Wankhed

Wankhed

wankhed-paturda

—  village  —
Wankhed
Location of Wankhed
in Maharashtra and India
Coordinates
Country India
State Maharashtra
District(s) Buldana
Nearest city Shegaon/akola
Parliamentary constituency Buldhana
Assembly constituency Jalgaon Jamod
Population 10,000
Time zone IST (UTC+05:30)
Wankhed is a small village, situated on the bank of Vaan River in Maharashtra, India.[1]

Wankhed is situated at the bank of river "wan" (WAN NADI) in the buldana district of maharashtra state (vidarbha region).The river divides the region in two different places one called wankhed and other called "Durgadaitya" so the wankhed is sometimes referred to as (wankhed-durgadaitya) also the nearest place is the village "Paturda" so wankhed is also known as (wankhed-paturda) .

It is known for famous Jagdamba Devi temple. The population of the village is approximately 7,000. The principal occupation of the village is farming; main crops include cotton, pulses, soyabean. There are enough primary facilities like Hospital, pharmacy and school. Being an old place wankhed people are also of traditional type; mostly the houses are old fashioned (some modernisation is also taking place by new generation) Mostly people includes "marawadi people mainly include Gandhi, Chandak, Rathi etc. People from Wankhed are on top position in India, Austria, UK, USA and some other countries.

References

  1. ^ "Ban River". Gazetteer of Taluks, Towns, Important Villages, Rivers and Hills: Central Provinces District Gazetteers: Buldhana. Government of Maharashtra. http://www.maharashtra.gov.in/pdf/gazeetter_reprint/Buldhana/appendix_b.html. Retrieved 2009-01-11.