Buldhana
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Buldhana | |
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City | |
Nickname(s): Bhilthana , Hill Station | |
UTC+5:30 (IST) | |
PIN | 443001 |
Telephone code | 07262 |
Vehicle registration | MH-28 |
Website | buldhana |
Buldhana (Marathi pronunciation:
Climate
Climate data for Buldhana (1981–2010, extremes 1908–2011) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 35.8 (96.4) |
37.8 (100.0) |
40.3 (104.5) |
43.2 (109.8) |
44.2 (111.6) |
42.4 (108.3) |
41.2 (106.2) |
35.0 (95.0) |
36.0 (96.8) |
35.8 (96.4) |
39.5 (103.1) |
33.0 (91.4) |
44.2 (111.6) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 27.5 (81.5) |
30.3 (86.5) |
34.2 (93.6) |
37.7 (99.9) |
38.7 (101.7) |
34.3 (93.7) |
28.9 (84.0) |
27.4 (81.3) |
29.1 (84.4) |
30.5 (86.9) |
28.9 (84.0) |
27.6 (81.7) |
31.3 (88.3) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 14.7 (58.5) |
16.8 (62.2) |
20.6 (69.1) |
24.5 (76.1) |
25.3 (77.5) |
23.3 (73.9) |
21.7 (71.1) |
20.8 (69.4) |
21.2 (70.2) |
20.0 (68.0) |
17.1 (62.8) |
14.6 (58.3) |
20.0 (68.0) |
Record low °C (°F) | 5.0 (41.0) |
4.4 (39.9) |
11.2 (52.2) |
15.9 (60.6) |
15.1 (59.2) |
17.5 (63.5) |
14.2 (57.6) |
16.4 (61.5) |
15.0 (59.0) |
13.4 (56.1) |
11.0 (51.8) |
5.9 (42.6) |
4.4 (39.9) |
Average rainfall mm (inches) | 7.4 (0.29) |
6.9 (0.27) |
12.7 (0.50) |
3.0 (0.12) |
13.9 (0.55) |
159.1 (6.26) |
193.0 (7.60) |
232.6 (9.16) |
129.9 (5.11) |
77.7 (3.06) |
20.7 (0.81) |
8.1 (0.32) |
865.0 (34.06) |
Average rainy days | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 7.5 | 11.8 | 11.9 | 7.4 | 3.4 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 47.5 |
Average relative humidity (%) (at 17:30 IST )
|
37 | 28 | 23 | 21 | 24 | 49 | 71 | 76 | 67 | 51 | 41 | 39 | 44 |
Source: India Meteorological Department[1][2] |
Demographics
As of the 2011 India census,[3] Buldhana had a population of 67,431. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Buldhana has an average literacy rate of 82%, higher than the national average of 59.5%, with male literacy at 82% and female literacy at 72%. 13% of the population is under six years of age.
Year | Male | Female | Total Population | Change |
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2001[4] | 32727 | 30245 | 62972 | - |
2011[5] | 34502 | 32929 | 67431 | 0.071 |
Languages and Culture
The most common language spoken in Buldhana is the Marathi language. More than 98 percent of cities population speak Marathi as first language. Marathi is a compulsory subject taught in English and Hindi Medium school. Hindi is spoken by 1 percent of population. All Hindi speakers in Buldhana can speak fluent Marathi due to its commercial status.[7]
Transport
Roads
Buldhana is well connected to
Railways
Railway connection has always been difficult because of the surrounding mountainous area. Malkapur is the nearest railway station almost 45 km away. MLA of Buldhana Legislative Assembly Dharmveer Sanjubhau Gaikwad Has Proposed a new Malkapur-Buldhana-Aurangabad (Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar) Railway line. DPR has been Prepared and the survey of the railway line to be held in January 2024. after this railway line Buldhana will be an important railway station connecting Vidarbha with Marathwada Region of Maharashtra.
Airport
There have been demands for a domestic airport in Buldhana, as it has several pilgrimage and historical centres such as Shegaon, Sailani, Lonar and Sindkhed Raja. The nearest airport is at
Villages
Afjalpur Ajispur Ambhoda Antriteli Atakal Awalkhed Bhadgaon Bhadola Birsingpur Bodegaon Borkhed
Education
- Jijamata Mahavidyalaya, Buldana
- Shri Shivaji Vidyalaya, Buldana
- Bharat Vidyalaya, Buldana
- AIDED High School, Buldana
- Sahakar Vidya Mandir School, Buldana
- St Josephs English High School, Buldana
- Pankaj Laddhad Institute Of Technology & Management Studies, Buldana
- Rajarshi Shahu College Of Engineering, Buldana
- Dr Rajendra Gode College Of Agriculture, Buldhana
Tourism
- Balaji Temple (Rajur ghat)
- Rajur Ghat
See also
- Make In Maharashtra
References
- ^ "Station: Buldhana Climatological Table 1981–2010" (PDF). Climatological Normals 1981–2010. India Meteorological Department. January 2015. pp. 159–160. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 February 2020. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
- ^ "Extremes of Temperature & Rainfall for Indian Stations (Up to 2012)" (PDF). India Meteorological Department. December 2016. p. M140. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 February 2020. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
- ^ "Census of India 2011: Data from the 2011 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
- ^ Census India 2001.
- ^ Census India 2011.
- ^ "Buldhana Population 2011". census2011.
- ^ M. Paul Lewis, ed. (2010). "Andh: A language of India". Ethnologue: Languages of the World (16th ed.). Dallas, Texas: SIL International. Retrieved 28 September 2011.