Gangapur, Maharashtra

Gangapur is a town and a municipal council in Aurangabad district in the state of Maharashtra, India.

Gangapur
Town
Gangapur Location in Maharashtra, India
Coordinates: 19.6991°N 75.0086°E / 19.6991; 75.0086
Country	India
State	Maharashtra
District	Aurangabad
Population  (2001)
• Total	25,053
Languages
• Official	Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
ISO 3166 code	IN-MH
Vehicle registration	MH-20
Website	maharashtra.gov.in

Geography

Gangapur is located on the western side of the Aurangabad-Ahmednagar Highway, 38 km from Aurangabad. It is a taluka place in the historical district of Aurangabad. Gangapur is city of holy temples, ancient Lord Narshimha Temple, Vitthal Mandir, Ek Mukhi Datta Temple, Rameshwar Temple, Gudhicha Maroti and Baravcha Ganpati Mukteshwar Temple, Mukunda Devi, Manjari Jagdamba Devi Temple, Jamgaon. Also a Gangapur Sugar Factory Located in Jamgaon.Jamgaon is Situated near back water of Jayakwadi so most of the area is irrigated etc.^[1] It has an average elevation of 572 metres (1876 feet) Vitthal Asram Jakmatha & Khandoba Mandir (Katkar Vasti Jakmatha)sankateshwar mandir (Newargav)Shivaji Chouk (Gangapur)), Gangapur famous for Lord Dattatreya.Lord Buddha - there are Four Modern Buddha Viharas in Gangapur City.

Demographics

As of 2012^[update] India census,^[2] Gangapur had a population of 41,067. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Gangapur has an average literacy rate of 71.2%, higher than the national average of 64.1%: male literacy is 74%, and female literacy is 59%. In Gangapur, 15% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Religion in Ganagapur City

Religion in Soegaon Taluka (2011)^[3]

1. Hinduism 61.42 (56.1%)
2. Islam 30.01 (27.4%)
3. Buddhism 16.5 (15.1%)
4. Jainism 1.02 (0.93%)
5. Christianity 0.37 (0.34%)
6. Sikhism 0.04 (0.04%)
7. Others 0.05 (0.05%)

Religion in Ganagapur Taluka

Religion in Soegaon Taluka (2011)^[4]

1. Hinduism (75.6%)
2. Islam (15.1%)
3. Buddhism (8.16%)
4. Jainism (0.57%)
5. Christianity (0.23%)
6. Sikhism (0.04%)
7. Others (0.05%)

Education

There is St Mary's High School Wahegaon run by St Francis Education Society Aurangabad is very famous and well admired Marathi medium high school and more English medium schools.as well as Marathi medium Schools There is one college having Arts, commerce & science streams up to degree level i.e.SHRI MUKTANAND MAHAVIDYALAYA. The college is reaccredited by NAAC with "A+" grade.