Peth Umri is a city and a

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Nanded district Nanded district (Marathi pronunciation: Help:IPA/Marathi, aːn̪d̪eɖ is a districts of Maharashtra, district of Maharashtra state in central India. The city of Nanded is the district headquarters. Officer Members of Parliament *Prataprao ...

in the

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n state of

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.It belongs to

Bhokar Assembly constituency Bhokar Assembly constituency is one of the 288 Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) constituencies of Maharashtra state in Western India. This constituency is located in Nanded district. Members of Legislative Assembly Election results General ...

which was won by Ashok Shankarrao Chavan of

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in the last assembly elections

Demographics

According to the

2001 Census of India The 2001 Census of India was the 14th in a series of censuses held in India every decade since 1871. The population of India was counted as 1,028,737,436 consisting of 532,223,090 males and 496,514,346 females. Total population increased by 18 ...

, Peth Umri had a population of 11,151. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Peth Umri has an average

literacy rate Literacy in its broadest sense describes "particular ways of thinking about and doing reading and writing" with the purpose of understanding or expressing thoughts or ideas in written form in some specific context of use. In other words, huma ...

of 66%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 76%, and female literacy is 55%. In Peth Umri, 15% of the population is under 6 years of age.

References

Cities and towns in Nanded district {{Nanded-geo-stub