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Shrirampur
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Shrirampur
Shrirampur (India)
Coordinates: 19°37′10″N74°39′37″E / 19.619548°N 74.660339°E / 19.619548; 74.660339
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Maharashtra
District Ahmednagar
Government
 •  MLA Lahu Kanade
Area
 • Total10 km2 (4 sq mi)
Elevation
541 m (1,775 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total89,282
 • Density8,900/km2 (23,000/sq mi)
Demonym Shrirampurkar (Marathi)
Languages
 • Official Marathi
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
413709
Telephone code02422 [1]
Vehicle registration MH-17
Sex ratio 51%-49% ♂/♀
Lok Sabha constituency Shirdi
Vidhan Sabha constituencyShrirampur
Website shrirampurmc.gov.in

Shrirampur pronunciation i is a city and a municipal council located in the Ahmednagar district of the Indian state of Maharashtra situated at 19.62 N, 74.66 E in western Maharashtra

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Climate

Shrirampur has a tropical wet and dry climate with average temperatures ranging between 20 and 42 °C (68 and 108 °F).

Shrirampur experiences three distinct seasons: Summer, Monsoon and Winter. Typical summer months are from March to May, with maximum temperatures ranging from 30 to 40 °C (86 to 104 °F). The warmest months in Shrirampur are April and May, the city often receives locally developed heavy thundershowers in the month of May (although humidity remains high). City experiences rise in atmospheric pressure in mid October when temperatures ranges from 35 to 40 °C (95 to 104 °F).

Demographics

As of 2011 India census, [2] Shrirampur had a population of 89,282. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%.Shrirampur has an average literacy rate of 72%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 79%, and female literacy is 66%. In Shrirampur, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age. Shrirampur had sex ratio - 939 [3]

YearMaleFemaleTotal PopulationChangeReligion (%)
HinduMuslimChristianSikhsBuddhistJainOther religions and persuasionsReligion not stated
2001 [4] 413553990081255-69.68321.8351.9031.3991.3253.4400.2090.206
2011 [5] 4484244440892820.09967.01824.4821.5371.5851.4253.4410.2240.289

Electricity

The Mula Pravara Electric Co-operative Society Limited (MPECSL), [6] Shrirampur was established in 1969, as one of the five pilot co-operative societies established in India as a rural electric co-operative Society. It used to distribute electricity in 183 villages spread over five talukas in the Ahmednagar district. Its consumer base was around 1.45 lakh consumers with sanctioned load of around 207 MW and MPECS receives power from Maharashtra.

Since 1977, it has defaulted on Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL)'s bills. It also refused to increase power tariff as directed by Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) in 2007. [7] that resulted in dues to MSEDCL to staggering Rs 2300 crore. MERC has directed MPECS directors to hand over the entire power distribution system and associated assets, including offices, land, material and workshops to MSEDCL from zero hours on 1 February 2011. It can file an appeal before the commission to decide the transfer value of the assets. The society will also have to hand over all data in soft as well as hard format. It will also have to pay the security deposit amount collected from consumers.

Notable people

The following are notable residents from Shrirampur:

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References

  1. ↑ "STD Codes for cities in Maharashtra". Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL). Archived from the original on 14 May 2008. Retrieved 12 June 2011.
  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.
  3. ↑ "Shrirampur". Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 4 February 2010.
  4. ↑ Census India 2001.
  5. ↑ Census India 2011.
  6. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 4 February 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. ↑ "MSEDCL to take over Mula Pravara from Feb 1". The Times of India . 28 January 2011. Archived from the original on 4 November 2012.
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