Murtajapur-Yavatmal Rail Line - Yavatmal (Paperback)

Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Yavatmal - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Yavatmal is located at . It has an average elevation of 445 metres (1459 feet). In past ( during British Rule) this city was known as YEOTMAL. As of 2001 India census, the district of Yavatmal had a population of 24,60,482. Males constitute 51% (12,67,117) of the population and females 49%(11,93,365). Yavatmal has an average literacy rate of 74%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 83%, and female literacy is 74%. In Yavatmal, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age. Density of population is 181 persons per square kilometre. Total rural population is 20,01,034 and urban population is 4,59,448. Percent age of population belonging to Schedule Casts is 10.92% and for Scheduled Tribes it is 21.46. Sex ratio is 942 females for 1000 males. 34% of the population is below poverty line. Cotton-ginning and pressing are carried on. The town is also the chief trading centre in the district, and is connected by road with Dhamangaon station, which is 29 miles from this town. It is also known as cotton city. During the time of British rule, it was considered to be a hill station. A narrow gauge railway called the Shakuntala Express has passed through since the British era, now running on diesel rather than the original coal. The train runs once a day between this station and Murtizapur railway station. Major business establishment in Yavatmal includes the Raymonds factory which produces the Jeans Fiber. Its is 100% export unit from Raymonds, which is a famous clothes brand. There is a brand new 106 acre textile SEZ coming up in the city. HLL Unilever has also decided to restart the plant they currently have in the city. Government sources reveal that the city will have railway connec... More: http://booksllc.net/?id=2212255