Ausa | |
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city | |
  Ausa Location in Maharashtra, India | |
| Coordinates:18°15′N76°30′E / 18.25°N 76.5°E /18.25; 76.5 | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Maharashtra |
| District | Latur |
| Taluka | Ausa |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal Council |
| • Body | Ausa Nagar Parishad |
| Area | |
• Total | 5.4 km2 (2.1 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 634 m (2,080 ft) |
| Population (2015) | |
• Total | 70,294 |
| • Density | 13,001/km2 (33,670/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Ausekar |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Marathi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 413520 |
| Telephone Code | +91-(0)2383 XXXXXX |
| Vehicle registration | MH-24 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Osmanabad |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Ausa[1] |
| Website | maharashtra |
Ausa is a town andMunicipal Council inLatur District in the state ofMaharashtra,India. It is also the headquarters forAusa Taluka One of the ten talukas in latur.
Ausa is located at18°15′N76°30′E / 18.25°N 76.5°E /18.25; 76.5.[2] It has an average elevation of 634 metres (2080 feet).
When Ausa was named Taluka, the recent Latur district place was a just part of this big Ausa Taluka. Ausa is as it is, but, Latur developed as a big city and a district place having more than 5 lac population. Ausa has an ancient fort. It was developed in es1200 and an iconic temple in the town is of the warkari saints Veernath and Mallinath Maharaj Ausekar.
Around the Killari area, grape production is large and is an important export. In the Almala village are famous for production issugarcane. Bhada, Shivli and Warwada villages are famous for producing carrots, soyabean in whole district. The major river in Ausa is Tavaraja andTerana. It is a large market for livestock, such as cattle, buffaloes, and goats in both the Latur and Osmanabad districts.
As of 2001[update] Indiacensus,[3] Ausa had a population of 30,876. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. 16% of the population is under 6 years of age. Marathi and Urdu are widely spoken by the people here.