Editing Nanded

{{Short description|City in Maharashtra, India}}
{{About|the municipality in Maharashtra, India|its namesake district|Nanded district|its namesake [[taluka]]|Nanded taluka}}
{{More citations needed|date=May 2015}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2017}}
{{Use Indian English|date=April 2017}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name                     = Nanded
| native_name              = Nandigram
| settlement_type          = Metropolis
| image_skyline            = {{Photomontage
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 | photo3a      = Shivajiss.jpg
 | photo3b      = Statue of Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar in Nanded.jpg
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| subdivision_type2        = [[List of regions of India|Region]]
| subdivision_type3        = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name1        = [[Maharashtra]]
| subdivision_name2        = [[Marathwada]]
| subdivision_name3        = [[Nanded district]]
| established_title        = Established
| established_date         = 
| founder                  = [[Nanda Dynasty]] 
| named_for                = [[Gurudwara]]
| government_type          = ''Maha-nagar Palika''
| governing_body           = [[Nanded-Waghala Municipal Corporation]]
| leader_title             = [[Mayor#India|Mayor]]
| leader_name              = ''Vacant''
| leader_title1            = [[Municipal Commissioner (India)|Municipal Commissioner]]
| leader_name1             = 
*'''Mahesh Kumar Doifode''', [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS]]
| leader_title2            = [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLAs]]
| leader_name2             = *[[Mohanrao Marotrao Hambarde]] – [[Nanded South (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Nanded South]]<br>
*[[Balaji Kalyankar]] – [[Nanded North (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Nanded North]]
| leader_title3            = City [[Police Commissioner]]
| leader_name3             = *Abinash Kumar, ([[Indian Police Service|IPS]])
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| area_footnotes           = 
| area_total_km2           = 63.22
| area_rank                = 
| elevation_m              = 362
| population_total         = 550,439
| population_as_of         = 2011
| population_footnotes     = <ref>{{cite web|title=Nanded Waghala City Census 2011 data|url=http://www.census2011.co.in/census/city/357-nanded-waghala.html|access-date = 13 April 2015|publisher=Indian Census 2011}}</ref>
| population_density_km2   = auto
| population_rank          = 2nd ([[Marathwada]])<br>
79th (India)
| population_demonym       = Nandedkar
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| timezone1                = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1              = +5:30
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| postal_code              = 431601 to 606
| area_code_type           = Telephone code
| area_code                = 02462
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| registration_plate       = MH-26
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| blank5_info_sec1         = {{convert|255|km|mi}} SE ([[National highways of India|land]])
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| blank_name_sec1          = [[Gross domestic product]]
| blank_info_sec1          = [[Indian rupee|INR]] 21,257.00[[crores]] (2013) <ref name=autogenerated1>{{cite web |last1=Records |first1=knoema |title=District Gross Domestic Product of Maharashtra 2011-12 to 2019-20 |url=https://knoema.com/NITI_DGAGRBACPFTM2019V1/districtwise-gdp-and-growth-rate-based-at-current-price-2004-05-from-2005-06-to-2012-13-maharashtra?tsId=1000360}}</ref>
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'''Nanded''' is a city in [[Maharashtra]] state, India. It is the [[List of cities in Maharashtra|tenth]] largest city in the state and the [[List of cities in India by population|seventy-ninth most populated city in India]]. It is the second largest city in Marathwada region. It is the district headquarters of [[Nanded district]].

[[Guru Gobind Singh]] established camp in Nanded and the Gurgaddi was transferred from him to Guru Granth Sahib . One of the  [[Panj Takht|Panj Takhts]] of Sikhi, [[Hazur Sahib]] is located in the city of Nanded. It was here that [[Guru Gobind Singh]] initiated Madho Daas whom became [[Banda Singh Bahadur]] one of the famous leaders of the [[Khalsa|Khalsa  Panth]] whom played a role during the downfall of the [[Mughal Empire]].

==Location==
Nanded is located on the banks of river [[Godavari]] in west-central India. Nanded district borders [[Latur district]], [[Parbhani district]] and [[Hingoli district]] to the west and [[Yavatmal district]] to the north. The district is bordered by the [[Nizamabad district|Nizamabad]], [[Kamareddy district|Kamareddy]], [[Nirmal district|Nirmal]] and [[Adilabad district|Adilabad]] districts of Telangana state to the east and [[Bidar district]] of Karnataka state to the south.

