Deolali
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Deolali
Maharashtra • India |
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| District(s) | Nashik |
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| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| Area • Elevation |
• 515 m (1,690 ft) |
| Population | 50,617 (2001) |
Deolali is a census town in Nashik District in the state of Maharashtra, India.
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[edit] Geography
Deolali is located at [1]. It has an average elevation of 515 metres (1689 feet).
[edit] Demographics
As of 2001 India censusGRIndia, Deolali had a population of 50,617. Males constitute 55% of the population and females 45%. Deolali has an average literacy rate of 77%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 83% and, female literacy is 70%. In Deolali, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.
[edit] British Army
Deolali was a British army camp 100 miles north-east of Bombay. It was the original location of the Army Staff College. (Now the The Defense Services Staff College of India and the Command and Staff College of Pakistan).
It is also the source of the British slang noun doolally tap, loosely meaning "camp fever", and referring to the apparent madness of men waiting for ships back to Britain after finishing their tour of duty. By the 1940s this had been widely shortened to just "doolally", an adjective meaning "mad" or "eccentric".
[edit] Sanatorium
- Sugar Merchant's Association Sanatory, Lam Road, Deolali
- Sri Devji Khetsi Sanatorium, Lam Road, Deolali, tel: 02532491386
- Sri Devji Ratanshi Sanatorium, Lam Road, Deolali
- Sri Vagad Chadwa Arogyadham, Lam Road, Deolali
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