Pusad

Pusad Pushpawanti Nagari
City
Nickname(s): Educational Hub
Pusad Location in Maharashtra, India
Coordinates:
Country	India
State	Maharashtra
District	Yavatmal
Government
• Type	Munciple council
• Body	NCP
Elevation	315 m (1,033 ft)
• Rank	49 in Maharashtra
Demonym(s)	Pusadkar
Languages
• Official	Marathi,Banjari
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN	445204
Telephone code	07233
Vehicle registration	MH 29
Website	[1]

Shivaji Chowk in Pusad

Pusad is a town and a second largest municipal council in Yavatmal district after Yavatmal of Vidarbha region in the Indian state of Maharashtra.

Pusad gets its name from River Pus, as the town is located on bank of river Pus. Pusad falls under Yavatmal district. Pusad is known as "Educational Town" Because it has many schools and colleges from long time when it was uncommon in the surrounding area. When Lokmanya Tilak visited Pusad (in pre-independence era), he called Pusad as "Swarajyachi Pandhari". Although officially a Taluka place, Pusad is comparable to the size of a District in terms of size and revenue. A proposal of declaring Pusad a district officially is under procedure at the moment.

Beautiful Pus dam backwater

Geography

Pusad is located at . It has an average elevation of 315 metres (1033 feet). Pusad is surrounded by hills from almost all the sides and is at little lower elevation than these hills. The name of the town originates from the name of the adjoining river called Pus Nadi. Pus nadi is lifeline of the town and also a source of drinking water and irrigation water. Pusad is also believed to be derived its name from its ancient name "Pushpawanti Nagari".

Demographics

As of 2011 India census, Pusad had a population of 75,000. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Pusad has an average literacy rate of 70%.: male literacy is 77%, and female literacy is 62%. In Pusad, 14% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Pusad's climate is extreme with the temperatures going as high as 49 degree Celsius in summers and as low as 5 degree Celsius in winters. Experts believe this due to a phenomenon called as "Basket Effect". Since Pusad is situated between hills from all four sides.

Maharashtra's longest serving Chief Minister Vasantrao Naik and Sudhakarrao Naik was from Pusad.

Transport

Pusad is connected to major cities in the Maharashtra State by the roadways. The MSRTC buses runs from Pusad to Mumbai, Nagpur, Yavatmal, Pune, Amravati, Akola, Washim, Hingoli, Nanded, Solapur, Aurangabad, Raipur, Umarkhed, Mahur, Ansing Adilabad and Indore. In the British era, Pusad was connected to nearby towns with Railway. However, due to unknown reasons, British rule discontinued the service. Pusad is being considered as a future station halt for Wardha-Nanded railway halt.

Washim is nearest railway station to Pusad. Dr. Babashaheb Ambedkar international airport Nagpur is nearest international airport to Pusad City.

Colleges and Schools

Pusad has many notable institutions and colleges as well as reputed schools. The leaders and visionaries in town realized the importance of education and established several institutes in the city.

B.N. College of Engineering: It was a first technical institute in the region.It Established in the year 1983,it offers Bachelor of Engineering in electrical,electronics and telecommunications,computer science,mechanical,civil,also Master in Engineering.

Dairy Technology College: One of the few colleges in India who offers UG and PG degrees for Dairy Technology.

Ayurvedic Mahavidyalaya: Medical College with degrees and diplomas offering in Ayurvedic Medical Science.

Dr. N. P. Hirani Institute of Polytechnic: Technical institute offering Diploma in Engineering.

Sudhakarrao Naik Institute of Pharmacy College: Offers Ph.D, Post Graduates Degree, Under Graduates Degree and Diploma Course in the field of [Pharmacy/ Pharmaceutical Sciences]

Phulsing Naik Mahavidyalaya, B.Sc,B.com,B.A,11th(science,arts,commerce) 12th(science,arts,commerce,)

Koshatwar Daulatkhan High School: Oldest school in the city which offers education from standard 5th to 12th & the sports education also,it is now 100 years old.

Ghulam Nabi Azad Urdu High School and Jr. College, Pusad

Hazrat Umar Farooque (RZ) Urdu High school, Pusad

Jyotirgamaya English School,Pusad:This School Offers Nursery to 10th std. Education.

Navjeevan Convent School,Pusad:This school also offers Nursery to 10th std. Education.

Shivaji High School:This School offers from 5th to 12th Education.

Other many institutes are also there offering various courses in fields of Arts, Science, Commerce and other.

Some of the well-known schools in Pusad city are:

• St Marry English School
• Jet Kids International School - CBSE Pattern English Medium School in Pusad
• Little Flower English Medium School
• Kids World School
• Gunvantrao High School
• Asegaonkar School
• Matoshri Mandir School
• Lokheet High School

Temples

Pusad has a lot of temples around city and outside. One of the Shakti Pitha Mahur is located just 40 km east to the city. Following are other temples in and around the city

• DUDHAGIRI MAHARAJ TEMPLE* This temple is a one of the most famous temple in pusad. The Temple situated in Wonderful Village Dudhagiri.

Sargadi Aai Tempale: Located at Chondhi Village [15 km From Bus Stand, Pusad]

Karla: Temple of Lord Krishna.[5 km from Bus Stand, Pusad],Jain Temples (2 km from Bus Stand)

Amba Temple: Temple of Goddess Jagadamba [6 km from Bus Stand, Pusad)

Swami Samarth Temple: Located at Saptagiri Nagar,(Just 2km From Bus Stand)

Other Temples around town: Vitthal Rukmani Temple Dhankeshwar[Washim Road] Jageshwar Temple RamMandi Temple[old city] Hatkeshwar Temple[old city] Karunewar Temple[old city] Gajanan maharaj Temple Sai Baba temple Harshi Mahadev Chintamani Temple [Karla Road] Narsinha mandir : A beautiful temple of lord Narsimha located in Chowbara chowk. Khandi: A pilgrimage of Mahanubhav people located at the banks of river pus on east of town. Khandoba [Dhansal Road]

Sevadas maharaj Templel.[10 km from pusad. Near Dhundi Village]

See also

• Pusad (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Banking in Pusad

• State Bank of India
• Axis Bank
• Punjab National Bank
• Central Bank Of India
• Bank of Maharshtra
• Union Bank of India
• Dr.Babasaheb Ambedkar Co.op.Credit Society Pusad Reg. no.682
• Pusad Urban Co.op.Bank
• The Malakapur Urban Co.op.Bank
• Indian Overseas Bank
• HDFC Bank
• Yavatmal Urban Co-op Bank
• Bank Of India
• ICICI Bank
• Akola Urban Bank Co-op Bank