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Nandura
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Nandura (नांदुरा) is a city in Buldhana district in Maharashtra state. Nandura is the headquarters of Nandura taluka. Nandura is situated on the National Highway No. 6 and the Mumbai-Howrah railway line. The municipality of Nandura was established during the British Raj in 1931.Banaits were the main leaders at ancient times. The place is major supplier of milk products to all nearby area.

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Place details

Locality
Nandura
Region
Maharashtra
Country
India
Population
44,419
Timezone
Asia/Kolkata

via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames

Key facts

Settlement.name
Nandura (नांदुरा) (نندورا)
Settlement.native_name_lang
mr
Settlement.settlement_type
City
Settlement.pushpin_map
India Maharashtra
Settlement.pushpin_label_position
right
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Location in Maharashtra, India
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_name
India
Settlement.subdivision_type1
State
Settlement.subdivision_type2
District
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Maharashtra
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Buldhana
Settlement.elevation_m
262
Settlement.population_total
135000
Settlement.population_as_of
2011
Settlement.postal_code_type
Postal Index Number
Settlement.postal_code
443404
Settlement.area_code
+91-07265

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Instance of
city
Country
India
Area
17.09
Elevation
262
Time zone
UTC+05:30
Dialing code
7265
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Commons category
Nandura
postal code
443404
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Encyclopedic overview

8 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Geography
  • Demographics
  • Transport
  • Economy
  • Nandura tehsil
  • Hanuman statue
  • References

Nandura (नांदुरा) is a city in Buldhana district in Maharashtra state. Nandura is the headquarters of Nandura taluka. Nandura is situated on the National Highway No. 6 and the Mumbai-Howrah railway line. The municipality of Nandura was established during the British Raj in 1931.Banaits were the main leaders at ancient times. The place is major supplier of milk products to all nearby area.

==History== According to 'Mahagovind Sutant' a Buddhist novel, Nandura was established in ancient time. It was capital of 'Assak' kingdom (one of the 16 ancient kingdoms (Mahajanpad) in ancient India (2600 B.C.). Nandura was called as 'Potan' at that time.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Nandura” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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