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Kalmeshwar

Kalmeshwar
कलमेश्वर, कळमेश्वर
Kalmeshwar
city
Kalmeshwar Railway station
Kalmeshwar Railway station
Kalmeshwar is located in Maharashtra
Kalmeshwar
Kalmeshwar
Location in Maharashtra, India
Coordinates: 21°13′56″N 78°55′05″E / 21.2321022°N 78.9179599°E / 21.2321022; 78.9179599Coordinates: 21°13′56″N 78°55′05″E / 21.2321022°N 78.9179599°E / 21.2321022; 78.9179599
Country  India
State Maharashtra
District Nagpur
Government
 • Body Municipal Council
Elevation 330 m (1,080 ft)
Population (2001)
 • Total 17,241
Languages
 • Official Marathi
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 441501
Vehicle registration MH-40

Kalmeshwar is a city and a municipal council in Nagpur district in the Indian state of Maharashtra.

As of 2001 India census, Kalmeshwar had a population of 17,241. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Kalmeshwar has an average literacy rate of 77%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 82%, and female literacy is 71%. In Kalmeshwar, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Kalmeshwar is an industrial town hence people from various part of the country living here. Dhapewada and Adasa are two important tourist place are near Kalmeshwar.

Adasa fames of गणपती मंदिर आदासा and Dhapewada known as " विधर्भाचे पंधरपूर ".

The governing body for Kalmeshwar city is Municipal council. There are 17 wards in Kalmeshwar city from which 17 cooperators are elected by people. In the same way separate election takes place for the post of Mayor. Mayor has been getting elected directly by people and then he/she needs to prove the majority of cooperators.

Cooperators are responsible for all the developmental work in there wards. There are different committees for different work.

Kalmeshwar is also the taluka headquarter and Panchayat Samiti. There are 106 villages under Kalmeshwar taluka and 51 Gram Panchayat. Kalmeshwar is under Saoner vidhan sabha sconstituency (http://www.elections.in/maharashtra/polling-booth/savner.html) and Ramtek Lok Sabha constituency.

Here agriculture is an important part of survival and of economic growth.

Kalmeshwar MIDC has almost 150 industrial plot.

Are few big name.

Kalmeshwar is just 25 km from Nagpur in north-west direction and hence directly connected with Nagpur by road and railway.


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