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| Country | India |
| State | Maharashtra |
| District(s) | Jalgaon |
| Member of Parliament | A T Nana Patil |
| Population • Density |
33,728 (2001[update]) • 4,818 /km2 (12,479 /sq mi) |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+05:30) |
| Area |
7 km2 (3 sq mi) • 226 metres (741 ft) |
Erandol (Marathi: एरंडोल, Urdu: ايرنڈول) is a small-town (taluka) in Jalgaon district of Maharashtra state, India. Erandol is a historical town situated on the banks of Anjani River.
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Erandol was formarly known as Ek Chakra Nagari at the time of Pandavas and after that the name of the town was Arunawati. A Ganesh-temple is located on the outskirts of this town in a small village. In shashtra's Padmalaya is known as "Purna Peeth" which is one of the "Sade Teen Peeth" in India.
Erandol is located at .[1] It has an average elevation of 227 metres (744 feet). Geographically Erandol is situated at Tapi valley of the Deccan Plateau, between the Satpura hills and Ajanta hills. Anjani river passes through the city. The East-West Corridor - National Highway 6 or Asian Highway 46, which connects Mumbai and Nagpur connects the town with Dhule to the west and Jalgaon to the east. Nearest railway station is Dharangaon on Surat Line, about 12 km & Mhasawad on Mumbai Line about 14 km. Erandol shares borders with Dharangaon, Pachora, Bhadgaon, Parola talukas. Padmalaya is one of the famous Lord Ganesha's temple 12 km from Erandol . The speciality of this temple is that it has two idols of Ganesha. About one kilometer from the temple is a place where fighting of Bhima and a Demon Bakasura happened and Bakasura was killed here. The water spring near this is called as Bhim Kund.
As of 2001[update] India census,[2] Erandol had a population of 30,120. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Erandol has an average literacy rate of 65%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 72%, and female literacy is 57%. In Erandol, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Erandol is well famous in the region for its basic and highschool level education. R T Kabre Highschool is worth mentioning, which is located on NH6, and has been a place responsible for development of quite a few big personalities in the region. There are also good Urdu teaching schools, which are centres for learning for the surrounding rural population.
Jama Masjid:
Jama Masjid is the centuries old historical, worshipping place of Muslims and has beautiful inscription of Quranic verses on its walls. It is constructed in early Muslim rule of Khandesh around 1300 AD; partly a fort and partly a Masjid by Alauddin Khilji. Jama Masjid forms a large quadrangle surrounded by a wall a great part of which has a succession of windows with stone lattice work of various patterns.on either side of the mehrab(imam's praying place) are arched recesses surrounded by beautiful and varied scroll work, with the crescent and star on the tops of each.The central Masjid has a massive roof of great blocks and beams of stone still bearing traces of red and yellow colouring, the whole supported on large stone pillars ornamented with flowers. [1]
Shree Shketra Padmalaya:
The place "Padmalaya" is 8 km away from Erandol, situated in the hills. The Ganesh temple here is one of the rarest as it has two statue of Shree Ganesha. The Anjani Dam is 1.5 km away, constructed on river Anjani. Here is the place where Bhima had killed the mighty devil Bakasura.