible from the Jail Road area also only 3 km.

Nashik Road Suburb in Nashik, Maharashtra, India

Nashik Road is a suburb of Nashik that contains the city's railway station. The name 'Nashik Road' was originally used for the town surrounding the station and parts of the adjoining Deolali village, but has been administratively merged with the Nashik Municipal Corporation since the year 1984. Nashik Road is one of the fastest growing suburbs of the area, with almost 575,000 residents.

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References

  1. ↑ "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.
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