| Dhamangaon Railway | |
| Other Name: | Dattapur Dhamangaon |
| Settlement Type: | Municipal Council And City |
| Nickname: | Dattapur |
| Pushpin Map: | India Maharashtra |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Maharashtra, India |
| Coordinates: | 20.7667°N 78.1667°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name1: | Maharashtra |
| Subdivision Name2: | Amravati |
| Founder: | footprints are founded in late 15th century. It is one of the tribs where Nijam Of Hydrabad used to rest while travelling to Umbravati Sultanate, now known as Amravati.The original foundation ofCity started in 1890 to 1940 when many of the people from village area located near city line used to migrate at dhamangaon |
| Named For: | Home of pilgrimage |
| Government Type: | Nagar Parishad |
| Governing Body: | Nagar Parishad of Dhamangaon Railway |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 18 |
| Elevation M: | 297 |
| Population Total: | 21,059 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | 1170 |
| Population Demonym: | Dhamangaonkars |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code Type: | PIN |
| Postal Code: | 444709 |
| Area Code: | 07222 |
| Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
| Registration Plate: | MH-27 |
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | Sex ratio |
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | 51:49 ♂/♀ |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Marathi |
| Leader Title1: | Nagar Adhyaksha |
| Leader Name: | Pratap Arunbhau Adsad (As of 2016 Local Elections) |
Dhamangaon is a town and a municipal council in Amravati district in the state of Maharashtra, India. Dhamangaon is one of the three talukas (Other two are Chandur Railway and Nandgaon Khandeshwar) in Chandur (Railway) subdivision in Amravati district. The municipal council is named as Dattapur-Dhamangaon Municipal council.[1]
India census,[2] Dhamangaon had a population of 100,000. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Dhamangaon has an average literacy rate of 85%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 83% and, female literacy is 88%. In Dhamangaon, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Dhamangaon has a tropical climate with hot, dry summers and mild to cool winters. Summer lasts from March to June, monsoon season from July to October and winter from November to March. The warmest month is May. About 979 mm of precipitation falls annually.[3]
Dattapur-Dhamangaon is a Municipal Council is the local authority in the city. The Dattapur-Dhamangaon city is divided into 17 wards for which elections are held every 5 years.
Out of total population, 60,000 were engaged in work or business activity. Of this 50,000 were males while 10,000 were females. Of total 25000 working population, 89.27% were engaged in Main Work while 10.73% of total workers were engaged in Marginal Work. This region mostly depends on the cotton & agricultural business.
Dhamangaon is well connected by road and trains to other important cities. Dhamangaon railway station is a railway station serving Dhamangaon town, in Amravati district of Maharashtra State of India. It is under Nagpur railway division of Central Railway Zone of Indian Railways. It is located on Howrah–Nagpur–Mumbai line of the Indian Railways. As of 2016, electrified double Broad Gauge railway line exist and at this station, 40 trains stops. Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport (Nagpur), is at distance of 105 kilometers.