Kalameshwar Explained

Kalameshwar
Other Name:Bramhani
Settlement Type:city
Pushpin Map:India Maharashtra
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Maharashtra, India
Coordinates:21.2321°N 78.918°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name1:Maharashtra
Subdivision Name2:Nagpur
Established Date:1865[1]
Governing Body:Kalameshwar-Bramhani
Mayor:Smriti Ikhar
Unit Pref:Metric
Elevation M:330
Population Total:70,000
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Demonym:Nagpurkar
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:441501
Registration Plate:MH-40
Website:www.mckalmeshwar.org/
Demographics1 Info1:Marathi

Kalameshwar-Bramhani is a city and a municipal council also a major Industrial hub in Nagpur district in the Indian state of Maharashtra.[2] It is connected to National Highways NH-353I, NH-353J & NH-547E.

Demographics

India census,[3] Kalmeshwar had a population of 17,241. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Kalmeshwar has an average literacy rate of 77%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 82%, and female literacy is 71%. In Kalmeshwar, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Culture

Kalmeshwar (Marathi: कळमेश्वर) Name after the god Kadambeshwar (Mahadev). Kalmeshwar is an industrial town. Hence, people from various part of the country living here. Dhapewada and Adasa are two important tourist places near Kalmeshwar.

Politics

Minister for Road Transport & Highways, Shipping and Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation in the Government of India. Sri. Nitin Gadkari hails from the Kalmeshwar Taluka. Sri. Seshrao Krishnarao Wankhede was a cricket administrator and politician also hails from the Kalmeshwar taluka. Wankhede cricket Stadium a prominent international cricketing venue build in Mumbai under his leadership, which is named after him.

Administration

The governing body for Kalmeshwar city is Municipal council [4] There are 17 wards in Kalmeshwar city from which 17 cooperators are elected by people.[5] In the same way separate election takes place for the post of Mayor. Mayor has been getting elected directly by people and then he/she needs to prove the majority of cooperators. Recently gram panchayat Bramhani and kalmeshwar are merged, Population of kalmeshwar increased more than 70000 (Approx)Cooperators are responsible for all the developmental work in their wards. There are different committees for different work.

Kalmeshwar is also the taluka headquarter and Panchayat Samiti. There are 106 villages under Kalmeshwar taluka and 51 Gram Panchayat.[6] Kalmeshwar is under Saoner vidhan sabha sconstituency[7] and Ramtek Lok Sabha constituency.

Industry, Agriculture and Economy

Kalmeshwar MIDC has almost 150 industrial plot.

In December 2018, Central Railway (CR) proposed a LHB plant at Kalmeshwar of investment of Rs.500 Cr, which has the potential to garner 700 direct and 2000 indirect employment, moved to Bhusawal, due land acquisition issue. This is widely seen as a major setback not only for the industrial town but for the Vidarbha region.

Agricultural is well developed in town, though they don't have any surface irrigation facility and groundwater condition not so good in the region. Local farmers are the main supplier of vegetable and milk to the Nagpur city, especially cabbage.

Once very famous for its orange market, however due to continuous bad orange harvest and change in weather pattern, farmer stop growing the oranges. Eventually the famous orange market completely diminished.

Transport

Kalmeshwar is just 25 km from Nagpur in north-west direction and hence directly connected with Nagpur by road and railway. NH-353J Nagpur-Katol-Warud is passing through Kalmeshwar town. NH 547E Kalmeshwar-Gondkhari connecting Kalmeshwar with National Highway 6 (India, old numbering), 12 km south of the city. Hence this highway provide connectivity with Hingna MIDC as well as Butibori MIDC through Outer Ring Road. MH SH Kalmeshwar-Savner connecting Kalmeshwar with Savner and NH 69.

Kalmeshwar is connected to the rest of Maharashtra by railway network. Kalmeshwar railway station is situated in the town outskirt.

Kalmeshwar is also connected with the buses of state transport(MSRTC). All the buses on the way to Katol and Warud stops here. Regular buses are running between Nagpur, Katol, Savner, Dapewada, Mohapa, Gondkhari etc.

Nagpur city bus service (i.e. STAR BUS) is also available from Nagpur at regular interval.

Education Facilities

Kalmeshwar comes under Nagpur metropolitan area and hence large number of educational institutes exist in the Kalmeshwar area.

Institutes near Kalmeshwar include-

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kalmeshwar Municipal Council General Election 2011 (कळमेश्वर नगरपरिषद सार्वत्रिक निवडणूक २०११) . 27 March 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140327221330/http://www.kalmeshwarelection.org/about_organization.asp?opt06 . 27 March 2014 . dead .
  2. Web site: Administrative divisions of Nagpur district. National Informatic Center. Government of Maharashtra. 2019-01-09. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20090410075939/http://nagpur.nic.in/htmldocs/nagdistcol.htm. 10 April 2009. dmy-all.
  3. Web site: Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional). https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999. 2004-06-16. 2008-11-01. Census Commission of India.
  4. https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/21494/download/24626/PC01_C01_27.xls Census India 2001
  5. https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/11382/download/14495/DDW27C-01%20MDDS.XLS Census India 2011
  6. Web site: Kalmeshwar Tehsil . 27 March 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140327221356/http://nagpur.nic.in/zpnagpur/English/KalmeshwarTehsil.htm . 27 March 2014 . dead .
  7. Web site: Polling Booths in Savner Assembly Constituency, Maharashtra.