Chalisgaon

Chalisgaon
चाळीसगाव
Milk City
City
Chalisgaon

Location in Maharashtra, India

Coordinates: 20°28′N 75°01′E / 20.47°N 75.02°ECoordinates: 20°28′N 75°01′E / 20.47°N 75.02°E
Country  India
State Maharashtra
District Jalgaon
Government
 • MLA Shri.Unmeshdada Patil
Area rank 1
Elevation 344 m (1,129 ft)
Population (2011)
 • Total 97,551
Languages
 • Official Marathi
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 424101
Telephone code 91-2589
Vehicle registration MH-19

Chalisgaon  pronunciation  is a city and a municipal council in Jalgaon district in the state of Maharashtra, India.

Chalisgaon is the second largest tehsil after Bhusawal in Jalgaon district. Villages under Chalisgaon administration include Alwadi,Tirpole, Kodagaon, Bahal, Bhoras, Devali, Hirapur, Jamda, Kargaon, Mehunbare, Hingone, Patonda, Pilkhod, Ranjangaon, Saygaon, Umbarkhed, and Waghali, Hatgaon, Wadale-Wadali.

Etymology

The word Chalisgaon is a combination of two Marathi words Chalis + Gaon, In Marathi,Chalis means Forty and Gaon means Villages hence the name can be interpreted as Forty Villages.

Geography

Chalisgaon is located at 20°28′N 75°01′E / 20.47°N 75.02°E.[1] It has an average elevation of 344 metres (1128 feet).

History and References in popular culture

Dr. B.R.Ambedkar writes about his experience in Chalisgaon in his autobiographical book, Waiting for a Visa (chapter 3).[2]

Demographics

As of 2011 India census,[3] Chalisgaon had a population of 97551. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Chalisgaon has an average literacy rate of 73%, higher than the national average of 59.5%, with male literacy of 79% and female literacy of 67%. 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Transport

Chalisgaon is one of the important railway junctions under Bhusawal division of Central Railways. Situated on the Mumbai-Bhusawal railway line, this junction offers connectivity to Dhule. A slip route of around 57 km is connected to Dhule city from Chalisgaon. Trains stopping at Chalisgaon include Punjab Mail, Jhelum Express, Howrah Mail, Vidarbha Express, Sevagram Express, Nagpur Pune Express, Maharashtra Express, Bhusaval Pune Express, Dadar Amritsar Express, Janata Express, Kashi Express, Kamayani Express, etc. Chalisgaon is Also facilitated with helipad services and nearest Airport is Aurangabad And Jalgaon About 85 km and 100 km respectively. Chalisgaon is at the junction of important highways viz. NH-211 Dhule-Aurangbad-Solapur, SH-18 Malegaon-Chalisgaon-Pachora-Bodwad-Nagpur and SH-24 Chalisgaon-Nandgaon.

See Also

References

  1. ↑ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Chalisgaon
  2. ↑ Ambedkar, Dr. Bhimrao (1991). Waiting for a Visa (PDF). Mumbai: Dept. of education, Government of Maharashtra. pp. 4071–4090. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
  3. ↑ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. Retrieved 2008-11-01.