Kannad

Kannad
Kannad
City and Taluka
	Kannad Location in Maharashtra, India
	Coordinates:20°16′N75°08′E/ 20.27°N 75.13°E
Country	India
State	Maharashtra
District	Aurangabad
Elevation	633 m (2,077 ft)
Population (2011)[citation needed]
• Total	40,759
Language
• Official	Marathi
Time zone	UTC+5:30(IST)
ISO 3166 code	IN-MH
Website	Official

Kannadis a Taluka and aMunicipal CouncilCity inAurangabad Districtin the IndianstateofMaharashtra.Kannad has located 58 km fromAurangabad.It is located 24 km away from theEllora CavesandGrishneshwar Temple.It is 45 Km from Daulatabad / Deogiri Fort.

Kannad has the highest number of Dams in Maharashtra.
It has 15 Dams and 7 Lakes. Kannad is inMarathwada.
Kannad has around 244 Villages. Kannad is also called as प्रवेश व्दार - Entry Gate forMarathwadaandKhandeshRegion. It joinsMarathwadaandKhandeshRegion.
Kannad is one of the developed Taluka in Aurangabad District.

Kannad also has one of the biggest Sugar Factory Baramati Agro Limited - Kannad Unit owned by Shri. Rajendra Pawar and Maharashtrian Politician andNCPMLARohit Rajendra Pawar.

Tourism

Pitalkhora Caves,Buddhist Rock-Cut Caves.
Gautala Autramghat Sanctuary,Protected Wildlife Sanctuary
Antur Fort- Built by Maratha Killedar.
Ambadi Dam,Shivna Takli Dam- Biggest Dams in Kannad
Malhargad- Khandoba Temple on the edge of Autram Ghat.

Geography

It has an average elevation of 633 metres (2076 feet).
Origin ofShivna Riveris from Kannad.Shivna Riverstarts in Kannad and flows directly toJaikwadi Dam.
Kannad has largest number ofTeakandSandalwoodTrees.
Kannad has large villages includingHiwarkheda Gautala, Pishor, Bahirgaon, Chapaner, Andhaner, Nagad, Aurala, Kunjkheda, Karanjkheda, Nagapur, Chikalthana.
Agricultureis the main occupation in Kannad.Sugarcane, Onion, Ginger, Wheat, Maize and Jowerare main crops cultured inKannad Taluka.
Mumbai - Nagpur State Highwayruns through Kannad.
Dhule - Solapur National Highway 211runs through Kannad.
Navodaya Vidyalayais also located in Kannad.

Demographics

As of 2011^[update]of Indiacensus,^[1]Kannad Taluka has total population of around 4,50,000. Kannad City has a population of 40,759. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Kannad has an average literacy rate of 84.45%, higher than the state average of 82.34%: male literacy is 90.44%, and female literacy is 78.07%. In Kannad, 15% of the population is under 6 years of age.^{[citation needed]}

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 7.19% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 3.78% of total population in Kannad.^{[citation needed]}

Hinduism is practiced by 80% of the population. Muslims constitute 16% of the population. Navayana Buddhism is practiced by 3% of the population.^{[citation needed]}

Kannad population are mostly ofMarathacaste.^{[citation needed]}