Jangaon
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| Jangaon | |
  Jangaon
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| State - District(s) |
Andhra Pradesh - Warangal |
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| Area - Elevation |
- 382 m |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| Population (2001) - Density |
43,601 - |
Jangaon is a town, revinue divisional headquarter and a [Municipality] in Warangal district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.
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[edit] Geography
Jangaon is located at [1]. It has an average elevation of 382 metres (1253 feet). it is a revnue division
[edit] History
the name of jangaon evolved from "jain gaon" which means village of jains a religion of india. kolanpak (kulpak)of nalgonda district which is about 20km from jangaon is a famous piligrimage centre for jain people n it has much historical back ground.
when jain religion dominated in india most of the tourists from different places of india visited kulpak. at that time most of the jains they setteled in jangaon, which is called jaingaon at that time. things changed from time to time n people started calling it as jangaon. kulpak's history starts in 1st century A.D. n we find the archeological scluptures at there now .
[edit] Demographics
As of 2001 India censusGRIndia, Jangaon had a population of 50,270. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Jangaon has an average literacy rate of 70%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 79%, and female literacy is 59%. In Jangaon, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.
[edit] Education
Jangaon is a major educational centre in Warangal district. It consists of a good number of reputed schools, Intermediate, Degree and PG colleges, two Engineering colleges and one Pharmacy college.
Govt Junior College, ABV Degree college,Christu Jyoti Engineering college, St. Mary's, St. Paul's high schools, Sarswati Vidya Mandir,Sri Aurobindo high school, ABV and Ekashila degree Colleges and others form a pool of good educational institutions in Jangaon.
[edit] Connectivity
Jangaon is well connected with rail and road routes. National highway 202 passes through the town. It is about 80km away from the state capital, Hyderabad and 50 km away from warangal city.
[edit] Major Occupations
The life of the people here directly or indirectly depends on agriculture. Farming,farming related business, education, retail and wholesale business, hand loom, weaving etc include the major occupations of the people here.
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