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{{About|the city|the district of which it is the headquarters|Buldhana District}}
{{original research|date=July 2016}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2017}}
{{Use Indian English|date=April 2017}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Buldhana
| native_name =
| native_name_lang =
| other_name =
| nickname = Bhilthana
| settlement_type = City
| image_skyline =
| image_alt =
| image_caption =
| pushpin_map = India#Maharashtra
| pushpin_label_position = right
| pushpin_map_alt =
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Maharashtra, India
| coordinates = {{coord|20|31|58|N|76|10|58|E|region:IN}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and union territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Maharashtra]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[Regions of India|Region]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Vidarbha]]
| subdivision_type3 = [[List of districts in India|District]]
| subdivision_name3 = [[Buldhana District|Buldhana]]
| established_title = Established
| established_date =
| founder =
| named_for =
| government_type = [[Municipality]]
| governing_body = [[Buldhana Municipal Council]]
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes =
| area_rank =
| area_total_km2 =
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m =
| population_total = 25,86,251
| population_metro =
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_rank =
| population_density_km2 = 268
| population_demonym =
| population_footnotes =
| Literacy = 182.09%
| LokSabha = [[Buldhana (Lok Sabha constituency)|Buldhana (MH-5)]]<ref>[http://164.100.9.199/ecimaps/ecipdf/state_pc_Map/Maharashtra.pdf Election Commission website] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090306045236/http://164.100.9.199/ecimaps/ecipdf/state_pc_Map/Maharashtra.pdf |date=6 March 2009 }}</ref>
| Assembly = [[Buldhana (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Buldhana]]
| Highways =
| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Marathi language|Marathi]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code =
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| area_code =
| registration_plate = MH 28
| website = {{URL|http://buldhana.nic.in/}}
| footnotes =
}}
'''Buldhana''' is the district headquarters and a Municipal Council in the [[Buldhana District]] of [[Amravati division]] in the Indian State of Maharashtra.

==Climate==
{{Weather box
| location = Buldhana (1981–2010, extremes 1908–2011)
| metric first = Yes
| single line = Yes
| width = auto
| Jan record high C = 35.8
| Feb record high C = 37.8
| Mar record high C = 40.3
| Apr record high C = 43.2
| May record high C = 44.2
| Jun record high C = 42.4
| Jul record high C = 41.2
| Aug record high C = 35.0
| Sep record high C = 36.0
| Oct record high C = 35.8
| Nov record high C = 39.5
| Dec record high C = 33.0
| year record high C = 44.2
| Jan high C = 27.5
| Feb high C = 30.3
| Mar high C = 34.2
| Apr high C = 37.7
| May high C = 38.7
| Jun high C = 34.3
| Jul high C = 28.9
| Aug high C = 27.4
| Sep high C = 29.1
| Oct high C = 30.5
| Nov high C = 28.9
| Dec high C = 27.6
| year high C = 31.3
| Jan low C = 14.7
| Feb low C = 16.8
| Mar low C = 20.6
| Apr low C = 24.5
| May low C = 25.3
| Jun low C = 23.3
| Jul low C = 21.7
| Aug low C = 20.8
| Sep low C = 21.2
| Oct low C = 20.0
| Nov low C = 17.1
| Dec low C = 14.6
| year low C = 20.0
| Jan record low C = 5.0
| Feb record low C = 4.4
| Mar record low C = 11.2
| Apr record low C = 15.9
| May record low C = 15.1
| Jun record low C = 17.5
| Jul record low C = 14.2
| Aug record low C = 16.4
| Sep record low C = 15.0
| Oct record low C = 13.4
| Nov record low C = 11.0
| Dec record low C = 5.9
| year record low C = 4.4
| rain colour = green
| Jan rain mm = 7.4
| Feb rain mm = 6.9
| Mar rain mm = 12.7
| Apr rain mm = 3.0
| May rain mm = 13.9
| Jun rain mm = 159.1
| Jul rain mm = 193.0
| Aug rain mm = 232.6
| Sep rain mm = 129.9
| Oct rain mm = 77.7
| Nov rain mm = 20.7
| Dec rain mm = 8.1
| year rain mm = 865.0
| Jan rain days = 0.5
| Feb rain days = 0.6
| Mar rain days = 0.9
| Apr rain days = 0.5
| May rain days = 1.2
| Jun rain days = 7.5
| Jul rain days = 11.8
| Aug rain days = 11.9
| Sep rain days = 7.4
| Oct rain days = 3.4
| Nov rain days = 1.3
| Dec rain days = 0.5
| year rain days = 47.5
|time day = 17:30 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| Jan humidity = 37
| Feb humidity = 28
| Mar humidity = 23
| Apr humidity = 21
| May humidity = 24
| Jun humidity = 49
| Jul humidity = 71
| Aug humidity = 76
| Sep humidity = 67
| Oct humidity = 51
| Nov humidity = 41
| Dec humidity = 39
|year humidity = 44
|source 1 = [[India Meteorological Department]]<ref name=IMDnormals>
{{cite web
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200205040301/http://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/1981-2010%20CLIM%20NORMALS%20%28STATWISE%29.pdf
| archive-date = 5 February 2020
| url = https://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/1981-2010%20CLIM%20NORMALS%20%28STATWISE%29.pdf
| title = Station: Buldhana Climatological Table 1981–2010
| work = Climatological Normals 1981–2010
| publisher = India Meteorological Department
| date = January 2015
| pages = 159–160
| access-date = 3 April 2020}}</ref><ref name=IMDextremes>
{{cite web
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200205042509/http://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/EXTREMES%20OF%20TEMPERATURE%20and%20RAINFALL%20upto%202012.pdf
| archive-date = 5 February 2020
| url = https://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/EXTREMES%20OF%20TEMPERATURE%20and%20RAINFALL%20upto%202012.pdf
| title = Extremes of Temperature & Rainfall for Indian Stations (Up to 2012)
| publisher = India Meteorological Department
| date = December 2016
| page = M140
| access-date = 3 April 2020}}</ref>
}}