Nanded has two parts: Old Nanded {{convert|20.62|km2|sqmi}} occupies the north bank of the [[Godavari]] river; New Nanded, to the south of the river, {{convert|31.14|km2|sqmi}} encompasses Waghala and neighbourhoods.

==Etymology==
From a [[Indian copper plate inscriptions|copper plate inscription]] found at [[Washim]], a town approximately {{convert|150|km|mi}} north of Nanded, archaeologists deduce the city was formerly known as {{IAST|Nanditaṭa}} ({{langx|mr|नंदितट}}).{{citation needed|date=April 2024}}  Another name was {{IAST|Nandigrāma}}.<ref>[https://www.nandedairport.co.in/web/nanded-airport/about-nanded-city Nanded City] Nanded airport Corporation website.</ref>{{Better source needed|date=April 2024}} Folklore suggests that the name "Nanded" developed from {{IAST|Nandi}} the [[Vahana]] of [[Shiva]]. Shiva was said to have performed penance on the banks ({{IAST|Taṭa}}) of the Godavari river. This "{{IAST|Nandi-taṭa}}" later became "Nanded".{{citation needed|date=April 2024}}

==History==

In the 1st century CE, power in the area lay with the [[Andhrabhrtya]]s and [[Satavahana|Satvahanas]].<ref name="(India)Dept1971">{{cite book|title=Maharashtra State Gazetteers: Nanded|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2Y5hAAAAIAAJ|year=1971|publisher=Director of Government Printing, Stationery and Publications, Maharashtra State|pages=4, 576}}</ref> In the 5th and 4th centuries BCE, Nanded was ruled by the [[Nanda Empire|Nanda dynasty]]. In the 3rd century BCE (about 272 to 231 BCE), it was part of the [[Maurya Empire]] under [[Ashoka]]. Local irrigation practices and Nanded itself are recorded in the treatise, ''[[Leela Charitra]]'' (late 1200s CE).<ref name="Congress2007">{{cite book|title=Proceedings {{ndash}} Indian History Congress|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GhVDAAAAYAAJ|year=2007|publisher=Indian History Congress|page=331}}</ref> Nanded was the birthplace of three Marathi poet-saints—Vishnupant Shesa, Raghunath Shesa, and Vaman Pandit<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.britannica.com/place/Nanded|title=Nanded {{!}} India|website=Encyclopædia Britannica|access-date=2019-12-14}}</ref> Construction of [[Kandhar Fort]], located in [[Kandhar]], is attributed to the [[Rashtrakuta dynasty|Rashtrakuta king]] [[Krishna III]] of [[Malkheda]] who ruled around 10th century CE.

From 1636, Nanded was the centre of governance of Nizam State, which included parts of present-day [[Telangana]] and [[Karnataka]], and was an imperial province of the [[Mughal Empire|Mughal]] [[Padishah|Badshah]] (emperor) [[Shah Jahan]]. In 1657, Nanded merged into Bidah Subah. [[Guru Nanak]] (1469 {{ndash}} 1539 CE) passed through Nanded on his way to [[Sri Lanka]]. [[Guru Gobind Singh]] (1666 {{ndash}} 1708 CE) arrived in Nanded with the [[Mughal Empire|Mughal emperor]] [[Bahadur Shah I]] (1643 {{ndash}} 1712 CE) near the end of August in 1707 CE. When Bahadur Shah moved on to [[Golconda]], Guru Gobind Singh remained in Nanded. Guru Gobind Singh proclaimed he was the last (tenth) living guru and established the sacred text, the [[Guru Granth Sahib]] as an eternal "living" leader. Guru Gobind Singh died without a [[lineal descendant]] due to the [[Martyrdom in Sikhism|martyrdom]] of his four sons.<ref>{{cite book|title=Journal of the United Service Institution of India, Volumes 1-2|date=1871|publisher=[[United Service Institution|United Service Institution of India]]|page=58}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|title=The Sikh Review|journal=Sikh Cultural Centre|date=1972|volume=20|issue=218–229|page=28}}</ref>

