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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Kalmeshwar
| other_name = Kalmeshwar-Bramhani
| settlement_type = town
| image_skyline = Rail Station, Kalameshwar.jpg
| image_alt =
| image_caption = Kalmeshwar Railway station
| nickname =
| pushpin_map = India Maharashtra
| pushpin_label_position =
| pushpin_map_alt =
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Maharashtra, India
| coordinates = {{coord|21.2321022|N|78.9179599|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Maharashtra]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Nagpur district|Nagpur]]
| established_title = 
| established_date = 1865<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.kalmeshwarelection.org/about_organization.asp?opt06 |title=Archived copy |access-date=27 March 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140327221330/http://www.kalmeshwarelection.org/about_organization.asp?opt06 |archive-date=27 March 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| founder =
| named_for =
| government_type = [[Municipal Council]]
| governing_body = Kalmeshwar-Bramhani Municipal Council
| mayor = Smriti Ikhar
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes =
| area_total_km2 =
| area_rank =
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 330
| population_total = 70,000
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_footnotes = {{citation needed|date=March 2019}}
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_rank =
| population_demonym =
| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 441501
| registration_plate = MH-40
| website = www.mckalmeshwar.org/
| footnotes =
| demographics1_info1 = [[Marathi language|Marathi]]
}}

[[File:Nagpur.png|right|thumb|250px|Map of Nagpur district showing Kalmeshwar.]]
'''Kalmeshwar''' is a [[town]] and a [[municipal council]] and major Industrial town in [[Savner]] [[Administrative division|Subdivision]] of [[Nagpur district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Maharashtra]].<ref name="Administrative divisions of Nagpur district">{{cite web|url=http://nagpur.nic.in/htmldocs/nagdistcol.htm|title=Administrative divisions of Nagpur district|work=National Informatic Center|publisher=Government of Maharashtra|accessdate=2019-01-09|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090410075939/http://nagpur.nic.in/htmldocs/nagdistcol.htm|archivedate=10 April 2009|df=dmy-all}}</ref> It is connected to [[National Highway (India)|National Highway]]s [[National Highway 353J (India)|NH-353J]] and [[National Highway 547E (India)|NH-547E]].

==Demographics==
{{As of|2001}} India [[census]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archivedate=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|accessdate=2008-11-01|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref> 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 place are 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]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://nagpur.nic.in/zpnagpur/English/KalmeshwarTehsil.htm |title=Archived copy |access-date=27 March 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140327221356/http://nagpur.nic.in/zpnagpur/English/KalmeshwarTehsil.htm |archive-date=27 March 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Kalmeshwar is under [[Saoner vidhan sabha sconstituency]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.elections.in/maharashtra/polling-booth/savner.html|title = Polling Booths in Savner Assembly Constituency, Maharashtra}}</ref> and [[Ramtek Lok Sabha constituency]].

==Industry, Agriculture and Economy==
Kalmeshwar [[MIDC]] has almost 150 industrial plot.

*JSW Steel
*KTM Textile
*ESAB India Ltd
*ZIM Pharma ltd
*Metlok Pvt. Ltd.
*Unijuels life sciences
*Chemfield Pharmaceuticals private ltd.
*Minex Injection Product Private Ltd.
*Minex Metallurgical co pvt ltd.
*Porohit Textile
*Ats Pharma
*Cipla Pharma
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-

* K.Z.S.Science College, Bramhani, Kalmeshwar.
* Jindal Vidya Mandir - CBSE school run by JSW Steel for local community as a CSR activity.
* Institute of Management Technology, Nagpur.
* Guru Nanak Institute Of Engineering and Technology at Dahegoan village.
* NUVA College of Engineering and Technology.
* Nagar parishad high school kalmeshwar.
* Carmel Academy Higher Secondary School (CBSE) Waroda, Kalmeshwar.
* Municiple Highschool and Junior collage, Kalmeshwar.
* Pratap Madhyamik Vidyalaya Kalmeshwar.
* Indira Madhyamik Vidyalaya Kalmeshwar.
* Jain International School Fetari (8 km from Kalmeshwar).
* Jain Institute of Engineering and Technology, Fetari (8 km from Kalmeshwar).

==References==
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{{Geographic Location
|Centre = Kalmeshwar
|North = [[Savner]]
|Northeast = [[Parseoni]]
|East = [[Kamthi]]
|Southeast = [[Nagpur]]
|South = [[Hingna]]
|Southwest = [[Kondhali]]
|West = [[Katol]]
|Northwest =[[Narkhed]]

}}

[[Category:Cities and towns in Nagpur district]]
[[Category:Nagpur district]]
[[Category:Talukas in Maharashtra]]

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