Vishnupuri, Nanded
| Vishnupuri विष्णुपुरी | |
|---|---|
| Village | |
  Vishnupuri   Vishnupuri Location in Maharashtra, India[1] | |
| Coordinates: 19°06′43″N 77°17′20″E / 19.11194°N 77.28889°ECoordinates: 19°06′43″N 77°17′20″E / 19.11194°N 77.28889°E | |
| Country |
 India |
| State | Maharashtra |
| District | Nanded |
| Government | |
| • Type | Gram panchayat |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 6,910[2] |
| Demonym(s) | Vishnupurikar |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Marathi |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 431606[3] |
| Telephone code | 02466[4] |
| Vehicle registration | MH-26 |
Vishunupuri is a major village in Nanded taluka of Nanded district of Indian state of Maharashtra. It is 10 km away from Nanded city on Nanded-Latur highway. Though it is a village, it is now became sub-urban area of Nanded city due its close proximity to city and rapid urbanization. Currently Vishnupuri is the place where Swami Ramanand Teerth Marathwada University, Shri Guru Gobind Singhji Institute of Engineering and Technology and Government Medical College, Nanded are located.[4][5]
Demography
- As per 2011 census, Vishnupuri has total 1,256 families residing. Village has population of 6,910 of which 3,570 were males while 3,340 were females.
- Average Sex Ratio of village is 936 which is higher than Maharashtra state average of 929.
- Literacy rate of village was 80% compared to 82.95% of Maharashtra. Male literacy rate was 87% while female literacy rate was 72%.
- Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 23.5% of total population while Schedule Tribe population was 1.2%.[2]
Geography and Transport
Following table shows distance of Vishnupuri from various cities.
| City | Distance(KM)[4] |
|---|---|
| Nanded | 10 |
| Loha | 24 |
| Sonkhed | 13 |
| Parbhani | 58 |
| Latur | 126 |
| Hingoli | 78 |
| Aurangabad | 237 |
| Mumbai | 540 |
Politics
Vishnupuri comes under Nanded South for assembly elections of Maharashtra. Current member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly representing Vishnupuri is Hemant Sriram Patil of Shiv Sena since 2014.[6] While it comes under Nanded (Lok Sabha constituency) for Indian general elections. Current member of parliament representing Vishnupuri is Ashok Chavan of Indian National Congress who is also former Chief Minister of Maharashtra.
References
- ↑ "Vishnupuri Nanded". Wikimapia.org. Retrieved 2015-09-18.
- 1 2 "Vishnupuri Village Population - Nanded - Nanded, Maharashtra". Census2011.co.in. Retrieved 2015-09-18.
- ↑ "VISHNUPURI, NANDED, MAHARASHTRA, India, Pincode.net.in". Pin Code. Retrieved 2015-09-18.
- 1 2 3 "Vishnupuri Village , Nanded Taluka , Nanded District". Onefivenine.com. Retrieved 2015-09-18.
- ↑ "Contact Us". Srtmun.ac.in. Retrieved 2015-09-18.
- ↑ "Nanded(South)". elections. Retrieved 10 May 2015.