Bodwad

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Bodwad
City
River picture
View on a cloudy monsoon day
Bodwad
Location in Maharashtra, India
Coordinates: 21°03′N 75°46′E / 21.05°N 75.77°E / 21.05; 75.77Coordinates: 21°03′N 75°46′E / 21.05°N 75.77°E / 21.05; 75.77
Country  India
State Maharashtra
District Jalgaon
Elevation 209 m (686 ft)
Population
  Total 50,000
Languages
  Official Marathi
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 425310
Telephone code 02582
Vehicle registration MH- 19
Nearest city Jalgaon
Literacy 70%
Vidhan Sabha constituency Muktainagar-Bodwad
Climate hot & cool (Köppen)

Bodwad is a city and taluka, a municipal council in the revenue subdivision of Jalgaon district in Nashik division of Kandesh region of Maharashtra state in India.

Geography

Bodwad is located at North Maharashtra. It is very near Madhya Pradesh.. It has an average elevation of 209 metres (686 feet).

Overview

It is located on Bhusawal - Badnera section of Bhusawal Division of Central Railway and is on Mumbai - Howrah main rail route. The biggest college in the city is N H Ranka Highschool & jr-Sr College.

Industry

Bodwad is mainly known for Cotton industries, There are lot of spinning mills, Oil mills situated near by. It is one of the big industrial place mainly for cotton.

Hotels and accommodation

Tanarika Resort

Sakri Phata, NH -06, Kandari Shivar, Bhusawal - 425201. Maharashtra, India Telephone : 02582 - 249015 / 249016 Mobile : +91 - 9370848915

Hotel Premier Near Nahata Collage,Saket Society, Jamner Road, Bhusawal - 425201. Maharashtra, India Telephone : 02582 - 645266 / 699266 Mobile : +91 - 9325375802


Hotel Aditya Palace Beside Pandurang Theatre, Jamner Road Bhusawal - 425201. Maharashtra, India Telephone : 02582 - 226755 / 227966 Mobile : +91 - 9326172069

Transport

Road

Being situated Indore- Aurangabad Road, Bodwad is a stop for truckers.

Bodwad is situated on Indore-Aurangabad Highway. Internal roads like Jamner Road, Muktainagar Road, Jamthi Road, Malkapur Road, Manur Road are very congested in Bodwad and also get connected to [NH 6], totally they have four exits from the town. Nasik( HinduPilgrimage place) is only 6½ hrs journey by road & railway.

Railway

  • Bodwad has very good railway connectivity, and an important railway station.
  • Bodwad is an on Central Railway on Mumbai-Kolkata (East/West) connections.

Notable people

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