Faizpur

Faizpur
फैजपुर
city
Faizpur

Location in Maharashtra, India

Coordinates: 21°10′N 75°51′E / 21.17°N 75.85°ECoordinates: 21°10′N 75°51′E / 21.17°N 75.85°E
Country  India
State Maharashtra
District Jalgaon
Elevation 226 m (741 ft)
Population (2011)
  Total 26,602
Languages
  Official Marathi
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 425503
Telephone code 02585
Vehicle registration MH-19

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

Geography

Faizpur is located at 21°10′N 75°51′E / 21.17°N 75.85°E.[1] It has an average elevation of 226 metres (741 feet).

School And Colleges

1) Dhanaji Nana Mahavidyalaya(D.N. Collage), Faizpur 2) TME's J. T. Mahajan college of Engineering, Faizpur 3) TME's J. T. Mahajan college of Polytechnic, Faizpur 4) Munciple High School and Jr.College, Faizpur (MHSF) 5) Kusumtai Madhukarrao Chaudhari(KMC) Vidyalaya, famously known as Bahinabai Shala 6) P. Y. Chaudhari School, Faizpur 7) Moulana abulkalam aazad high school & Jr. college. 8) Hazrat hasan basri(R)madarsa.

Temple

1) Kandoba Temple (Kanderav Wadi) 2) Ganpati Mandir (Ganpati Wadi) 3) Ambika Mandir (Devi Wada) 4) Ram Mandir (Devi Wada) 5) Datt Mandir(Devi Wada) 6) Satpanthi Mandir 7) Mari Aai Mandir (Weekly Bazar Place) 8) Kalinka Mata Mandir (Kasar Galli) 9) Motha Maruti Mandir (Dhobi Wada) 10)LaxmiNarayan Mandir (Dhobi Wada) 11)Vitthal Mandir (Vaykole Wada) 12)Vitthal Mandir (Shiv Colony)

History

Mahatma Gandhi at Faizpur in 1936

The first rural (and 50th national) conference of Indian National Congress was held in Faizpur in 1936 in presence of Mahatma Gandhi, Pandit Nehru was President and Rajmal Lalwani was the treasurer for that conference.

Near tourist Spot

Pal (35Km)
श्रीमनुदेवी(30Km)

Demographics

As of 2011 India census,[2] Faizpur had a population of 96,724. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Faizpur has an average literacy rate of 76%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 80%, and female literacy is 68%. In Faizpur, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.

References

  1. Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Faizpur
  2. "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.