Renapur Explained

Renapur
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Map:India Maharashtra#India3
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Maharashtra, India
Coordinates:18.5167°N 76.6°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Maharashtra
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Latur
Subdivision Type3:Taluka
Subdivision Name3:Renapur
Unit Pref:Metric
Elevation M:515
Population Total:11596
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Demonym:Renapurkar
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Marathi
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type: PINCODE
Postal Code:431522
Registration Plate:MH24
Blank1 Name Sec1:Nearest city
Blank1 Info Sec1:Latur
Blank2 Name Sec1:Lok Sabha constituency
Blank2 Info Sec1:Sudhakar Tukaram Shrangare
Blank3 Name Sec1:Vidhan Sabha constituency
Blank3 Info Sec1:Dhiraj Deshmukh

Renapur is a City in Latur subdivision of Latur District in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the headquarters for Renapur Taluka. The town is located 20 kilometres from the city of Latur, the district administrative centre. There is a temple of Renuka devi, and there is a river named Rena. Because of these two reasons Renapur is very popular. There is a popular market named "Chandani chowk".

Due to an influx of workers to the city of Latur, it expanded towards Renapur during the 1990s, 2000s and 2010s. Formerly, Renapur was in Beed District, but it was moved to Latur District.

History

Renapur was part of Hyderabad State. Under the British, Renapur was known as the land of freedom fighters. Mr. Murgappa Khumse was a well knownQuestioned freedom fighter who came from this area. He was also a part of Goa Mukti Sangram (Goa Peasant Organization), Hyderabad Mukti Sangram (Hyderabad Peasant Organization) and freedom fighting throughout India. He was the chief of Shatkari Shetmajur Panchayat for the state of Maharashtra. He was social worker and also a writer.

Demographics

In the 2001 Indian census, the village of Renapur recorded 11,596 inhabitants, of which 5,956 were males (51.4%) and 5,640 were females (48.6%).[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Census 2001 Population Finder: Maharashtra: Latur: Renapur: Renapur. Office of The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20131005084213/https://censusindia.gov.in/PopulationFinder/Population_Finder.aspx. 5 October 2013. dmy-all.