Pusad is a town and a municipal council

Municipal council

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 in Yavatmal district

Yavatmal District

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 of Vidarbha

Vidarbha

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 region in the India

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n state

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 of Maharashtra

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Pusad gets its name from River Pus, which flows close to the town. Pusad falls under Yavatmal district

Yavatmal District

Yavatmal district is a district of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is located in the region of Vidarbha, in the east-central part of the state...

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Geography

Pusad is located at 19.9°N 77.58°E. It has an average elevation of 315 metres (1033 feet).Origin of city name came from name of river which is flowing from center part of city called "Pus" river.

Demographics

India census

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, Pusad had a population of 67,152. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Pusad has an average literacy rate of 78%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 80%, and female literacy is 72%. In Pusad, 14% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Climate is moderate to hot with temperature going up to 49 degree Celsius in Summers and around 23 in winters.

Education

Pusad is home of the education in Eastern Maharashtra (Vidharbha). Baba Saheb Naik College of Engineering is one of reputed college in Amravati university. The other colleges in Pusad are Bachelor of Education College, Dr. N.P. Hirani Institute of Polytechnique, and Pharmacy College, P.N. Jr College, Ghulam Nabi Azad Urdu Jr College, K.D. Highschool, Shivaji Vidyalaya. The College of Engineering is on the outer fringe of the city, about 3 kilometres from the city centre. The Pusad College of Dairy Technology was established by the government of Maharashtra in 1992 as one of only 6 such colleges in the country.

Transport

Pusad is connected to major cities in the Maharashtra

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 State by the roadways. The MSRTC

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 buses ply from Pusad to Washim

Washim

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, Hingoli

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, Yavatmal

Yavatmal

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, Nanded

Nanded

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, Solapur

Solapur

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, Nagpur

Nagpur

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, Pune

Pune

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, Mumbai

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, Amravati

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, Akola, Aurangabad and Hyderabad.
Railway is soon to be arrive in Pusad.(Wardha to Nanded)

Along with the government run buses, the private bus service has a good and dedicated service. The Chintamani Travels, Vidarbha travels Raj Travels have good service to major cities of Maharashtra.

To travel within town autorickshaw is only the option, which is not much expensive. Also you can get lift on motorbike, citizens are friendly.