Buldhana

Buldhana is a City and a Municipal Council in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the Administrative headquarters of the Buldhana District of Amravati division. It is the Second largest City in the district after Khamgaon and a popular place as a hill station because the city is surrounded by the mountainous area in the Ajanta range. Buldhana is around 552 km away from the state capital Mumbai. Buldhana has many religious, historical and tourist places around it like Shri Gajanan Maharaj Temple in Shegaon around 75 km away, the World Famous Lonar Crater a National Geo-heritage monument created by meteorite impact is almost 100 km from city of Buldhana, Rajmata Jijau birthplace Sindkhed Raja is 90 km, Sailani Baba Dargah a major attraction of Buldhana just 25 km away from the city, The World Heritage Site Ajanta Caves is just 55 km away from the City and Dnyanganga Wildlife Sanctuary in Botha Forest is also just 20 km away from the city and many more tourist places are there around Buldhana City.

This article is about the city. For the district of which it is the headquarters, see Buldhana District.

Buldhana
City
Nickname(s): 
Bhilthana , Hill Station
Buldhana is located in India
Buldhana
Buldhana
Location in Maharashtra, India
Buldhana is located in Maharashtra
Buldhana
Buldhana
Buldhana (Maharashtra)
Coordinates: 20°31′58″N 76°10′58″E
Country India
StateMaharashtra
RegionVidarbha
DistrictBuldhana
Established1853
Government
 • TypeMunicipality
 • BodyBuldhana Municipal Council
Area
 • City21 km2 (8 sq mi)
 • Rank2nd in District
Elevation
639 m (2,096 ft)
Population
 (2021)
 • City91,000
 • Rank2nd in District
 • Density4,334/km2 (11,230/sq mi)
 • Metro
152,000
Languages
 • OfficialMarathi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
443001
Telephone code07262
Vehicle registrationMH-28
Websitebuldhana.nic.in

Climate
Climate data for Buldhana (1981–2010, extremes 1908–2011)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 35.8
(96.4)		 37.8
(100.0)		 40.3
(104.5)		 43.2
(109.8)		 44.2
(111.6)		 42.4
(108.3)		 41.2
(106.2)		 35.0
(95.0)		 36.0
(96.8)		 35.8
(96.4)		 39.5
(103.1)		 33.0
(91.4)		 44.2
(111.6)
Average high °C (°F) 27.5
(81.5)		 30.3
(86.5)		 34.2
(93.6)		 37.7
(99.9)		 38.7
(101.7)		 34.3
(93.7)		 28.9
(84.0)		 27.4
(81.3)		 29.1
(84.4)		 30.5
(86.9)		 28.9
(84.0)		 27.6
(81.7)		 31.3
(88.3)
Average low °C (°F) 14.7
(58.5)		 16.8
(62.2)		 20.6
(69.1)		 24.5
(76.1)		 25.3
(77.5)		 23.3
(73.9)		 21.7
(71.1)		 20.8
(69.4)		 21.2
(70.2)		 20.0
(68.0)		 17.1
(62.8)		 14.6
(58.3)		 20.0
(68.0)
Record low °C (°F) 5.0
(41.0)		 4.4
(39.9)		 11.2
(52.2)		 15.9
(60.6)		 15.1
(59.2)		 17.5
(63.5)		 14.2
(57.6)		 16.4
(61.5)		 15.0
(59.0)		 13.4
(56.1)		 11.0
(51.8)		 5.9
(42.6)		 4.4
(39.9)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 7.4
(0.29)		 6.9
(0.27)		 12.7
(0.50)		 3.0
(0.12)		 13.9
(0.55)		 159.1
(6.26)		 193.0
(7.60)		 232.6
(9.16)		 129.9
(5.11)		 77.7
(3.06)		 20.7
(0.81)		 8.1
(0.32)		 865.0
(34.06)
Average rainy days 0.5 0.6 0.9 0.5 1.2 7.5 11.8 11.9 7.4 3.4 1.3 0.5 47.5
Average relative humidity (%) (at 17:30 IST) 37 28 23 21 24 49 71 76 67 51 41 39 44
Source: India Meteorological Department[1][2]

Demographics

As of the 2011 India census,[3] Buldhana had a population of 67,431. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Buldhana has an average literacy rate of 82%, higher than the national average of 59.5%, with male literacy at 82% and female literacy at 72%. 13% of the population is under six years of age.

Year Male Female Total Population Change Religion (%)
Hindu Muslim Christian Sikhs Buddhist Jain Other religions and persuasions Religion not stated
2001[4] 32727 30245 62972 - 61.734 20.932 0.653 0.056 14.443 1.977 0.146 0.060
2011[5] 34502 32929 67431 0.071 59.139 24.760 0.565 0.093 13.776 1.522 0.006 0.139

Languages and Culture

The most common language spoken in Buldhana is the Marathi language. More than 98 percent of cities population speak Marathi as first language. Marathi is a compulsory subject taught in English and Hindi Medium school. Hindi is spoken by 1 percent of population. All Hindi speakers in Buldhana can speak fluent Marathi due to its commercial status.[6]

Transport
The National highway NH753A from Malkapur to Aurangabad via Buldhana Chikhli Jalna Near Rajur Ghat.

Roads

Buldhana is well connected to National Highway 6 to other major cities of India through Malkapur town by NH753A and Another National Highway NH753E From Khamgaon To Aurangabad via Buldhana. There is a Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation bus stand in the city in Sangam chowk area. buses available to almost every major cities of Maharashtra like Mumbai, Pune,Nagpur,Aurangabad,Nashik,Amravati and other important cities as well as Some nearby cities of Gujarat like Surat and Madhya Pradesh i.e. Indore,Khandwa and Burhanpur.

Railways

Railway connection has always been difficult because of the surrounding mountainous area. Malkapur is the nearest railway station almost 45 km away.

Airport

There have been demands for a domestic airport in Buldhana, as it has several pilgrimage and historical centres such as Shegaon, Sailani, Lonar and Sindkhed Raja. The nearest airport is at Aurangabad, which is 150 kilometres (93 mi) from the city.

See also

References
Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Buldhana.
Wikisource has original text related to this article:
  1. "Station: Buldhana Climatological Table 1981–2010" (PDF). Climatological Normals 1981–2010. India Meteorological Department. January 2015. pp. 159–160. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 February 2020. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  2. "Extremes of Temperature & Rainfall for Indian Stations (Up to 2012)" (PDF). India Meteorological Department. December 2016. p. M140. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 February 2020. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  3. "Census of India 2011: Data from the 2011 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
  4. Census India 2001.
  5. Census India 2011.
  6. M. Paul Lewis, ed. (2010). "Andh: A language of India". Ethnologue: Languages of the World (16th ed.). Dallas, Texas: SIL International. Retrieved 28 September 2011.
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