Gangapur is a city and a municipal council

Municipal council

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 in Aurangabad district

Aurangabad District, Maharashtra

Aurangabad District is one of the 35 districts of Maharashtra state in western India. It is bordered by the districts of Nashik to the west, Jalgaon to the north, Jalna to the east, and Ahmednagar to the south. Aurangabad is the headquarters and principal city...

  in the state of Maharashtra

Maharashtra

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, India

India

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Geography

Gangapur 19.699°N 75.0°E is located on west side of Aurangabad-Ahmednagar Highway, 38 km from Aurangabad. Gangapur is Taluka place in Historical District Aurangabad. Gangapur is city of holy Temples, Ancients Lord Narshimha Temple, Vitthal Mandir Ek Mukhi Datta Temple, Rameshwar Temple, Gudhicha Maroti and Baravcha Ganpati Mukteshwar Temple Mukunda Devi, Manjari Jagdamba Devi Temple, Jamgaon. etc. It has an average elevation of 572 metres (1876 feet)

Demographics

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, Gangapur had a population of 41,067. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Gangapur has an average literacy rate of 71.2%, higher than the national average of 64.1%: male literacy is 74%, and female literacy is 59%. In Gangapur, 15% of the population is under 6 years of age.
narsinha mandir ancient before 700 year
EDUCATION---
There are three marathi medium highschools and three English medium schools.
There is one college having Arts, commerce & science streams up to degree level i.e.SHRI MUKTANAND MAHAVIDYALAYA. The college is reacredited by NAAC with "A" grade.