Faizpur

Faizpur फैजपुर
city
'Prerna Stambh' (inspiration torch tower) in Dhanaji Nana Mahavidyalaya, Faizpur, which was inaugurated by former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi in March 1988
Faizpur Location in Maharashtra, India
Coordinates: 21°10′N 75°51′E / 21.17°N 75.85°ECoordinates: 21°10′N 75°51′E / 21.17°N 75.85°E
Country	India
State	Maharashtra
District	Jalgaon
Elevation	226 m (741 ft)
Population (2011)
• Total	50,000
Languages
• Official	Marathi
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN	425503
Telephone code	02585
Vehicle registration	MH-19

Faizpur is a city and a municipal council in Jalgaon district in the state of Maharashtra, India.It belongs to Yawal taluka.

Geography

Faizpur is located at 21°10′N 75°51′E / 21.17°N 75.85°E.^[1] It has an average elevation of 226 metres (741 feet).

History

Mahatma Gandhi at Faizpur in 1936

The first rural (and 50th national) conference of Indian National Congress was held in Faizpur in 1936 in presence of Mahatma Gandhi, Pandit Nehru was President and Rajmal Lalwani was the treasurer for that conference. President list - PK Chaudhari 5 year, Nilesh Rane 3 year , Dr.Asaram Bharambe(Sir)13 year, BK Chaudhari 2 Year,Wagulde 5 year, Choldas Bomatu Patil 5 year.

Near tourist Spot

Pal (35Km)
श्रीमनुदेवी(30Km)

Demographics

Religion in City (2011)^[2]

  Hinduism (55.17%)

  Islam (41.57%)

  Christianity (0.06%)

  Sikhism (0.11%)

  Buddhism (2.53%)

  Jainism (0.36%)

  Other Religions (0.04%)

  Atheist (0.13%)

As of 2011 India census,^[3] Faizpur had a population of 96,724. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Faizpur has an average literacy rate of 76%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 80%, and female literacy is 68%. In Faizpur, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.

References

1. Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Faizpur
2. "Population by religion community - 2011". Census of India, 2011. The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Archived from the original on 25 August 2015.
3. "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. Retrieved 2008-11-01.

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