In 1725, Nanded became part of [[Hyderabad State]].<ref name="(India)Dept1971"/> In about 1835, [[Maharaja]] [[Ranjit Singh]] commissioned the construction of a [[gurdwara]] at Nanded with the financial aid of [[Sikander Jah]] (3rd [[Nizam]] of hyderabad)<ref name="Nizam aid">{{cite web |title=The Tribune - Windows - Feature |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/2002/20020706/windows/main3.htm |website=www.tribuneindia.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.livehistoryindia.com/story/monuments/nanded-gurdwara-shrine-of-the-holy-book | title=Nanded Gurdwara: Shrine of the Holy Book | date=11 February 2020 }}</ref> It was built on the site of Guru Gobind Singh's [[cremation]]. The gurdwara is part of the [[Hazur Sahib Nanded|Hazur Sahib]].

After India [[Independence Day (India)|gained independence]] in 1947, the [[Indian Armed Forces]] annexed Hyderabad and ended the rule of the Nizam in [[Operation Polo]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hyderabad.co.uk/policeaction.htm |title=Police Action |first=Mohan |last=Guruswamy |publisher=Hyderabad on the Net |access-date=31 July 2012}}</ref> making Nanded part of the [[Hyderabad State (1948–56)|new Hyderabad State]]. Nanded remained part of the Hyderabad state until 1956 when it was included in the [[Bombay Presidency]].

On 1 May 1960, [[Maharashtra]] state was created on a linguistic basis and the Marathi dominant Nanded district became part of Maharashtra.<ref name="PLACE_BHIR">{{Cite web|publisher = maharashtra.gov.in (Government of Maharashtra)|title = Gazetteers Department – Bhir |url=http://www.maharashtra.gov.in/english/gazetteer/Beed/places_bhir_town.html
|access-date=2007-02-27| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070224064424/http://www.maharashtra.gov.in/english/gazetteer/Beed/places_bhir_town.html| archive-date= 24 February 2007 | url-status= live}}</ref><ref name="SOCIO_ECO">{{Cite web |publisher = beed.nic.in |title = New Page 4 |url = http://beed.nic.in/htmldocs/socioeco.htm |access-date  = 2007-03-04 |url-status = dead |archive-url  =https://web.archive.org/web/20070928012021/http://beed.nic.in/htmldocs/socioeco.htm |archive-date = 28 September 2007 |df = dmy-all}}</ref> In December 2022, 25 Nanded district villages renewed their demand to merge with [[Telangana]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/aurangabad/nanded-villages-demand-merger-with-telangana/articleshow/95932872.cms | title=Nanded villages demand merger with Telangana &#124; Aurangabad News - Times of India | website=[[The Times of India]] }}</ref>

==Geography==
Nanded urban area is {{convert|63.22|km2|sqmi}}.<ref>[http://182.73.186.23/nwcmc/home.php Nanded home page] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714005201/http://182.73.186.23/nwcmc/home.php |date=14 July 2014 }} NWCMC</ref> Nanded is built on the Deccan Traps lava flows of the upper cretaceous to lower eocene eras. The lava flows are overlain by thin alluvial deposits. The lava flows are horizontal and each flow has two distinct units. The highly weathered vesicular trap and underlying weathered jointed and fractured massive trap constitutes the main water-yielding zones. The soil is mostly formed from igneous rocks and are black, medium black, shallow and calcareous types having different depths and profiles.{{Citation needed|date=October 2017}} [[Godavari River]] passes through the city.

