Ozar, Nashik District
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Demographics
since 2011[update]Template:Dated maintenance category (articles)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". India census, Ozar had a population of 51,297. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Ozar has an average literacy rate of 78.9%, higher than the national average of 74.04%: male literacy is 82%, and female literacy is 75%. In Ozar, 12.35% of the population is under 6 years of age. Ozar has some major central government installations; HAL and an Indian Air Force & Military Engineering Services (MES) Station. The town is famous for its vineyards, grapes, sugarcane, and onions.
The town, also called Ojhar (MIG), has a defence-based Airport also known as Nashik Airport or Ozar Airport with daily cargo services and domestic flights. The Pragati Aerospace Museum is also located here.
The town is situated on the Indian National Highway No. 3, which is the Mumbai Agra National highway. It is one of the fast developing and growing towns in the Nashik district.
In early 1920s, the tropical viticulture or table grape revolution was started in Ozar by Shri Raosaheb Jairam Krishnaji Gaikwad (1894–1980).
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