Maindargi

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{{Use Indian English|date=November 2018}}

{{Infobox settlement

| name = Maindargi

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| nickname = Maindargi

| settlement_type = Town

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| pushpin_map = India Maharashtra

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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Maharashtra, India

| coordinates = {{coord|17.47|N|76.3|E|display=inline,title}}

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}

| subdivision_type1 = State

| subdivision_name1 = Maharashtra

| subdivision_type2 = District

| subdivision_name2 = Solapur

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| unit_pref = Metric

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| elevation_m = 473

| population_total = 11,754

| population_as_of = 2001

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| population_density_km2 = auto

| population_demonym = Maindargikar

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| demographics_type1 = Language

| demographics1_title1 = Official

| demographics1_info1 = Marathi

| timezone1 = IST

| utc_offset1 = +5:30

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| postal_code = 413217

| registration_plate = MH-13

| website = www.maindargi.org

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Maindargi (IPA:Maindargī) is a town and a municipal council in Akkalkot taluka of Solapur district in the Indian state of Maharashtra.{{cite news|last= Vitthal Sutar|title=कारवाई : अक्कलकोटमधील ३४ रेशन दुकानांचे परवाने रद्द|trans-title=Kāravā'ī: Akkalakōṭmadhīl 34 Ration Dukānān̄cē Parvānē Radda|language=Marathi|location=Solapur|url=http://m.divyamarathi.bhaskar.com/news/referer/5483/MAH-WMAH-action-taken-on-rashan-shop-in-akalkote-4666027-NOR.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304083413/http://m.divyamarathi.bhaskar.com/news/referer/5483/MAH-WMAH-action-taken-on-rashan-shop-in-akalkote-4666027-NOR.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=4 March 2016|date= 2 July 2014|access-date= 7 June 2015|work=Divya Marathi}} In Maindargi there is the Shree Shivachaleshwar Temple.

Geography

Maindargi is located at {{Coord|17.47|N|76.3|E|}}.[http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/16/Maindargi.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Maindargi] It has an average elevation of 473 metres (1551 feet).

Demographics

{{As of|2001}} India census,{{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}} Maindargi had a population of 11,754. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Maindargi has an average literacy rate of 58%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 70%, and female literacy is 46%. In Maindargi, 15% of the population is under six years of age.

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