==Climate==
Nanded has a [[tropical savanna climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification]] ''Aw'') bordering a  [[hot semi-arid climate]] (''BSh''). 
{{Weather box
| location = Nanded (1991–2020, extremes 1960–2020)
| metric first = Yes
| single line = Yes
| Jan record high C = 36.6
| Feb record high C = 40.0
| Mar record high C = 43.0
| Apr record high C = 46.0
| May record high C = 46.6
| Jun record high C = 46.7
| Jul record high C = 40.3
| Aug record high C = 39.0
| Sep record high C = 38.2
| Oct record high C = 38.8
| Nov record high C = 38.8
| Dec record high C = 36.0
| year record high C = 46.7
| Jan high C = 31.0
| Feb high C = 33.4
| Mar high C = 37.1
| Apr high C = 40.6
| May high C = 40.7
| Jun high C = 36.6
| Jul high C = 32.1
| Aug high C = 30.8
| Sep high C = 32.1
| Oct high C = 33.4
| Nov high C = 32.0
| Dec high C = 30.5
| year high C = 34.0
| Jan low C = 13.8
| Feb low C = 15.2
| Mar low C = 19.0
| Apr low C = 23.6
| May low C = 25.7
| Jun low C = 24.7
| Jul low C = 23.2
| Aug low C = 22.7
| Sep low C = 22.4
| Oct low C = 20.1
| Nov low C = 16.5
| Dec low C = 13.1
| year low C = 20.3
| Jan record low C = 4.9
| Feb record low C = 6.4
| Mar record low C = 10.4
| Apr record low C = 13.4
| May record low C = 17.0
| Jun record low C = 17.4
| Jul record low C = 15.2
| Aug record low C = 12.0
| Sep record low C = 14.2
| Oct record low C = 11.2
| Nov record low C = 5.0
| Dec record low C = 3.6
| year record low C = 3.6
| rain colour = green
| Jan rain mm = 3.3
| Feb rain mm = 7.7
| Mar rain mm = 5.9
| Apr rain mm = 4.3
| May rain mm = 10.5
| Jun rain mm = 154.2
| Jul rain mm = 217.5
| Aug rain mm = 214.2
| Sep rain mm = 138.5
| Oct rain mm = 57.7
| Nov rain mm = 8.1
| Dec rain mm = 1.7
| year rain mm = 823.5
| Jan rain days = 0.4
| Feb rain days = 0.7
| Mar rain days = 0.5
| Apr rain days = 0.6
| May rain days = 0.9
| Jun rain days = 7.5
| Jul rain days = 10.8
| Aug rain days = 11.2
| Sep rain days = 7.4
| Oct rain days = 3.0
| Nov rain days = 0.7
| Dec rain days = 0.4
| year rain days = 44.0
|time day = 17:30 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| Jan humidity = 37
| Feb humidity = 31
| Mar humidity = 30
| Apr humidity = 23
| May humidity = 27
| Jun humidity = 49
| Jul humidity = 64
| Aug humidity = 68
| Sep humidity = 60
| Oct humidity = 48
| Nov humidity = 39
| Dec humidity = 38
|year humidity = 44
|source 1 = [[India Meteorological Department]]<ref>{{cite web
| url = https://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/Climatological%20Tables%201991-2020.pdf
| title = Climatological Tables of Observatories in India 1991-2020
| publisher = [[India Meteorological Department]]
| access-date = April 8, 2024
}}</ref><ref name=IMDnormals>
{{cite web
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200205040301/http://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/1981-2010%20CLIM%20NORMALS%20%28STATWISE%29.pdf
| archive-date = 5 February 2020
| url = https://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/1981-2010%20CLIM%20NORMALS%20%28STATWISE%29.pdf
| title = Station: Nanded Climatological Table 1981–2010
| work = Climatological Normals 1981–2010
| publisher = India Meteorological Department
| date = January 2015
| pages = 535–536
| access-date = 10 April 2020}}</ref><ref name=IMDextremes>
{{cite web| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200205042509/http://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/EXTREMES%20OF%20TEMPERATURE%20and%20RAINFALL%20upto%202012.pdf| archive-date = 5 February 2020| url = https://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/EXTREMES%20OF%20TEMPERATURE%20and%20RAINFALL%20upto%202012.pdf| title = Extremes of Temperature & Rainfall for Indian Stations (Up to 2012)| publisher = India Meteorological Department| date = December 2016| page = M148| access-date = 10 April 2020}}</ref>}}

==Demographics==
{{As of|2011|alt=As of the}} [[2011 census of India|2011 census]], Nanded had a population of 550,564. The municipality had a gender ratio of 924 females per 1,000 males. 12.4 percent of the population were under six years old. Effective [[literacy]] was 87.40 percent. 81.74 percent of women were literate. Male literacy was 92.68 percent.<ref name=Census>{{cite web |url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011-prov-results/paper2/data_files/India2/Table_2_PR_Cities_1Lakh_and_Above.pdf |title=Provisional Population Totals, Census of India 2011; Cities having population 1 lakh and above |publisher=Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India |access-date=26 March 2012}}</ref>

