Jalgaon Jamod

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  ?Jalgaon Jamod
Maharashtra • India
Coordinates: 21°02′55″N 76°32′04″E / 21.0486, 76.5344
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
Area
• Elevation
• 291 m (955 ft)
District(s) Buldana
Population 32,520 (2001)
Codes
• Telephone
• Vehicle
• +00-91-07266
• MH 28

Coordinates: 21°02′55″N 76°32′04″E / 21.0486, 76.5344

Jalgaon Jamod is a tehsil and a municipal council town situated in the north of Buldana district in the Indian state of Maharashtra.

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[edit] Demographics

As of 2001 India census,[1] Jalgaon (Jamod) had a population of 26,275. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Jalgaon (Jamod) has an average literacy rate of 69%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 75%, and female literacy is 62%. In Jalgaon (Jamod), 14% of the population is under 6 years of age.

[edit] Borders

In August 1905 the tehsil was part of then Akola District and was transferred to Buldhana district along with Khamgaon tehsil. As per Ain-e-Akbari, it was a Pargana town in the Sarkar (then district) of Narnala of Berar Subah.[2]

[edit] Transport

There is no railway track in the tehsil. Nandura on Bhusawal - Badnera Section of Bhusawal Division of Central Railway is a nearby railway Station.

The main means of travel are the roadways.State Highway no.194 connecting to Nandura and Jalgaon Jamod is the main road. Others are the road going to Burhanpur from Jalgaon Jamod and other is Khandvi - Muktainagar road going via Kurha. State Highway 195 connects Jalgagon Jamod to MH SH 24 via Sangrampur - Telhara.

[edit] Natural

Purna is the largest river in the Tehsil which is also largest in the District . There is the satpuda mountain ranges in the northern part of the Tehsil. The Pandurang Waving Bridge on State Highway 194 is the oldest waving Bridge in the Town.

[edit] Educational

There are following important schools and colleges:
1. The New Era High School: This is famous school in tahsil. Divisions up to Std XII Arts and Science
2. Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Vidyalay: Divisions up to Std X
3. Shripad Krina Kolhatkar Mahavidyalay: Divisions for BA and BCom
4. Krishi Vigyan Kendra: Divisions for Bsc Agriculture

[edit] Political

  • Jalgaon Jamod is a part of Buldana Loksabha constituency. Mr.Anandrao Adsul of Shivasena is the Member of parliament of this constituency.
  • Mr.Sanjay Kute of BJP is the Member of Vidhan Sabha.
  • Mr.Dattatray Patil (commonly known as-Datta Patil) is a very well known political person in this region, who is one of the few politically strong leaders of Shivsena in Buldana Loksabha constituency.
  • Mr. Gajanan Wagh of Shivsena commonly known as Gaja or Gaja Bhau is the Head of Munciple Corporation of Jalgaon Jamod.

Mr Prakash patil is the president of Z.P.

  • Jalgaon Jamod is a BJP dominated area

[edit] Crops

[edit] Important places

  • Asalgaon is the main market place in the tehsil where Tuesday is the weekly day of market.
  • Pimpalgaon Kale is another market place situated on Khandvi-Kurha road.
  • Dhanora is the religious place where is the famous temple of Mahasiddha Maharaj.
  • Palsi Supo is another religious place with the temple of Supo Maharaj. There is held a fair on each Sunday of Pausha month of Hindu calendar.
  • Manegaon is the Gateway to tehsil situated on state highway 194.
  • The Raja Bartari Temple is one of the oldest prestegouis temple in India. There are only two temples of this all over the country.
  • The new era high school is the most famous school in Jalgaon (Jamod).
  • Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Jalgaon Jamod] is main Agriculture Extension Centre in District
  • S.V.G.I. College of Agriculture & B.TEch. (Agri) one of the graduate college in Jalgaon Jamod.
  • Khandvi is a main junction from where one can go west to Jalgaon (Khandesh) and to Burhanpur (Madhya Pradesh).
  • Shri Sant Gajanan Maharaj college of engg is very famous collwge in Amravati University.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns. (Provisional). Census Commission of India. Retrieved on 2007-09-03.
  2. ^ Imperial Gazetteer2 of India, Volume 14, page 27 - Imperial Gazetteer of India - Digital South Asia Library

[edit] External links

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Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Jalgaon Jamod is main Agriculture Extension Centre in District

S.V.G.I. College of Agriculture & B.Tech. (Agri.) Jalgaon Jamod Vidyanagar is one of the posh society in the town. Most of the prestigious people in town stay there.