This article is about the municipality in Maharashtra, India. For its namesake district, see Nanded district. For its namesake taluka, see Nanded taluka.
Nanded has two parts: Old Nanded 20.62 square kilometres (7.96sqmi) occupies the north bank of the Godavari river; New Nanded, to the south of the river, 31.14 square kilometres (12.02sqmi) encompasses Waghala and neighbourhoods.
Etymology
From a copper plate inscription found at Washim, a town approximately 150 kilometres (93mi) north of Nanded, archaeologists deduce the city was formerly known as Nanditaṭa (Marathi: नंदितट).[citation needed] Another name was Nandigrāma.[3][bettersourceneeded] Folklore suggests that the name "Nanded" developed from Nandi the Vahana of Shiva. Shiva was said to have performed penance on the banks (Taṭa) of the Godavari river. This "Nandi-taṭa" later became "Nanded".[citation needed]
History
In the 1st century CE, power in the area lay with the Andhrabhrtyas and Satvahanas.[4] In the 5th and 4th centuries BCE, Nanded was ruled by the Nanda dynasty. In the 3rd century BCE (about 272 to 231 BCE), it was part of the Maurya Empire under Ashoka. Local irrigation practices and Nanded itself are recorded in the treatise, Leela Charitra (late 1200s CE).[5] Nanded was the birthplace of three Marathi poet-saints—Vishnupant Shesa, Raghunath Shesa, and Vaman Pandit[6] Construction of Kandhar Fort, located in Kandhar, is attributed to the Rashtrakuta kingKrishna III of Malkheda who ruled around 10th century CE.
From 1636, Nanded was the centre of governance of Nizam State, which included parts of present-day Telangana and Karnataka, and was an imperial province of the MughalBadshah (emperor) Shah Jahan. In 1657, Nanded merged into Bidah Subah. Guru Nanak (1469 – 1539 CE) passed through Nanded on his way to Sri Lanka. Guru Gobind Singh (1666 – 1708 CE) arrived in Nanded with the Mughal emperorBahadur Shah I (1643 – 1712 CE) near the end of August in 1707 CE. When Bahadur Shah moved on to Hyderabad, Guru Gobind Singh remained in Nanded. Guru Gobind Singh proclaimed he was the last (tenth) living guru and established the sacred text, the Guru Granth Sahib as an eternal "living" leader. Guru Gobind Singh died without a lineal descendant due to the martyrdom of his four sons.[7][8]
On 1 May 1960, Maharashtra state was created on a linguistic basis and the Marathi dominant Nanded district became part of Maharashtra.[12][13] In December 2022, 25 Nanded district villages renewed their demand to merge with Telangana.[14]
Geography
Nanded urban area is 63.22 square kilometres (24.41sqmi).[15] Nanded is built on the Deccan Traps lava flows of the upper cretaceous to lower eocene eras. The lava flows are overlain by thin alluvial deposits. The lava flows are horizontal and each flow has two distinct units. The highly weathered vesicular trap and underlying weathered jointed and fractured massive trap constitutes the main water-yielding zones. The soil is mostly formed from igneous rocks and are black, medium black, shallow and calcareous types having different depths and profiles.[citation needed]Godavari River passes through the city.
As of the[update]2011 census, Nanded had a population of 550,564. The municipality had a gender ratio of 924 females per 1,000 males. 12.4 percent of the population were under six years old. Effective literacy was 87.40 percent. 81.74 percent of women were literate. Male literacy was 92.68 percent.[20]
Hinduism is the largest religion, practiced by nearly half the population. A third of the population practices Islam and 15% are Buddhist. 2% are Sikh, one of the few Deccani towns where Sikhism is a relatively large religion.
Marathi is the largest language, spoken by 56% of the population. Urdu is the second-largest language, spoken by 29% of the population and Hindi is spoken by 9% of the population.[21]
Transport
Road
Nanded lies on NH 61 (Kalyan–Ahmednagar–Parbhani–Nanded–Nirmal), NH 361 (Nagpur–Wardha-Yavatmal–Nanded-Latur–Solapur–Miraj–Kolhapur–Ratnagiri) and NH 161 (Akola–Washim–Hingoli–Nanded–Degloor–Sangareddy). MSRTC buses connect Nanded to many cities of the Maharashtra state. TSRTC buses connect Nanded to some cities of the Telangana state.
Shri Guru Gobind Singh Ji Airport operates flights to Delhi (Ghaziabad), Bangalore, Pune, Ahmedabad and Hyderabad. Star Airways operates the flights.
Economy
Crops grown around Nanded include cotton, bananas, sugarcane, mangoes, soya beans, sweet limes, Grapes, Papaya, and sorghum (jawar). Nanded has a Regional Cotton Research Center to support the Cotton-growing industry. There is an agricultural school operational under the aegis of Krishi Vidyapeeth of Parbhani.
Tourism is supported by 10 million annual visitors who are mostly religious pilgrims.
On 17 September 1994, the Swami Ramanand Teerth Marathwada University (SRTMU) was established in Nanded after a restructuring of the Marathwada University in Aurangabad. The university supervises the educational activities in senior colleges in four districts of Marathwada division.
According to financial data published on the CityFinance Portal of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs,[23] the Nanded-Waghala Municipal Corporation reported total revenue receipts of ₹239 crore (US$29 million) and total expenditure of ₹225 crore (US$27 million) in 2022–23. Tax revenue accounted for about 45.2% of the total revenue, while the corporation received ₹99 crore in grants during the financial year.
Nanded Fort, also known as Nandgiri Fort is located on the banks of the Godavari River. The Godavari River encircles the fort on three sides. The fort has been converted into a garden to attract tourists. There is a water tank constructed in the fort.
Shri Yadav Ahir Samaj Mahamai Mata Mandir, Devinagar
Ganpati Mandir, Trikut
Hanuman Mandir, Trikut
Datta Mandir, Trikut
Shri Kheshtra Renuka Mata Mandir, Mahurgarh
Siddheshwar Mandir, Hottal – built during the Chalukya era, an example of Hemadpanti temple architecture.[26]
Shiva Mandir, Tadkhel, Degloor Taluka – built with large stones displaying scripture by the Hindu king, Senapati.
Jagdamba Mata Mandir, Tadkhel
Shri Narsinh Mandir, Junna Kautha.
Shri khetra Khandoba Mandir Malegaon Yatra
Gurdwara
Hazur Sahib was built by Maharaja Ranjit Singh. It is one of the Panj Takht, the five seats of higher authority for Sikhs. It is built at the site of cremation of Guru Gobind Singh. His remains and weapons are preserved at the site.[25]
Gurdwara Nagina Ghat Sahib
Gurdwara Banda Ghat Sahib (Baba Banda Singh Bahadur)
Ashok Chavan, former Chief Minister of Maharashtra state and former Member of Parliament of the Nanded Loksabha constituency and current member of Rajya Sabha.
Shankarrao Chavan, the former Chief minister for 15 years, and former Home minister of Maharashtra state. the highest second largest Post of India was home minister for 10 years
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