The state of Andhra Pradesh lies to the east and Karnataka state to the south. Nanded district is amongst the large districts in the state having 15 Talukas.

Nanded is one of the largest districts in the Marathwada region of Maharashtra comprising of 15 Talukas. Agriculture is the core economic strength of the region. However district also has reasonable presence of Industrial activities, majority of them are agro based. Nanded also gains its significance due the presence of some of the important religious places for Sikhs and Hindus. Most of the population in Nanded lives in rural area.

Nanded town with a population of over 4.25 lakhs is the epicenter of the region driving its economic activities. However despite its inadequacies in infrastructure, the region has inherent potential to be one of the good regional destinations with sound socio economic fundamentals.
 

Location: 650-kms From Mumbai, On East-Central Part Of Maharashtra
Also Spelt As: Nander
Previously Known As: Nandigram
Main Attractions: Takhat Sachkhand Shri Hazur Abchalnagar Sahib, Nanded Fort

GENERAL INFORMATION :
Temperature Range (Deg °c) Maximum Minimum
Summer: 45° C 29º C
Winter: 26° C 6° C
Latitude: 18° 15 ' to 19° 55'
Longitude: 77° to 78° 25'
Clothing: Light Cotton and Woolen in winter
STD Code: 07369/02462
Population: 2,75,083 (1991 Census)
Climate: Tropical
Rainfall: Average 897.8 mm

Nanded City Highlights
• Nanded is one of the largest districts in Marathwada region with strong economic base in the agriculture and related sectors
• It also has significant potential to emerge as one of the foremost religious tourism destinations in India
• It has a relatively better population size within the city area with a high literacy rate of and a reasonably good per capita income.
• Nanded city has good presence in the education sector due to the location of many large educational institutions.
• It has a growing services sector by virtue of presence of numerous banks, telecom companies, IT services among others.
• Overall the city has a potential to merge as one of the metropolis in relative shorter time period provided its strengths are leveraged/ complemented through appropriate infrastructure development and economic positioning.
• The city is also well served in the education sector due to presence of quality education institutions at school/ graduation as well as post graduate and professional qualification. This is well complemented by vocational training institutions.