Partur परतूर |
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city | |
Location in Maharashtra, India | |
Coordinates: 19°35′28″N 76°12′58″E / 19.59111°N 76.21611°ECoordinates: 19°35′28″N 76°12′58″E / 19.59111°N 76.21611°E | |
Country | India |
State | Maharashtra |
District | Jalna |
Government | |
• Type | Municipal council |
Elevation | 439 m (1,440 ft) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 35,883 |
Languages | |
• Official | Marathi |
Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
PIN | 431501 |
Telephone code | 912484-XXXXXX |
Vehicle registration | MH-21 |
Partur (मराठी : परतूर اردو : پرتور )is a city and a municipal council in Jalna district in the Indian state of Maharashtra.
Partur is located at 19°21′N 76°07′E / 19.35°N 76.12°E. It has an average elevation of 439 metres (1440 feet). Godavari is major river flows through various villages of Partur. Near Dudhana river Upper Dudhana Dam. Bageshvari Sugar Factory,Warfal in Partur. The main source of income is Agriculture. Most of the people in this area are Farmers. Major Crop is Cotton, Arhar, Sorghum, Wheat, Sugar Cane.
As of 2011[update] India census, Partur Municipal Council has population of 35,883 of which 18,401 are males while 17,482 are females.
Literacy rate of Partur city is 79.52% lower than Maharashtra state average of 82.34%. In Partur, Male literacy is around 86.03% while female literacy rate is 72.72%.
In Partur, 14.13% of the population is under 6 years of age. Partur has Female Sex Ratio is of 950 higher than state average of 929.
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 10.57% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 3.77% of total population in Partur.
Partur railway station is located on the Kacheguda-Manmad line under Nanded Division of South Central Railway(SCR) jurisduction. Partur is well connected through rail with Mumbai, Nashik, Pune, Aurangabad, Hyderabad, Nagpur, Manmad, Latur, Parbhani, Parli Vaijnath, Osmanabad, Mudkhed, Adilabad, Basar, Nizamabad, Daund etc. Ajanta Express between Secunderabad and Manmad is the most prestigious train passing through this station. The Nanded(NED)-Amritsar Sachkhand Express and Madurai-Manmad Express(now Rameswaram-Okha Exp)do not have stop at Partur. the revenue collection of partur railway station is highest among the taluka/tehsil level railway stations on manmad secandarabad railway line.