Kannad is a Taluka and a

Municipal Council A municipal council is the legislative body of a municipality or local government area. Depending on the location and classification of the municipality it may be known as a city council, town council, town board, community council, borough cou ...

City in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar District in the Indian

state State most commonly refers to: * State (polity), a centralized political organization that regulates law and society within a territory **Sovereign state, a sovereign polity in international law, commonly referred to as a country **Nation state, a ...

Maharashtra Maharashtra () is a state in the western peninsular region of India occupying a substantial portion of the Deccan Plateau. It is bordered by the Arabian Sea to the west, the Indian states of Karnataka and Goa to the south, Telangana to th ...

. Kannad has located 58 km from Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar. It is located 24 km away from the Ellora Caves and Grishneshwar Temple. It is 45 Km from Daulatabad / Deogiri Fort. Kannad was popularly known as the city of three doors. One of the doors was situated in Maliwada; the second was in front of the Masjid, and the third one was not available but local say it was there, still no evidence found. As the city was called "Kankavti" by old locals, it refers to the name Kannad. The British colonial army seems to have existed around the region till 1898. *Kannad has the highest number of Dams in Maharashtra. *It has 15 Dams and 7 Lakes. Kannad is in

Marathwada Marathwada () is a geographical region of the States and territories of India, Indian state of Maharashtra. It was formed during the Nizam of Hyderabad, Nizam's rule and was part of the then Hyderabad State. The region coincides with the Aurang ...

. *Kannad has around 244 Villages. Kannad is also called as प्रवेश व्दार - Entry Gate for

and

Khandesh Khandesh is a geographic region in Maharashtra, India. It was made up of present Jalgaon, Dhule and Nandurbar districts. It also said that Burhanpur District of Madhya Pradesh was also its part. The region have seen many geographical ch ...

Region. It joins

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Region. *Kannad is one of the developed Taluka in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar District. Kannad also has one of the biggest Sugar Factory Baramati Agro Limited - Kannad Unit owned by Shri. Rajendra Pawar and Maharashtrian Politician and NCP MLA Rohit Rajendra Pawar.

Tourism

* Pitalkhora Caves, Buddhist Rock-Cut Caves. * Gautala Autramghat Sanctuary, Protected Wildlife Sanctuary * Antur Fort - Built by Maratha Killedar. * Ambadi Dam, Shivna Takli Dam- Biggest Dams in Kannad * Malhargad - Khandoba Temple on the edge of Autram Ghat.

Geography

*It has an average elevation of 633 metres (2076 feet). *Origin of Shivna River is from Kannad. Shivna River starts in Kannad and flows directly to Jaikwadi Dam. *Kannad has largest number of

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Sandalwood Sandalwood is a class of woods from trees in the genus ''Santalum''. The woods are heavy, yellow, and fine-grained, and, unlike many other aromatic woods, they retain their fragrance for decades. Sandalwood oil is extracted from the woods. Sanda ...

Trees. *Kannad has large villages including Hiwarkheda Gautala, Pishor, Bahirgaon, Chapaner, Andhaner, Nagad, Aurala, Kunjkheda, Karanjkheda, Nagapur, Chikalthana. *

Agriculture Agriculture encompasses crop and livestock production, aquaculture, and forestry for food and non-food products. Agriculture was a key factor in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created ...

is the main occupation in Kannad. Sugarcane, Onion, Ginger, Wheat, Maize and Jower are main crops cultured in Kannad Taluka. * Mumbai - Nagpur State Highway runs through Kannad. * Dhule - Solapur National Highway 211 runs through Kannad. * Navodaya Vidyalaya is also located in Kannad.

Demographics

of India

census A census (from Latin ''censere'', 'to assess') is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording, and calculating population information about the members of a given Statistical population, population, usually displayed in the form of stati ...

, Kannad Taluka has total population of around 4,50,000. Kannad City has a population of 40,759. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Kannad has an average literacy rate of 84.45%, higher than the state average of 82.34%: male literacy is 90.44%, and female literacy is 78.07%. In Kannad, 15% of the population is under 6 years of age. Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 7.19% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 3.78% of total population in Kannad. Hinduism is practiced by 80% of the population. Muslims constitute 16% of the population. Navayana Buddhism is practiced by 3% of the population. Kannad population are mostly of

Maratha The Marathi people (; Marathi: , ''Marāṭhī lōk'') or Marathis (Marathi: मराठी, ''Marāṭhī'') are an Indo-Aryan ethnolinguistic group who are native to Maharashtra in western India. They natively speak Marathi, an Indo-A ...

caste.

Politics

Kannad is part of the Aurangabad Lok Sabha constituency. It is represented in the Maharashtra state legislature through the Kannad (Vidhan Sabha Constituency).

References

Talukas in Maharashtra Cities and towns in Aurangabad district, Maharashtra {{Aurangabad-geo-stub