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| style="text-align:right;" |2,65,006
| style="text-align:right;" |5,50,439
| style="text-align:right;" | -
| style="text-align:right;" |48.055
| style="text-align:right;" |33.592
| style="text-align:right;" |0.285
| style="text-align:right;" |2.001
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| style="text-align:right;" |0.533
| style="text-align:right;" |0.029
| style="text-align:right;" |0.155
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==Transport==

===Road===
Nanded lies on [[National Highway 61 (India)|NH 61]] (Kalyan–Ahmednagar–Parbhani–Nanded–Nirmal), [[National Highway 361 (India)|NH 361]] (Nagpur–Wardha-Yavatmal–Nanded-Latur–Solapur–Sangli–Kolhapur–Ratnagiri) and [[National Highway 161 (India)|NH 161]] (Akola–Washim–Hingoli–Nanded–Degloor–Sangareddy). MSRTC buses connect Nanded to many cities of the Maharashtra state. TSRTC buses connect Nanded to some cities of the Telangana state.

===Rail===
[[File:Nanded Railway Platform.jpg|thumb|Hazur Sahib Nanded Railway Station]]
{{Main|Hazur Sahib Nanded railway station}}{{See also|Wardha–Nanded line}}

[[Hazur Sahib Nanded railway station]] is located on the [[Secunderabad–Manmad line]] of [[Nanded railway division]] of the [[South Central Railway Zone]] (SCR). Nanded railway division is one of the six railway divisions under [[South Central Railway zone]] of [[Indian Railways]]. Around 48 trains arrive and depart each day from this station.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indiarailinfo.com/arrivals/hazur-sahib-nanded-ned/1676|title=NED/Hazur Sahib Nanded (4 PFs) Railway Station – Today's Train Arrival Timings – India Rail Info – A Busy Junction for Travellers & Rail Enthusiasts|work=India Rail Info}}</ref> [[Maltekdi railway station]] is another railway station serving city of Nanded.

===Air===
[[Shri Guru Gobind Singh Ji Airport]] operates flights to Delhi, Jodhpur, Bangalore, Pune, Nagpur, Ahmedabad, Jaipur and Hyderabad. Star Airways operates the flights.

==Economy==
Crops grown around Nanded include cotton, bananas, sugarcane, mangoes, soya beans, sweet limes, Grapes, Papaya, and [[sorghum]] (jawar). Nanded has a Regional Cotton Research Center to support the Cotton-growing industry. There is an agricultural school operational under the aegis of Krishi Vidyapeeth of Parbhani.

Tourism is supported by 10 million annual visitors who are mostly religious pilgrims.

==Education==
{{Main|List of educational institutions in Nanded (India)}}

On 17 September 1994, the [[Swami Ramanand Teerth Marathwada University]] (SRTMU) was established in Nanded after a restructuring of the [[Marathwada University]] in Aurangabad. The university supervises the educational activities in senior colleges in four districts of Marathwada division.

Notable educational institutions in Nanded include the [[Dr. Shankarrao Chavan Government Medical College]] and [[Shri Guru Gobind Singhji Institute of Engineering and Technology]].

==Governance==
The city of Nanded is managed by the [[Nanded-Waghala Municipal Corporation]] (NWCMC). The corporation consists of 81 democratically elected members. The [[Municipal Commissioner]] is the Chief Executive of the corporation.

==Tourism==
{{see also|Tourism in Marathwada}}

===Nanded fort===
[[Nanded Fort]], also known as Nandgiri Fort is located on the banks of the Godavari River. The Godavari River encircles the fort on three sides. The fort has been converted into a garden to attract tourists. There is a water tank constructed in the fort.

