Kalamnuri

Kalamnuri
city
Kalamnuri Location in Maharashtra, India
Coordinates: 19.67°N 77.33°E / 19.67; 77.33
Country	India
State	Maharashtra
District	Hingoli
Government
• Body	Municipal council
Elevation	480 m (1,570 ft)
Population  (2011[1])
• Total	24,784
Demonym	Kalamnurikar
Languages
• Official	Marathi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	MH-38

Kalamnuri is a city and a municipal council in Hingoli district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. Known for 500 year old Dargah of sufi saint Hazrat Sarkar Sayyad Nooruddin Noori Shahid Chisti.^[2]

Geography

Kalamnuri is located at 19.67°N 77.33°E / 19.67; 77.33.^[3] It has an average elevation of 480 metres (1574 feet).

Demography

• As per 2011 census, Kalamnuri city has population of 24,784 of which 12,952 were males while 11,832 were females.
• Average Sex Ratio of city was 914 which is lesser than Maharashtra state average of 929.
• Literacy rate of Kalamnuri city was 85.37 % compared to 82.95 % of Maharashtra. Male literacy rate was 90.34 % while female literacy rate was 80 %.
• Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 6.29 % while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 5 % of total population.^[1]

Government and Administration

Main articles: Kalamnuri (Vidhan Sabha constituency) and Hingoli (Lok Sabha constituency)

• Kalamnuri Municipal Council has total administration over 4,350 houses to which it supplies basic amenities like water and sewerage. It is also authorized to build roads within Municipal Council limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.^[1]
• Kalamnuri comes under Kalamnuri assembly constituency for Assembly elections of Maharashtra. Current member of Assembly representing Kalamnuri is Santosh Bangar of Shivsena who defeated Ajit Magar of Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi in 2019 assembly elections of Maharashtra.^[4]
• Kalamnuri comes under Hingoli parliamentary constituency for parliamentary elections of India. Current representative from this area to Parliament of India is Hemant Patil of Shiv Sena. He defeated Subhash Wankhede of Indian National Congress in 2019 Indian General Elections.^[5]

See also

• Akhada Balapur

References

1. "Kalamnuri City Population Census 2011 - Maharashtra". Census2011.co.in. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
2. "Hazrat Sarkar Sayyad Nooruddin Noori Shahid Chisti". frontline.thehindu.com/. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
3. Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Kalamnuri
4. "Kalamnuri (Maharashtra) Election Results 2014, Current and Previous MLA". Elections.in. 17 February 2015. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
5. "Hingoli(Maharashtra) Lok Sabha Election Results 2014 with Sitting MP and Party Name". Elections.in. Retrieved 30 August 2015.