Niphad

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Niphad
Town
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
State	Maharashtra
Division	Nashik
District	Nashik
Government
• Type	Subdivision
• Body	Sub-Divisional Office, P.W.D. Sub-Division, Additional District Court
• MLA	Diliprao Shankarrao Bankar
Elevation	569 m (1,867 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	16,322
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	422303
Telephone code	02550
Vehicle registration	MH 15
official Language	Marathi

Niphad is the name both of the town and the Taluka headquartered there. It is within the Nashik District of Maharashtra, India. 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.