Narkhed is a town and a

municipal council A municipal council is the legislative body of a municipality or local government area. Depending on the location and classification of the municipality it may be known as a city council, town council, town board, community council, rural counci ...

Nagpur district Nagpur district (Marathi pronunciation: Help:IPA/Marathi, aːɡpuːɾ is a Districts of Maharashtra, district in the Vidarbha region of Maharashtra state in central India. The city of Nagpur is the district administrative centre. The district ...

in the Indian state of

Maharashtra Maharashtra (; , abbr. MH or Maha) is a states and union territories of India, state in the western India, western peninsular region of India occupying a substantial portion of the Deccan Plateau. Maharashtra is the List of states and union te ...

. It is about 87 km north-west of

Nagpur Nagpur (pronunciation: Help:IPA/Marathi, aːɡpuːɾ is the third largest city and the winter capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the 13th largest city in India by population and according to an Oxford's Economics report, Nag ...

. It is the administrative headquarters of

Narkhed taluka Narkhed taluka is one of the 14 taluka of Nagpur district in state of Maharashtra, India. Geography Narkhed taluka has total area of 64491 Hectors. Most of the area of Narkhed taluka are under agricultural land. Some area are hilly and cover w ...

, one of the 14 talukas of this district. It is located in the "orange belt" and is a major center for

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-trading.

Demographics

As of the 2001 India

census A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording and calculating information about the members of a given population. This term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common censuses incl ...

, Narkhed had a population of 21,536. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Narkhed has an average literacy rate of 72%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 77%, and female literacy is 67%. In Narkhed, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age. Nagpur

Culture

Festivals include

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Diwali Diwali (), Dewali, Divali, or Deepavali ( IAST: ''dīpāvalī''), also known as the Festival of Lights, related to Jain Diwali, Bandi Chhor Divas, Tihar, Swanti, Sohrai, and Bandna, is a religious celebration in Indian religions. It is ...

, Dasara,

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. Melas take place on Holi, Dasara and Pola.

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and

Navratras Navaratri is an annual Hindu festival observed in the honour of the goddess Durga. It spans over nine nights (and ten days), first in the month of Chaitra (March/April of the Gregorian calendar), and again in the month of Sharada. It is o ...

Mela are famous in nearby Eid,

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and

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are celebrated.

Climate

The climate is hot and humid. About 100–120 cm rainfall occur each year. In winter the average minimum temperature is about 9-15 °C. In summer the average maximum temperature is about 38-45 °C.

Administration

The governing body for Narkhed city is the

Municipal council A municipal council is the legislative body of a municipality or local government area. Depending on the location and classification of the municipality it may be known as a city council, town council, town board, community council, rural counci ...

. The 17 wards each elect a corporator. A separate election takes place for Mayor. Shri Abhijeet Ramesh Gupta is the Mayor. His grandfather, the late Shri Balmukundji Gupta, was the founding Mayor of the Narkhed Municipal Council, and his father, the late Shri Ramesh Balmukundji Gupta, was Mayor for 22 years. Mayors and councillors are responsible developmental work in their wards. Different committees supervise different works. Narkhed is the taluka headquarters and

Panchayat Samiti Panchayat samiti is a rural local government (panchayat) body at the intermediate tehsil (taluka/mandal) level in India. It works for the villages of the tehsil that together are called a development block. It has been said to be the "panchayat ...

. 138 villages come under

with 70

Gram Panchayat Gram Panchayat () is a basic village-governing institute in Indian villages. It is a democratic structure at the grass-roots level in India. It is a political institute, acting as cabinet of the village. The Gram Sabha work as the general bod ...

s. Narkhed is under

Katol Katol is a city and a municipal council in Nagpur district of Maharashtra state, India. It is the administrative headquarters of Katol taluka, one of the 14 talukas of this district. Being located in orange belt it is a major centre for orang ...

Vidhan Sabha The State Legislative Assembly, or Vidhan Sabha, or also Saasana Sabha, is a legislative body in the states and union territories of India. In the 28 states and 3 union territories with a unicameral state legislature, it is the sole legislati ...

seat and Ramtek Lok Sabha constituency.

Court

There is Judicial Magistrate First Class (JMFC) Court at Narkhed having around 20 lawyers. Adv. Sadhana S. Badiye is the first women to join the Narkhed court as a lawyer in the year 1990.

Economy

The economy of Narkhed depends primarily on agriculture. Commercial activities increase during orange season.

