Partur
| Partur परतूर |
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 Partur
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| Coordinates: Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Maharashtra |
| District | Jalna |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| Elevation | 439 m (1,440 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 35,883[1] |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Marathi |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 431501 |
| Telephone code | 912484-XXXXXX |
| Vehicle registration | MH-21 |
Partur (Urdu : پرتور मराठी : परतूर )is a city and a municipal council in Jalna district in the Indian state of Maharashtra.
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Geography
Partur is located at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found..[2] It has an average elevation of 439 metres (1440 feet). Godavari is major river flows through various villages of Partur. The main source of income is Agriculture. Most of the people in this area are Farmers. Major Crop is Cotton, Arhar, Sorghum, Wheat, Sugar Cane.
Demographics
As of 2011[update] India census,[1] Partur Municipal Council has population of 35,883 of which 18,401 are males while 17,482 are females.
Literacy rate of Partur city is 79.52 % lower than Maharashtra state average of 82.34 %. In Partur, Male literacy is around 86.03 % while female literacy rate is 72.72 %.[1]
In Partur, 14.13% of the population is under 6 years of age. Partur has Female Sex Ratio is of 950 higher than state average of 929.[1]
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 10.57 % while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 3.77 % of total population in Partur.[1]
Transportation
Rail
Partur railway station is located on the Kacheguda-Manmad line under Nanded Division of South Central Railway(SCR) jurisduction. Partur is well connected through rail with Mumbai, Nashik, Pune, Aurangabad, Hyderabad, Nagpur, Manmad, Latur, Parbhani, Parli Vaijnath, Osmanabad, Mudkhed, Adilabad, Basar, Nizamabad, Daund etc. Ajanta Express between Secunderabad and Manmad is the most prestigious train passing through this station. The Nanded(NED)-Amritsar Sachkhand Express and Madurai-Manmad Express(now Rameswaram-Okha Exp)do not have stop at Partur. the revenue collection of partur railway station is highest among the taluka/tehsil level railway stations on manmad secandarabad railway line.
Road
Partur is well connected to Pune, Aurangabad, Akola, Nanded, Latur, Hyderabad through state road transport. Partur depot of state transport corporation was the most profitable in the year 2010.
Air
Chikalthana Airport located at Aurangabad is nearest Airport
Education
Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya known as JNVs are a system of alternate schools for gifted students in India is situated in Partur.
Several other schools are listed below:
- Maulana Mohammad Ali Johar Urdu Primary School (Urdu Medium )
- Zila Parishad High school
- Lal Bahadur Shastri Highscool
- Yoganand Madhyamic Vidhyalaya.
- Swami Vivekanand Primary School
- Dr.Zakir Hussain High School (Urdu Medium)
- Bright Star English School
- Lalbahadur Shastri Kanya Vidhyalaya.
- Madarsa Jamia Arabia Raozatul Uloom (Islamic School) Paradgaon Road (Near about 3 Km from Partur)
In the recent years several private English Schools have been started for primary and high school education.
Lal Bahadur Shastri Senior College and Bhanudasrao Chavan Arts, Commerce and Science College is the Graduation institute.
Utility Services
Electricity is provided and distributed by Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Ltd. Consumption of electricity is growing faster than production capacity. The largest telephone service provider is the BSNL, which held a monopoly over fixed line and cellular services, and provides fixed line as well as mobile WLL services.
Cell phone coverage is extensive, and the main service providers are AirTel, Vodafone Essar, BSNL, Reliance Communications, Idea Cellular and Tata Indicom. Both GSM and CDMA services are available in the city. BSNL,CyberNext provides broadband internet service. BSNL and Idea also provides the 3G service in the city.
Banks
Partur is the important financial hub in Jalna district. State Bank of Hyderabad is one of the oldest Nationalised bank in City. Many other Banks provides financial services to farmers, businessmen and the residents of the town. List of the banks in Partur is as follows
- State Bank of India
- State Bank of Hyderabad
- Bank of Maharashtra
- Canara Bank
- Maharashtra Gramin Bank
- Sangali Urban Co-Operative Bank
- Dinadayal Nagri Sahakari Bank
- Axis Bank Limited
There are 4-5 ATMs, operating in the city.
