Hinganghat
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| State : | Maharashtra | ||
| District : | Wardha | ||
| Location : | 20 ° 34 ′ N , 78 ° 50 ′ E | ||
| Height : | 217 m | ||
| Residents : | 101,805 (2011) | ||
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Hinganghat is a city in the state of Maharashtra in western India . It is part of the Wardha district . Hinganghat is divided into 33 wards and is administered as the Municipal Council. The city is located in the east of Maharashtra. From Hinganghat it's 764 kilometers to Mumbai . The city is around 1500 years old. In Hinganghat there is a 16 meter high statue of the god Vithoba .
Demographics
The city's population is 101,805 according to the 2011 census. Hinganghat has a gender ratio of 936 women per 1000 men and thus a common surplus of men for India. The literacy rate was 93.3% in 2011. Almost 77.1% of the population are Hindus , approx. 13.4% are Buddhists , approx. 7.9% are Muslims , approx. 1.2% are Jainas , approx 0.2% are Christians and about 0.3% belong to other or no religions. 9.8% of the population are children under six years of age.
Infrastructure
The city is connected to the rest of the country by a train station. The National Highway 7 , part of the North-South corridor , passes through the town.
sons and daughters of the town
- Murlidhar Devidas Amte (1914-2008), human rights activist
- Nisha Mohota (* 1980), chess player
Individual evidence
- ↑ www.census2011.co.in
- ↑ Hinganghat City Population Census 2011-2019 | Maharashtra. Retrieved September 16, 2019 .