Deglur (also locally known as Degloor) is a city and a
municipal council
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in
Nanded district
Nanded district (Marathi pronunciation: aːn̪d̪eɖ is a district of Maharashtra state in central India. The city of Nanded is the district headquarters.
Officer
Members of Parliament
* Prataprao Govindrao Chikhalikar (BJP)
* Sudhakar Tuka ...
in the state of
Maharashtra,
India
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. It is the largest
tehsil
A tehsil (, also known as tahsil, taluka, or taluk) is a local unit of administrative division in some countries of South Asia. It is a subdistrict of the area within a district including the designated populated place that serves as its administ ...
of
Nanded and is known for its socio-cultural history. The town was once part of erstwhile Nizam's Hyderabad state. The town is situated on the river Lendi. Deglur has been known as a marketplace since ancient times.
apart from this most of the people from Telangana come to degloor for their essential services specifically for the medical related services.
Geography
Deglur is situated near where the
Telangana
Telangana (; , ) is a state in India situated on the south-central stretch of the Indian peninsula on the high Deccan Plateau. It is the eleventh-largest state and the twelfth-most populated state in India with a geographical area of and 3 ...
, Maharashtra and
Karnataka
Karnataka (; ISO: , , also known as Karunāḍu) is a state in the southwestern region of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act. Originally known as Mysore State , it was renamed ''Karnat ...
boundaries meet. The Telangana-Maharashtra state boundary is around away from the city center. The town borders several villages, including Taakli (North), Kawalgaon (West-South) and Mirzapur (East-South).
It is touching Telangana and Karnataka states.So people here can speak fluent Telugu and Kannada along with Marathi.
Economy
The primary occupation is agriculture (particularly farming), with output predominantly sugarcane, cotton, grains and bananas. The town is also known for its cloth market and gold jewellery.
Demography
As of the 2011 India
census
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, Deglur has a population of 54,493, with males accounting for 51% of the population. Deglur City has an average literacy rate of 79%, lower than the national average of 82%, of which the male literacy rate is 86% and the female literacy rate is 72%. In Degloor, 14% of the population are under 6 years of age.
Attractions
The
Hemadpanthi
Hemadpanti Sculpture (also spelled as Hemadpanthi) is an architectural style, named after its founder, the prime minister Hemadpant (1259-1274 CE) of the court of Seuna Yadavas of Devagiri.
Architectural elements
This building style was formed du ...
Temple (informally named ''Hottal''), is a tourist attraction in the region. The
Karadkhed Dam is near the town of Deglur. Rampur lake is situated near degloor city its distance from city is just 2 km . Varakari Shree Dhunda Maharaj Temple.
See also
*
Deglur Taluka
*
Deglur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
Deglur Assembly constituency is one of the 288 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly, Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) List of constituencies of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly, constituencies of Maharashtra state, western India. This constituency ...
References
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Cities and towns in Nanded district
Talukas in Maharashtra