Jalgaon
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Jalgaon is a city in western India, in northern Maharashtra state, on the northern Deccan Plateau. Located within the productive, irrigated agricultural region of Kandesh, Jalgaon is a significant collection and distribution center of agricultural goods. The leading products are jowar and raw cotton; the region's rich volcanic soil is particularly well-suited to cotton production. Jalgaon is an important center for cotton-textile and vegetable-oil mills, particularly groundnut-oil and hydrogenation plants. Jalgaon is also well known for bananas production. The city is also famous for its gold market which has reputation of being pure.
Jalgaon has got pretty diverse climate. It is exceptionally hot and dry during summer with temperature reaching as high as 47 degrees Celsius. Jalgaon receives about 700 mm rainfall during monsoons, which is followed by pleasant temperature in winter.
The city is served by several major rail lines and a national highway connecting it to Mumbai (formerly Bombay) and Kolkata. The Ajanta Caves are located about 64 km (about 40 mi) to the south of Jalgaon, and the Yaval Wildlife Sanctuary is about 32 km (about 20 mi) to the north. Formerly part of territory controlled by the Holkar family of Maratha rulers, Jalgaon became part of British India's Bombay Presidency in 1818 and of independent India in 1947.
Modern Jalgaon is now boasts of vast industrial area, educational institutes and good hospitals. The railway junctions serve routes to Mumbai, Nagpur, Delhi and Surat. The city is well developed with good roads, shopping centres, residential areas, with good infrastructure in communication and transport.
Jalgaon District
| Area | 11,765 km² |
| Population | 3,679,936 (2001) |
| Population density | 313/km2 (2001) |
| Literacy | 67% (2001) |
| Urbanization | 29% (2001) |
Jalgaon District was formerly known as East Khandesh District. It has an area of 11,765 km², and a population of 3,679,936 (2001 census).
It is bounded by Madhya Pradesh state on the north, and by the districts of Buldhana to the east, Jalna on the southeast, Aurangabad on the south, Nashik on the southwest, and Dhule on the west.
The major rivers in the district are Tapti, Purna, Girna, Bori River and Aner.
Here are some of the rivers in Jalgaon , with their tributaries
- Tapti River
- Purna River joins Tapti at Changdev
- Waghur River
- Girna River
- Aner River
- Bori River
- Panzara River joins Tapti at Kapileshwar
Places of interest in the district include Adavad, Bhusawal, Changdev, Kapileshwar Pal & Yawal, Parola, Jalgaon, and Unapdev.
Jalgaon district is mainly dominated by Leva Patidar community who basically from Gujarat and migrated to Khandesh (Jalgaon) somewhere in 1300 - 1400. The famous photographer and connessieur, Sanjoy Bannerjee and a world famous Vedic Mathematician Arya Bhatt belongs to Jalgaon District
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