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Nampur is a village inNashik District ofMaharashtra, India. As per census of 2011 by Govt of India[1] It is situated nearSatana also called as Baglan Taluka, the headquarters forBaglan Taluka, at the distance of 21 km (13 mi). Nampur is known in the states ofMaharashtra,Karnataka andGujarat for its cattle market. It is near to Gujarat and is a major transportation hub. It is 35 kilometres (22 mi) from the city ofMalegaon and 25 kilometres (16 mi) from Taharabad on the road (SH-16) to Gujarat. The first MLA[2] elected from Baglan Taluka was from Tembhe which is just 7 km (4.3 mi) from Nampur.
Being near to Gujarat, Nampur experiencesMarathi andAhirani languages to large extent. The major business of the city is agriculture. Major crops are seasonalOnions,Grapes,Pomegranates (Anar),Wheat,Pearl millet(Bajara),Sorghum(Jowar),Sugar cane. The village is at a distance of approx 15 km (9.3 mi). from the Ravalgaon Sugar Factory and 30 kilometres (19 mi) from GISAKA (girana sakar karkhana).
It comes under the Baglan Legislative Constituency and forLok Sabha it comes under theDhule Constituency.[3]
The city is also famous for its "Yatra" (religious fair) held in Feb every year in honor ofMata Bhavani.Jalebi is famous sweet during this fair. It has aVitthal Mandir,Ram Mandir, every year in marathi month'आषाढ' there is big fair on occasion of 'आषाढी एकादशी'. and ancient Vyaghreshwar (Self oriented ShreeMahadev)located on the bank of river mosam. Vyghreshwar is also popularly called as 'Motha Mahadev'. Rinmukteshwar (a god who saves us from all debts),Durgamata Mandir. There is also the Nimboleshwar Mandir of lord Ganesha, every year in month of February there is festival of ganesha jayanti.
The city is located on the right (southwest) bank of theMokshaganga River (Mausam River).[4]
Nampur is nearer toGujarat for agricultural products such as Pomegranate, Coriander and other crops. There is a chain of historical forts on the hills running westwards they includeSalher,Salota,Mora and Mulher are approx 50 km (31 mi) from Nampur. Other places which are nearby Nampur includes -Mangitungi, the holy place for Jains andMulher, which is considered as a very sacred place for Hindus.
In the 2011 census, the village of Nampur had 16748 inhabitants, with 8693 males (51.9%) and 8055 females (48.1%), for a gender ratio of 926 females per thousand males.[5]
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Nampur is also well known for the traditional species and "Adkittas", thebeetle nut cutters. Beyond this Nampur is famous for the cattle market on Wednesdays. Cows, buffaloes, bullocks, goats from nearly all the species used in Maharashtra are bought and sold here.
Nampur has two secondary schools, two junior and senior colleges along with newly opened primaryEnglish medium schools.[6] Nampur English School is famous for its value education in nearby villages. Teachers from schools are well known for their contribution and cultivating the values and shaping future engineers and Doctors.
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