Agriculture

Narkhed is a major producer of oranges. Cash crops other than orange include

cotton Cotton is a soft, fluffy staple fiber that grows in a boll, or protective case, around the seeds of the cotton plants of the genus ''Gossypium'' in the mallow family Malvaceae. The fiber is almost pure cellulose, and can contain minor perce ...

soybean The soybean, soy bean, or soya bean (''Glycine max'') is a species of legume native to East Asia, widely grown for its edible bean, which has numerous uses. Traditional unfermented food uses of soybeans include soy milk, from which tofu an ...

s, wheat, ''jower'' and rice. Tul, Moong and Harbara cultivate in the

taluka 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 administr ...

. Because of the demand for vegetables in

, market farmers grow vegetables throughout the year. Rabi and

kharif Kharif crops, also known as monsoon crops or autumn crops, are domesticated plants that are cultivated and harvested in India, Pakistan and Bangladesh during the Indian subcontinent's monsoon season, which lasts from June to November depending o ...

have taken in Narkhed.

Irrigation

Agriculture mostly depends on rainfall. Farmers supplement with wells, river water, irrigation dams and canals. Pimpalgoan Wakhaji is the biggest irrigation dam. Other irrigation dams include Kar dam, Paradsinga dam, Ambada dam. Rivers including Wardha, Jam, Mandakini, Wandali and Kolar are used for irrigation of the ''Rabi'' crop, but farmers face serious water problems in summer making it difficult to maintain orange orchards.

Transport

Narkhed is connected with

by good roads via

and

Saoner Saoner is a city and tehsil headquarters in north part of Nagpur district in state of Maharashtra, India. The town is governed by Savner municipal council. It is from Nagpur city. Saoner is located on the bank of Kolar River. It is historicall ...

, as well as by

Warud Warud is also known as Orange City and a municipal council in Amravati district in the Indian state of Maharashtra Demographics As of 2011 Indian Census, Warud had a total population of 45,482, of which 23,182 were males and 22,300 were female ...

Multai Multai is a town and a Nagar Palika in Betul district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. Multai is one of the southern cities of Madhya Pradesh, occupying almost half of the Satpura plateau. Considering the small villages around, it occupie ...

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, Pusla, Shendurjana, Badchicholi, Seoni and others. MH SH 246 Sawargoan-Narkhed-Mowad passes through Narkhed. Its villages are connected by roads.

Bus

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buses services reach

Mowad Mowad is a town and a municipal council in Nagpur district of Maharashtra, India. The town is located on the Wardha River. Demographics , Mowad had a population of 8777. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Mowad has an avera ...

, Sawargoan and Jalalkheda. Buses connect

Morshi Morshi is the second largest town in the Amravati district of Maharashtra, India. It is located 55 km north-east of Amravati, situated very close to the border with Madhya Pradesh, in the scenic southern foothills of the Satpura ranges. ...

, Karanja.

Rail

Narkhed town is on the Chennai-New Delhi Grand trunk route. It directly connects with

Amravati Amravati (pronunciation (help·info)) is the second largest city in the Vidarbha region and ninth largest city in Maharashtra, India. It is administrative headquarters of Amravati district and Amravati division which includes Akola, Buldha ...

by rail. The 138 km Narkhed-Amravati Railway line connects Narkhed with

Chandur Bazar Chandur bazar is a City governed by a Municipal Council in Amravati district in the state of Maharashtra, India. Chandurbazar is situated about from the border of Madhya Pradesh. Demographics India census, Chandurbazar had a population of ...

and

. All those places are in the orange producing belt, hence it provides connectivity and markets to orange producing farmers.

city is about 10 km from the Howrah-Nagpur-Mumbai line connecting with

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, Hinganghat and

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. 18-20 trains have daily stops in

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Sausar Sausar (Saunsar) is a city and a Municipal Council in the central India in the state of Madhya Pradesh. Sausar lies in Vidharbha region, Nagpur is the center for all the economic activities in this region which is just 72 kms from Sausar. More th ...

, Chhindwara District, Madhya Pradesh State , East =

Savner Saoner is a city and tehsil headquarters in north part of Nagpur district in state of Maharashtra, India. The town is governed by Savner municipal council. It is from Nagpur city. Saoner is located on the bank of Kolar River. It is historically ...

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Kalmeshwar Kalameshwar-Bramhani is a city and a municipal council also a major Industrial hub in Nagpur district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is connected to National Highways NH-353I, NH-353J & NH-547E. Demographics India census, Kalmeshw ...

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, Southwest = Karanja,

Wardha District Wardha district (Marathi pronunciation: �əɾd̪ʰaː is in the state of Maharashtra in western India. This district is a part of Nagpur Division. The city of Wardha is the administrative headquarters of the district. Hinganghat, Pulgaon, Ar ...

, West =

Wardha River The Wardha River, also known as the Varada River, is a major river in Vidarbha, Maharashtra, which originates in the Satpura Range and flows into the Wain ganga river to form the Pranhita river which finally joins the Godavari river. Origin T ...

, , Northwest =

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