Gandhinagar, Kolhapur

Census town in Maharashtra, India

Gandhingar

Census town

Gandhingar

Location in Maharashtra, India

Coordinates: 16°42′33″N 74°16′56″E﻿ / ﻿16.7091°N 74.2821°E﻿ / 16.7091; 74.2821
Country|  India
State| Maharashtra
District| Kolhapur
Population

(2010)

• Total

| 16,331
Languages

• Official| English Marathi
Time zone| UTC+5:30 (IST)

Gandhinagar is a census town in Kolhapur district in the state of Maharashtra, India.

## Demographics

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As of 2001[update] India census,[1] Gandhinagar had a population of 12,371. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Gandhinagar has an average literacy rate of 80%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 84%, and female literacy is 75%. In Gandhinagar, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Sindhi is spoken by 73.34% of the population of Gandhinagar.[2]

## References

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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 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
2. ^ "51st REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER FOR LINGUISTIC MINORITIES IN INDIA" (PDF). nclm.nic.in. Ministry of Minority Affairs. 15 July 2015. p. 153\. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 February 2018. Retrieved 15 February 2018.

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