===Mandir===

The [[Vedic rituals]] are regularly performed on the ghats of [[Godavari River]] which include Urvashi Ghat, Ram Ghat, and Govardhan Ghat.<ref>[http://nanded.nic.in/htmldocs/tourism.html Tourism] National Informatics Centre, India.</ref><ref name="maharashtratourism.gov.in">[https://www.maharashtratourism.gov.in/treasures/temple/nanded-gurudwara Nanded guruwara] Maharashtra tourism, Government of India.</ref>
* The home minister of India Shri Shankaraoji bhauraoji chavan saheb samadhi wadgao near wajegaon
* Shri Laxmi Narsimha Mandir, Old Mondha, New Bridge.
* Kaleshwar Mandir, Vishnupuri 
* Shani Mandir, Mondha
* Yagyavalkya Vedpathshala Saraswati Mandir, Shree Nagar
* Shri Yadav Ahir Samaj Mahamai Mata Mandir, Devinagar 
* Ganpati Mandir, Trikut
* Hanuman Mandir, Trikut
* Datta Mandir, Trikut 
* Shri Kheshtra Renuka Mata Mandir, Mahurgarh
* Siddheshwar Mandir, Hottal {{ndash}} built during the Chalukya era, an example of Hemadpanti temple architecture.<ref>[http://nanded.nic.in/htmldocs/htmldocs/hottal.html Siddheshwar Hottal] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150705065841/http://nanded.nic.in/htmldocs/htmldocs/hottal.html |date=5 July 2015 }} Government of India.</ref>
* Shiva Mandir, Tadkhel, Degloor Taluka {{ndash}} built with large stones displaying scripture by the Hindu king, Senapati.
* Jagdamba Mata Mandir, Tadkhel
* Shri Narsinh Mandir, Junna Kautha.

===Gurdwara===

* [[Hazur Sahib Nanded|Hazur Sahib]] was built by [[Ranjit Singh|Maharaja Ranjit Singh]]. It is one of the ''[[Panj Takht]]'', the five seats of higher authority for Sikhs. It is built at the site of cremation of Guru Gobind Singh. His remains and weapons are preserved at the site.<ref name="maharashtratourism.gov.in" />
* Gurdwara Nagina Ghat Sahib
* Gurdwara Banda Ghat Sahib (Baba Banda Singh Bahadur)
* Gurdwara Shikaar Ghat Sahib
* Gurdwara Baoli Sahib
* Gurdwara Heera Ghat
* Gurdwara Mata Sahib
* Gurdwara Maal Tekdi
* Gurdwara Sangat Sahib
* Gurdwara Nanakpuri Sahib (place of Guru Nanak)
* Gurdwara Bhajangarh Sahib

===Church===

* St. Francis De Sales Catholic Church
* Methodist Church
* Bethel AG Church
* The Pentecostal Mission (Church)
* Bethesda Ministries Church

==Notable people==
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* [[Banda Singh Bahadur]], a Sikh military commander.
* [[Datta Bhagat]], an Ambedkarite author.
* [[Ashok Chavan]], former Chief Minister of Maharashtra state and former Member of Parliament of the Nanded Loksabha constituency and current member of Rajya Sabha.
* [[Shankarrao Chavan]], the former Chief minister for 15 years,पाटबंधारे मंत्री also and former Home minister of Maharashtra state. the highest second largest Post of India was home minister for 10 years 
* [[Prataprao Govindrao Chikhalikar]], former Member of Parliament and former MLA
* [[Ajit Gopchade]], Member of Parliament and former MLA, [[Karsevak]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-02-17 |title=Why BJP cleared Congress path in Rajya Sabha polls in Maharashtra |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india-today-insight/story/why-bjp-cleared-congress-path-in-rajya-sabha-polls-in-maharashtra-2503403-2024-02-17 |access-date=2024-12-07 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Syed Sadatullah Husaini]],  president ([[Amir]]) of [[Jamaat-e-Islami Hind]] (JIH).
* [[Kamalkishor Kadam]], a former minister of education.
* [[Nagnath Lalujirao Kottapalle]], former Vice-chancellor of [[Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University|BAMU]], an educationalist and an author.
* [[Narhar Ambadas Kurundkar]], a scholar, critic and author.
* [[Vaman Pandit]], a Marathi scholar and a poet.
* [[Guru Gobind Singh]], the last [[Sikh Gurus|Sikh Guru]] who died in Nanded.
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==See also==
*[[Marathwada]]

==References==
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