Gevrai


Gevrai or Georai is a tehsil in the Beed district of Maharashtra, India.

Geography

Gevrai is located at the coordinates, and has an average elevation of 465 metres.
It lies on National Highway 211 which connects Solapur – Osmanabad – Beed – Sambhajinagar – Dhule in Maharashtra, as well as National Highway 222 connecting Vishakhapatnam – Kalyan.
Due to being located far from the sea, most of the surrounding area of georai taluka is dry and mountainous and the rest of the area is flat. Some of the hills 300 meters long are also located in the area. Having been located in the Deccan region, the Godavari river valley region is fertile. Some of the places are salty, at 5%.
The weather is usually warm as the summer is longer while winter is short. Monsoon starts between July and September however it rarely rains some of the year.

Demographics

As of the 2011 Census of India, Gevrai had a population of 47000 with males constituting 52% of the population and females constituting 48%. Gevrai has an average literacy rate of 67%, which is higher than the national average of 59.5%. Total male literacy is 76%, while female literacy is at 58%. 14% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Education

In recent history, the political scene in Gevrai has been dominated by Shivajirao Pandit, his cousin Badamrao Pandit, and Shivajio's eldest son, Amarsingh Pandit. The current MLA for the Gevrai Vidhan Sabha constituency is BJP's Adv. Laxman Pawar who belongs to the Patil family. He won the 2014 Vidhan Sabha election by defeating NCP's Badamrao Pandit in a landslide of 60001 votes - the highest winning margin in the Marathwada region. Amarsingh Pandit currently represents Gevrai as an MLC. In the recent Municipal elections, the BJP won 18 of the 19 seats and also the President of Municipality's position, further consolidating the position of MLA Laxman Pawar in the town.