Yeola

Yeola (Marathi pronunciation: [jeːʋlaː]) (pronunciationⓘ) is a town, a municipal council, and a taluka headquarters in Nashik District in the Indian state of Maharashtra.

Yeola
Yevla
Town
Bharatratna Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Mooktibhoomi Smarak at Yeola
Bharatratna Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Mooktibhoomi Smarak at Yeola
Yeola is located in Maharashtra
Yeola
Yeola
Location in Maharashtra, India
Coordinates: 20.042°N 74.489°E / 20.042; 74.489
CountryIndia
StateMaharashtra
DistrictNashik
Founded byRaghuji Baba Shinde
Population
 (2001)
 • Total43,205
DemonymYeolekar
Languages
 • OfficialMarathi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)

Demographics

As of 2001 India census,[1] Yeola had a population of 43,205. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Yeola has an average literacy rate of 99%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 99%, and female literacy is 99%. In Yeola, 14% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Geography

Yeola is 83  kilometres from Nasik on Nasik-Aurangabad Highway and 26  kilometres south of Manmad on the Manmad–Ahmednagar road. Yeola is 33  kilometres from Shirdi and is 260 kilometres northeast of Mumbai. It has a station on the Ahmednagar–Manmad rail route. Aurangabad Airport, Nasik/Ozar Airport, Shirdi Airport and Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport are the nearest airports.

Notable people

See also

References
  1. "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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