Nashirabad

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Nashirabad
Town
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Nashirabad
Location in Maharashtra, India
Coordinates: 21°00′00″N75°40′00″E / 21.00000°N 75.66667°E / 21.00000; 75.66667
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Maharashtra
District Jalgaon
Elevation
206 m (676 ft)
Population
  Total
26,131(2,011)
Languages
  Official Marathi
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
425309
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Nashirabad is a small town in Jalgaon district in the northern Maharashtra state in India. It was named after Nasiruddin Badshah.[ citation needed ] The earlier name of the town was Solnimbhore. This was due to fact that the town had 16 Hanuman temples and 16 main doors.[ clarification needed ]

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Demographics and economy

The population includes Wani, Brahmins, Leva Patil, Mali, and Teli, who run many businesses. The main business is the farming of banana trees and sugar cane.

Nashirabad is on National Highway No. 6 (Surat-Kolkata National Highway) and has many warehouses of local products. [2]

Transport

Most people depend on public transport (MSRTC), commonly known as "ST", and private hire vehicles like auto-rickshaw for commuting to and from district and taluka places like Jalgaon and Bhusawal. All the MSRTC buses except express bus services stop at Nashirabad bus stand. The nearest bus depots are at Jalgaon and Bhusawal.

Nearest railway stations are:

Religion

Temples

Mosques

Areas

References

  1. Pin codes of Jalgaon district, Jalgaon pincodes, Maharashtra zip code. WhereInCity. Retrieved on 2008-06-14.
  2. "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.