Nashik District

Population: 6109052 (2011)

State: Maharashtra

Language: Marathi

Headquarters: Nashik

 

Area: 15,530 square kilometers

Density of population: 393 people per square kilometer

Literacy Rate: 80.96 % - Male: 88.03 %, Female: 73.43 %

Male Female Ratio: 1000:931

 

Boundaries of Nashik District

 

North: Dhule District, Maharashtra

North West: The Dang District, Gujarat

South: Ahmednagar District, Maharashtra

South East: Aurangabad District, Maharashtra

East: Jalgaon District, Maharashtra

West: Valsad District, Navsari District, Gujarat

South West: Thane District, Maharashtra

 

Nashik District Average Rainfall: Ranges between 2600 mm and 3000 mm

Nashik District Maximum Temperature in Summer: 42.5 deg C

Nashik District Minimum Temperature in Winter: 5 deg C

 

NASHIK DISTRICT MAP

 

 

Major Rivers: Godavari River, Kadwa, Darna, Girna River, Mosam River

Sub Divisions: Nashik, Malegaon, Niphad, Kalwan

Taluks: Nashik, Sinnar, Igatpuri, Trimbak, Niphad, Yeola, Peint, Dindori, Chandwad, Nandgaon, Surgana, Kalwan, Deola, Bhagur, Malegaon

Assembly Constituencies: Baglan, Chandwad, Deolali, Dindori, Igatpuri, Kalwan, Malegaon Central, Malegaon Outer, Nandgaon, Nadhik Central, Nashik West, Niphad, Sinnar, Yeola

 

Nashik District Nearby Attractions

 

1. Trimbakeshwar

2. Vani or Sapta Shrungi

3. Muktidham

4. Kalaram Temple

5. Ozar

6. Kalsubai

7. Someshwar

8. Mangi Tungi

9. Deolali

 

Nashik District Facts: There are 7 sugar factories here and among them 5 are run by cooperative societies. Currency note press where Indian currency is printed is situated here. NH 3 and NH 5 pass through this district. Kumbh Mela is conducted here once in every twelve years.

 

Major Agricultural Products: Bajra, wheat, paddy, cereals, sugarcane, onion, vegetables,

 

Major Institutions: India Security Press, Currency Note Press, Defense Ministries Fighter Plane Production Unit, Artillery Center, Thermal Power Station, Maharashtra Engineering Research Institute, Maharashtra State Health University, Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open Universities, Maharashtra Police Academy

 

What is Nashik District Famous For: Kumbh Mela, Currency Note Press

 

Famous People From Nashik District: Pt. Vishnu Digambar Paluskar, Dhondo Keshav, V V Shirwadkar alias Kusumagraj, Shri Vasant Kanetkar

 

Nashik Pin Codes

Last Updated : Friday Jun 15 , 2012

 

Places in Nashik District