==Demographics==
As of the 2011 India census,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-date=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2011: Data from the 2011 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|access-date=2008-11-01|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref> Buldana city had a population of 67,431. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Buldana has an average literacy rate of 82%, higher than the national average of 59.5%, with male literacy at 82% and female literacy at 72%. 13% of the population is under six years of age.

==Languages and Culture==
The most common language spoken in Buldhana is the [[Marathi language]]. More than 98 percent of cities population speak Marathi as first language. Marathi is A compulsory subject taught in English and Hindi Medium school. Hindi is spoken by 1 percent of population. All Hindi speakers in Buldana can speak fluent Marathi due to its commercial status.<ref name='ethnoamri'>{{cite encyclopedia | editor = M. Paul Lewis | encyclopedia = Ethnologue: Languages of the World | title = Andh: A language of India | url = http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=anr | access-date = 2011-09-28 | edition = 16th | year = 2010| publisher = SIL International | location = Dallas, Texas}}</ref>

==Transport==
[[File:Buldhana road by Hrushikesh Kulkarni.jpg|right|thumb|The state highway joining two cities Malkapur and Buldhana via Motala. The road ends in a ghat near Buldhana.]]

There is a [[Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation]] bus stand in the city. There are State Transport bus depots at Buldhana, Malkapur, Chikhali, Mehkar, Khamgaon, Shegaon, and Jalgaon-Jamod. Buldhana is connected to [[National Highway 6 (India)(old numbering)|National Highway 6]] through Khamgaon Nandura Malkapur town by NH753A.
[[Malkapur railway station|Malkapur]], [[Khamgaon Terminus]]; [[Shegaon]], [[Nandura]] are the nearest railway station.

The nearest airport is at [[Aurangabad, Maharashtra|Aurangabad]], which is {{convert|150|km}} from the city.

==See also==
* [[Make In Maharashtra]]

==References==
{{Wikivoyage|Buldhana}}
{{wikisourcepar|EB1911:Buldana}}
{{reflist}}

{{Geographic Location
|Centre = Buldhana
|North = [[Motala]], [[Malkapur, Buldhana|Malkapur]]
|Northeast = [[Khamgaon]]
|East = [[Undri, Buldhana|Undri]]
|Southeast =
|South = [[Chikhli, Maharashtra|Chikhli]]
|Southwest = [[Bhokardan]]
|West = [[Ajanta Caves]], [[Aurangabad district, Maharashtra|Aurangabad]]
|Northwest =
}}

{{Buldhana district}}

[[Category:Buldhana| ]]
[[Category:Talukas in Maharashtra]]
[[Category:Cities and towns in Buldhana district]]

Buldhana - Revision history

Kamal Guha at 12:57, 11 July 2023