Jintur

Jintur
जिंतुर
جنتور
Jainpur
city
Jintur

Location in Maharashtra, India

Coordinates: 19°37′N 76°42′E / 19.62°N 76.7°E / 19.62; 76.7Coordinates: 19°37′N 76°42′E / 19.62°N 76.7°E / 19.62; 76.7
Country  India
State Maharashtra
District Parbhani
Elevation 455 m (1,493 ft)
Population (2011)
 • Total 44,291[1]
Languages
 • Official Marathi, Hindi
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 431509

Jintur city and a municipal council in Parbhani district in the Indian state of Maharashtra.

Geography

Jintur is located at 19°37′N 76°42′E / 19.62°N 76.7°E / 19.62; 76.7.[2] It has an average elevation of 455 metres (1492 feet).

Demographics

As population of 2011 India census,[1] Jintur has population of 44,291 of which 22,616 are males while 21,675 are females. Jintur has female sex ratio is of 958 higher than Maharashtra state average of 929.[1]

Literacy rate of Jintur city is 78.26% lower than state average of 82.34%. In Jintur, Male literacy is around 83.45% while female literacy rate is 72.90%. In Jintur, 14.83% of the population is under 6 years of age.[1]

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 8.91% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.80% of total population in Jintur.[1]

Historical Places

An ancient Jain Temple of Shri Digamber Jain is situated in sub hills of Sahyadri Mountains 3 kilometers (2 mi) north of Jintur in Parabhani District of Maharashtra. There are two hills Nemgiri and Chandragiri famous for their ancient artistic and miraculous Jain Cave Temples and Chaityalayas.

Neminath-Parshwanath-Shantinath Bhagavan idols inside caves

There are seven caves and Idols of Bhagvan Mahaveer, Bhagvan Adinath, Bhagvan Shantinath, Bhagvan Neminath, Bhagvan Parshwanath, Nandishwar and Bhagvan Bahubali. In first cave of Nemgiri, an attractive idol of Lord Mahaveer in cross legged seating posture is installed, 3.5 feet in height. This was installed in V.S. 1676. Ancient feet images of Acharya Bhadrabahu also attract pilgrims. In second cave there is an ancient idol of Lord Adinath in state of meditation & penance. In third cave there a 6-foot idol of Lord Shantinath with symbol of deer is seen. Few years ago, black marble has been installed underneath. In a fourth cave 7.5-foot-high beautiful idol of Baghwan Neminath in cross legged seating posture is seen. Bhagvan Neminath idol is the largest Padmasanastha idol and in Cave Number 5 a miraculous idol of Lord Antariksha Parshwanath is staying in the space 3 inches high from surface. This idol is about 6 feet (1.8 m) tall. The tiny sixth cave has 4.5-foot Nandishwar. However it is considered as a Manastambha for Mulnayak Neminath bhagwaan with four heads in four directions. The last one, the seventh cave has an idol standing 5.5 feet high of Lord Bahubali. These temples are at least 400 years old. They were created by King Sanghavi and his family, and currently maintained by the Digamber Jain samaj Jintur. Two more Digamber Jain temples are situated in city, one is Shree Parshvanath Digamber Jain Mandir, with glass work, and another one is Shree Mahaveer Digamber Jain Mandir.

A Choubeesee is carved in an artistic way here, it includes great standing idols of Lord Shantinath, Kunthunath & Arahnath. These were installed in V.S. 1665.

Other Hindu temples

1. Shree 1008 Bhagavan Mahaveer Digambar Jain Mandir
2. Shri Nrusimha Temple Varud
3. Sai Baba Mandir
4. Balaji Mandir
5. Gajanan Mandir
6. Gajanan Maharaj Mandir, Halvira
7. Mainapuri temple
8. Pachalegaon temple
9. Sidheshwar temple
10. केहाळ nathuram maharaj temple नथुराम बाबा हे वारकरी संप्रदायातील मोठे संत होते. त्यांची राहणी साधी होती. त्यांना वारकरी संप्रदायाकडून सर्वोच्च तसेच अनेक विद्वानांकडून मानाचे पुरस्कार मिळाले होते . संपादन - मदन घुगे केहाळ
11. Shri Ram mandir
12. Motha Maroti mandir
13. Shri Ramban devi mandir
14. Amba devi mandir Bhogaon
15. Shree Chintamani Parasnath Digmbar Jain mandir
16. Shree Ishwarshing maharaj
17. Jay sevalal maharaj Mandir, Amaragad
18. Shree Nagreshwar Mandir
19.Mhasoba Temple Itoli

Education

There are many good institutions around the town, like Government Polytechnic Institute, Government Industrial Training Institute (ITI), Dyneshwar Vidyalay, New Era English School, Jawahar Vidyalay, Eklavya balvidya mandir (primary & secondary), Dr. Zakair Husain primary school, DSM college, and Vilasrao Deshmukh Urdu High School and Junior College. Ihyaul Uloom is an old Islamic madrasa in the town.

Transport

Town has good connectivity to Parbhani, Hingoli, Aurangabad by road. Nearest Railway Station is Parbhani at 43 km (27 mi). Nearest operational airport is at Aurangabad 160 km (99 mi). There are many buses to Jintur from Parbhani and Aurangbad on daily basis.

See also

या गावाला सर्वात जास्त जमीन लाभली आहे . या गावाने महाराष्ट्राला अनेक मोठे classone IAS COMMISSIONER PSI 

अधिकारी दिले तसेच शिक्षणिक क्षेत्राला सुद्धा कुलगुरू सारखे अनेक विद्वान दिले .

तसेच न्यायक्षेत्रात मोठे न्यायाधीश दिले आहेत . औरंगाबाद विद्यापीठाचे कुलगुरू पद नामांतर आंदोलनावेळी केहाळ च्या व्यक्ती कडे होते.


References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Jintur City Population". Census 2011. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
  2. ↑ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Jintur
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