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105 Feet Hanuman Statue at Nandura
105 Feet Hanuman Statue at Nandura · Surabhi Dhake from Orono, Maine, USA, CC BY 2.0

Nāndūra, India

Nāndūra is a town of 44,419 people in Maharashtra, India.

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Population44,419 GeoNames
Elevation262 m 860 ft
Time zoneAsia/Kolkata
Land area17.1 km²
Nearest airportAkola Airport (AKD) 64 km

Why visit Nāndūra

Townapedia lists 2 museums and landmarks, 1 park or trail, 1 place to eat and 1 attraction in and around town.

About Nāndūra

Nandura (नांदुरा) is a city in Buldhana district in Maharashtra state. Nandura is the headquarters of Nandura taluka. Nandura is situated on the National Highway 53 and the Howrah–Nagpur–Mumbai line. The municipality of Nandura was established during the British Raj in 1931.

From the Wikipedia article Nandura (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Travel tips from other travellers: Nāndūra on Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Things to do1

Asha Talkies

Cinema and theater

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Museums and landmarks2

105-feet Hanuman Statue

Monument and historic site · 1.0 km

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Shivaji Putla

Monument and historic site

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Parks, trails and playgrounds1

Rani Laxmibai Park

Park

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Restaurants and cafes1

Bappu Pedewale

Fast food · Regional, Sweet

Chatrapati Shivaji Chowk, Nandura

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History

According to 'Mahagovind Sutant' a Buddhist novel, Nandura was established in ancient time. It was capital of Asmaka kingdom (one of the 16 ancient kingdoms (Mahajanapadas) in ancient India (2600 B.C.). Nandura was called as 'Potan' at that time.

According to Ain-i-Akbari, Nandura was an integral part of Gulshan-e-Berar in the Medieval era, beginning in the Khalji dynasty until the Mughal Empire. Various links to Peshwa are also found in the history of Nandura. Nawab Amirullah Khan was one of the Nawab in the late 1800 AD history of Nandura. It relates to Nizam of Hyderabad also known as Dakkan. Nandura was under jurisdiction of Akola district. After August 1905, it became the part of Buldhana district.

From the History section of Nandura on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Churches and places of worship2

Schools, colleges and libraries3

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Map of Nāndūra

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Getting there and nearby towns

Akola Airport (AKD) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 64 km away.

  • Khāmgaon 18 km southeast, about 18 min by car
  • Shegaon 25 km east, about 25 min by car
  • Jalgaon Jamod 25 km north, about 25 min by car
  • Malkāpur 28 km west, about 28 min by car
  • Bālāpur 38 km southeast, about 38 min by car
  • Buldāna 44 km southwest, about 44 min by car
  • Telhāra 45 km northeast, about 45 min by car
  • Shāhpur 51 km northwest, about 51 min by car
  • Akola 58 km east, about 58 min by car
  • Burhānpur 58 km northwest, about 58 min by car

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