Niphad

Niphad
Town
Niphad is located in Maharashtra
Niphad
Niphad
Location in Maharashtra, India
Coordinates: 20°05′00″N 73°48′00″E / 20.0833°N 73.80°E / 20.0833; 73.80
Country India
StateMaharashtra
DivisionNashik
DistrictNashik
Government
 • TypeSubdivision
 • BodySub-Divisional Office, P.W.D. Sub-Division, Additional District Court
 • MLADiliprao Shankarrao Bankar
Elevation
569 m (1,867 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
16,322
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
422303
Telephone code02550
Vehicle registrationMH 15
official LanguageMarathi

Niphad is the name both of the town and the Taluka headquartered there. It is within the Nashik District of Maharashtra, India.[1] The Marathi name signifies "a place without mountains", and indeed the taluka's topography is fairly level, with hardly any hills. It is served by Niphad railway station. Niphad's latitude and longitude coordinates are 20°5′0″N 74°7′0″E / 20.08333°N 74.11667°E / 20.08333; 74.11667. Located northeast of Nashik city, the Taluka borders Sinnar, Nashik, Dindori, Chandwad, and Yeola Talukas and Ahmednagar District, and has no direct access to the sea. The Niphad Sub-Division is composed of Niphad, Sinnar and Yeola Talukas.

Niphad station board
Niphad platform board
  1. ^ "Niphad Village Population - Niphad - Nashik, Maharashtra". www.census2011.co.in. Retrieved 7 November 2024.