Savda
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Savda is a city and a municipal council
Municipal council
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 in Jalgaon district
Jalgaon District
Jalgaon district is a district of Maharashtra. It was formerly known as East Khandesh district. It has an area of 11,765 km², and a population of 3,682,690 of which 71.4% were rural....

 in the India
India
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n state
States and territories of India
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 of Maharashtra
Maharashtra
Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...

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Geography

Savda is located at 21.15°N 75.88°E. It has an average elevation of 231 metres (757 feet). Savda is famous for bananas and is a major source of supply to northern India, mainly to Delhi.

The railway station is around 3 km from the main township. It is connected to New Delhi
New Delhi
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 by the Amritsar-Dadar Express.

Demographics

At the 2001 India census
Census
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, Savda had a population of 19,331. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Savda has an average literacy rate of 72%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 78%, and female literacy is 65%. In Savda, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.
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