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Gangapur
city
Gangapur Location in Maharashtra, India
Coordinates: 19.6991°N 75.0086°E / 19.6991; 75.0086
Country	India
State	Maharashtra
District	Aurangabad
Population  (2001)
• Total	25,053
Languages
• Official	Marathi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)

'Gangapur is a city and a municipal council in Aurangabad district in the state of Maharashtra, India.

Geography

Gangapur 19.699°N 75.0°E / 19.699; 75.0 is located on west side of Aurangabad-Ahmednagar Highway, 38 km from Aurangabad. Gangapur is Taluka place in Historical District Aurangabad. Gangapur is city of holy Temples, Ancients Lord Narshimha Temple, Vitthal Mandir Ek Mukhi Datta Temple, Rameshwar Temple, Gudhicha Maroti and Baravcha Ganpati Mukteshwar Temple Mukunda Devi, Manjari Jagdamba Devi Temple, Jamgaon. etc. It has an average elevation of 572 metres (1876 feet) Vitthal Asram Jakmatha & Khandoba Mandir (Katkar Vasti Jakmatha)sankateshwar mandir (Newargav))

Demographics

As of 2005 India census, Gangapur had a population of 41,067. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Gangapur has an average literacy rate of 71.2%, higher than the national average of 64.1%: male literacy is 74%, and female literacy is 59%. In Gangapur, 15% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Religions in Gangapur
Religion			Percent
Hindus			59%
Muslims			29%
Buddhists			8.6%
Christians			1.4%
Jains			1.7%
Others†			0.3%
Distribution of religions †Includes Sikhs (0.2%), Buddhists (<0.2%).

Education

There are three marathi medium highschools and three English medium schools. There is one college having Arts, commerce & science streams up to degree level i.e.SHRI MUKTANAND MAHAVIDYALAYA. The college is reacredited by NAAC with "A+" grade.

References

Category:Cities and towns in Aurangabad district, Maharashtra Category:Talukas in Maharashtra

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