Malegaon is a city and a municipal corporation in Nashik District in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is situated on the bank of Mosam River.
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Malegaon | |
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City | |
Malegaon | |
Malegaon Location in Maharashtra, India | |
Coordinates: 20.55°N 74.55°E / 20.55; 74.55 | |
Country | India |
State | Maharashtra |
District | Nashik |
Taluka | Malegaon |
Government | |
• Type | Municipal Corporation |
• Body | Malegaon Municipal Corporation |
• MLA | Dadaji Bhuse, SS |
Area | |
• Total | 33.56 km2 (12.96 sq mi) |
Elevation | 438 m (1,437 ft) |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 423203 (City and Soygaon) & 423105 (for Camp area) |
Vehicle registration | MH-41 |
Malegaon (previously Maligaon[1]) at the confluence of the Mausam (previously Moosy[1]) and Girna rivers. On the road linking Mumbai and Agra – now National Highway-3(NH3), it used to be a small junction known as Maliwadi (hamlet of gardens).
Malegaon is at the confluence of the Girna and Mausam rivers, at elevation of 438 metres (1437 feet) at 18.42°N 77.53°E / 18.42; 77.53.[2]
It is 280 km northeast of the state capital Mumbai. It has good connectivity with nearby cities like Nashik, Manmad, Mumbai and Dhule.
Roads:
Climate data for Malegaon (1981–2010, extremes 1901–2008) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 36.0 (96.8) |
40.1 (104.2) |
45.6 (114.1) |
44.6 (112.3) |
46.7 (116.1) |
44.4 (111.9) |
39.4 (102.9) |
37.2 (99.0) |
39.0 (102.2) |
40.9 (105.6) |
39.4 (102.9) |
36.8 (98.2) |
46.7 (116.1) |
Average high °C (°F) | 30.5 (86.9) |
32.9 (91.2) |
37.0 (98.6) |
40.0 (104.0) |
40.4 (104.7) |
35.9 (96.6) |
31.1 (88.0) |
29.6 (85.3) |
31.3 (88.3) |
33.4 (92.1) |
31.9 (89.4) |
30.7 (87.3) |
33.7 (92.7) |
Average low °C (°F) | 10.7 (51.3) |
12.1 (53.8) |
16.3 (61.3) |
20.2 (68.4) |
23.3 (73.9) |
23.5 (74.3) |
22.7 (72.9) |
21.8 (71.2) |
21.0 (69.8) |
18.5 (65.3) |
14.5 (58.1) |
11.3 (52.3) |
18.0 (64.4) |
Record low °C (°F) | 0.6 (33.1) |
−0.6 (30.9) |
5.6 (42.1) |
9.4 (48.9) |
15.0 (59.0) |
15.6 (60.1) |
17.4 (63.3) |
15.6 (60.1) |
14.2 (57.6) |
7.5 (45.5) |
5.6 (42.1) |
2.6 (36.7) |
−0.6 (30.9) |
Average rainfall mm (inches) | 4.1 (0.16) |
0.5 (0.02) |
2.6 (0.10) |
4.0 (0.16) |
16.0 (0.63) |
105.3 (4.15) |
126.8 (4.99) |
103.1 (4.06) |
126.6 (4.98) |
59.6 (2.35) |
15.7 (0.62) |
6.3 (0.25) |
570.4 (22.46) |
Average rainy days | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 5.4 | 7.4 | 6.5 | 6.9 | 3.3 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 33.8 |
Average relative humidity (%) (at 17:30 IST) | 30 | 24 | 18 | 17 | 23 | 48 | 64 | 69 | 64 | 44 | 37 | 36 | 40 |
Source: India Meteorological Department[3][4] |
Villages near Malegaon and towards Satana, Nampur, Sonaj, Talwade and Vadel are indulged into agriculture and major producers of onions. Pomegranate is another crop of commercial importance that is cultivated by farmers in nearby pockets. Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) of Malegaon has a front office at Malegaon and research farm at Vadel.[5] There is also a campus of Mahatma Gandhi Vidyamandir's H. H. Sri Sri Murlidhara Swamiji College of Agriculture and H. H. Sri Sri Murlidhara Swamiji College of Horticulture in the Malegaon Camp area.[6]
Religions in Malegaon (2011)[7] | ||||
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Religion | Percent | |||
Muslims | 78.95% | |||
Hindus | 18.50% | |||
Buddhists | 1.42% | |||
Jains | 0.82% | |||
Others† | 0.31% | |||
Distribution of religions †Includes Sikhs (0.04%), Christians (<0.10%). |
As of 2011[update] India census,[8] Malegaon city had urban/metropolitan population of 481,228. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Malegaon has an average literacy rate of 70.54%: Male literacy is 74.25% and female literacy is 66.63%. About 15.41% of the population is under 6 years of age.[9]
In Malegaon City Islam is the most popular religion with approximately 379,927 (78.95%) following it. 89,011 (18.50%) of the population following Hindu religion. Buddhism is followed by 6,830 (1.42%) and Jainism 3,933 (0.82).[9]
78.23% of the population spoke Urdu, 16.76% Marathi, 1.77% Hindi and 1.03% Khandeshi as their first language.[10]
On 29 September 2008, three bombs exploded in the States of Gujarat and Maharashtra killing eight people and injuring 80. Three of the arrested suspects were identified as Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur,[11][12] Shiv Narayan Gopal Singh Kalsanghra, and Shyam Bhawarlal Sahu. All three were produced before the Chief Judicial Magistrate's court in Nashik, which remanded them to custody till 3 November.[13] On 28 October, the Shiv Sena, came out in support of the accused saying that the arrests were political in nature. [citation needed], Shiv Sena chief, Uddhav Thackeray, propounded a potential conflict of interest in political rivalry as the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) controlled the relevant ministry.[14] The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has found evidence against Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur and it has recommended the court to act against all charges against her which was proven incorrect.[15]
The Indian Army officer Prasad Shrikant Purohit was also accused of being involved in the blast.[16]
MLAs from Malegaon Constituency for Maharashtra Assembly:
All India Majlis Ittehadul Muslimeen
MLAs from Malegaon Outer Constituency for Maharashtra Assembly:
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