Dattapur Dhamangaon
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Dhamangaon Railway
Dattapur Dhamangaon | |
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Municipal Council And City | |
| Nickname: Dattapur Dhamangaon (Railway) | |
  Dhamangaon Railway Location in Maharashtra, India | |
| Coordinates: 20°47′05″N 78°08′18″E / 20.7847°N 78.1384°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Maharashtra |
| District | Amravati |
| Founded by | footprints are founded in late 15th century. It is one of the tribs where Nijam Of Hydrabad used to rest while travelling to Umbravati Sultanate, now known as Amravati.
The original foundation of City started in 1890 to 1940 when many of the people from village area located near city line used to migrate at dhamangaon |
| Named after | Home of pilgrimage |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal Council Class 'B' |
| • Body | Municipal Council of Dhamangaon Railway |
| Area | |
• Total | 18 km2 (6.9 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 297 m (974 ft) |
| Population (2026) | |
• Total | 45,592 |
| • Rank | In Amravati 6 |
| • Density | 2,500/km2 (6,600/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Dhamangaonkars |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Marathi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 444709 |
| Telephone code | 07222 |
| Vehicle registration | MH-27 |
| Sex ratio | 51:49 ♂/♀ |
Dhamangaon is a town and a municipal council in Amravati district in the state of Maharashtra, India. Dhamangaon is one of the three talukas (Other two are Chandur Railway and Nandgaon Khandeshwar) in Chandur (Railway) subdivision in Amravati district. The municipal council is named as Dattapur-Dhamangaon Municipal council.[1]
As of 2025[update],[2] Dhamangaon had a population of 45,592. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Dhamangaon has an average literacy rate of 85%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 83% and, female literacy is 88%. In Dhamangaon, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Climate
Dhamangaon has a tropical climate with hot, dry summers and mild to cool winters. Summer lasts from March to June, monsoon season from July to October and winter from November to March. The warmest month is May. About 979 mm of precipitation falls annually.[3]
Governance
Dattapur-Dhamangaon is a Municipal Council is the local authority in the city. The Dattapur-Dhamangaon city is divided into 17 wards for which elections are held every 5 years.
Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA):
The Dhamangaon Railway Assembly constituency is one of the 288 Vidhan Sabha constituencies in Maharashtra, situated in Amravati district. In the 2024 Maharashtra Assembly elections, Pratap Adsad of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was re-elected as the MLA, securing 110,641 votes, which accounted for 49.54% of the total votes. His closest competitor, Virendra Walmikrao Jagtap of the Indian National Congress (INC), received 94,413 votes, representing 42.27% of the votes.
Member of Parliament (MP):
Dhamangaon Railway falls under the Wardha Lok Sabha constituency. In the 2024 general elections, Amar Sharadrao Kale of the Nationalist Congress Party (Sharad Pawar faction) [NCP(SP)] was elected as the Member of Parliament. Prior to this, Kale served as a member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly, representing the Arvi constituency from 2004 to 2009 and again from 2014 to 2019.
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