Narkhed
Sign in to saveNarkhed is a town and a municipal council in Nagpur district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is about 87 km north-west of Nagpur. It is the administrative headquarters of Narkhed taluka, one of the 14 talukas of this district. It is located in the "orange belt" and is a major center for orange-trading.
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Place details
- Locality
- Narkhed
- Region
- Maharashtra
- Country
- India
- Population
- 21,127
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Narkhed
- Settlement.settlement_type
- City
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- India Maharashtra#India3
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- right
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Maharashtra, India
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- State
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Maharashtra
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Nagpur
- Settlement.government_type
- Municipal Council
- Settlement.governing_body
- Narkhed Municipal Council
- Settlement.unit_pref
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Country
- India
- Located in
- Nagpur district
- Area
- +3.96
- Elevation
- +398
- Time zone
- UTC+05:30
- Shares border with
- Pandhurna
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Narkhed is a town and a municipal council in Nagpur district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is about 87 km north-west of Nagpur. It is the administrative headquarters of Narkhed taluka, one of the 14 talukas of this district. It is located in the "orange belt" and is a major center for orange-trading.
==Demographics== As of the 2001 India census, Narkhed had a population of 21,536. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Narkhed has an average literacy rate of 72%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 77%, and female literacy is 67%. In Narkhed, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age. right|thumb|200px|Map of Nagpur district with major towns(including Narkhed) and rivers.