Nashik district
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Key facts
- Country
- India
- State
- Maharashtra
- Division
- Nashik
- Established
- 1869 ; 157 years ago ( 1869 )
- Headquarters
- Nashik
- Tehsils
- Nashik Sinnar Igatpuri Trimbak Niphad Yeola Peth Dindori Chandwad Baglan Deola Kalwan Malegaon Nandgaon Surgana
- Type
- Zilla Parishad
- Body
- Nashik Zilla Parishad
- Guardian minister
- Dadaji Bhuse , ( Cabinet Minister MH )
- President zilla parishad
- President, Balasaheb Ramnath Kshirsagar Vice President, NA
- District collector
- Mr. Ayush Prasad, IAS
- Ceo zilla parishad
- NA
- Mps
- Rajabhau Waje , ( Nashik ) Bhaskar Bhagare , ( Dindori )
- Total
- 15,582 km (6,016 sq mi)
- Rank
- 8th (In India), 3rd(In Maharashtra)
- Density
- 520.29/km (1,347.5/sq mi)
- Urban
- 42.53%
- Literacy
- 80.96%
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Encyclopedic overview
Nashik district, formerly known as Nasik district, is a district in Maharashtra, India. The city of Nashik is the administrative headquarters of the district. Nashik is well known for the production of wine. Nashik is also known as Mini Maharashtra, because the climate and soil conditions of Surgana, Peth, Igatpuri resembles with Konkan. Niphad, Sinnar, Dindori, Baglan blocks are like Western Maharashtra and Yeola, Nandgaon, Chandwad blocks are like Vidarbha Region. Nashik is the biggest city in the district while Malegaon is the second biggest city. Manmad, Igatpuri, and Sinnar are some of the big cities situated in the Nashik District. Manmad is one of the biggest railway junctions in India while the city of Malegaon is famous for its powerloom.
Guardian Minister
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