Jalgaon
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Jalgaon
Maharashtra • India |
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| District(s) | Jalgaon |
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| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| Area • Elevation |
• 209 m (686 ft) |
| Codes • Telephone • Vehicle |
• +00-91-257 • MH -- |
Jalgaon (जळगाव) is a city in western India, in northern Maharashtra state, Jalgaon District on the northern Deccan Plateau. Located within the productive, irrigated agricultural region of Khandesh, Jalgaon is municipal corporation. Formerly part of territory controlled by the Holkar family of Maratha rulers, Jalgaon became part of British India's Bombay Presidency in 1818 and of independent India in 1947.
Modern Jalgaon now boasts of vast industrial area, educational institutes and good hospitals. The city is well developed with good roads, shopping centres, residential areas, with good infrastructure in communication and transport.jalgaon is near the world famous ajanta.
Jalgaon has got pretty diverse climate. It is exceptionally hot and dry during summer with temperature reaching as high as 47 degrees Celsius. Jalgaon receives about 700 mm rainfall during monsoons, which is followed by pleasant temperature in winter.
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[edit] Geography
Jalgaon is located at [1]. It has an average elevation of 209 metres ( feet).
The city is served by several major rail lines with routes to Mumbai, Nagpur, Delhi and Surat. It lies on national highway 6 connecting it to Surat and Kolkata.
The Ajanta Caves are located about 64 km (about 40 mi) to the south of Jalgaon, and the Yaval Wildlife Sanctuary is about 32 km (about 20 mi) to the north.
[edit] Demographics
As of 2001 India censusGRIndia, Jalgaon had a population of 368,579. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Jalgaon has an average literacy rate of 76%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 80%, and female literacy is 71%. In Jalgaon, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age. Jalgaon district's soil is very very fertile for the Banana. In the whole India Jalgaon knows by the city of Banana's.
[edit] Jalgaon Business
Jalgaon, known as BANANA CAPITAL OF INDIA has much more than just Bananas. As you enter Jalgaon city through railway station, the first and most amazing thing that you will see is Jalgaon Municipal Corporation building of 17 floors. Adjoining this huge complex is the Golani complex with more than 500 shops and flats. As you pass cross Mahatma Gandhi road towards tower, you will find Phule market. Phule market is well known retail market for clothing, cosmetic, and almost all consumable items. Further is one of Jalgaon's important market known as Dana Bazaar, wholesale market for food grains. Next to it, that is after crossing Subhash chowk, you'll enter the market of Jewelery (Saraf bazaar). Jalgoan is one of biggest Jewelery markets in Maharashtra and famous for its Gold quality and designs. Beside Jewelery market, we have construction, Hardware and Paints market (Bohri gully).
Jalgaon as a city has a number of large shopping complexes consisting of hundreds of shops. A hub for the entrepreneurs in the district. Some of the important shopping complexes are:
- Golani complex
- Phule Market
- B.J. Market
- New B.J. Market
[edit] University And Colleges in Jalgaon
- North Maharashtra University.- It covers all North region Colleges i.e Dhule, Nandurbar And Jalgaon.
- Government college of Enginearing
- Government Polytechnic
- Shram Sadhana Trust's COET, (Bambhori-Engineering college)
- Godavari foundation
- Suresh Dada Jain college of engg. and Tech.
- M.J.college (Arts commerce science)
- Nutan Maratha college
- IMR-Institute of Management and Research.
- Raosaheb Rupchand vidyalaya a well known school since 1916 founded by Late Raosaheb Rupchand Lathi a famous personality honoured by British Government as RAOSAHEB and also honoured by Shankarachrya as DHARMABHUSHAN.
[edit] Industries in Jalgaon
Jalgaon is a significant collection and distribution center of agricultural goods and agriculture input industry. The leading products are jowar and raw cotton and banana; the region's rich volcanic soil is particularly well-suited to cotton production. Jalgaon is an important center for cotton-textile and vegetable-oil mills, particularly groundnut-oil and hydrogenation plants. Jalgaon is also well known for bananas production. The city is also famous for its gold market which has reputation of being pure. The Jalgaon city surrounded by various well known & reputed industries like Irrigation, Pipe, Forging, Cloths etc.
- Jain Irrigation Systems Ltd.- Multinational - Manufacturer of Irrigation, Pipe, Plastic Sheet, Solar Energy Systems, read more
- Raymond Limited (Textile Division)
- Chhabi Electricals Pvt. Ltd.
- Emco Transformers
- Hindustan Silk Mill
- Bosch (Formerly Kalyani Brakes Ltd.)
- Supreme Industries (PVC Pipes division)
- Marico Industries (Sweekar & Saffola edible oil)
- Legrand India Ltd. (Formerly MDS Switchgear Ltd.)
- Bharat Petroleum (Refilling Plant)
- Ruby Surgicals and Allied Products Pvt. Ltd. - Manufacturer of Quality products for Healthcare Industry such as Cotton surgical and wound dressings. read more
- Mak Textchem Pvt. Ltd.
[edit] External links
Tapi Paper Industries Pvt. Ltd Satpuda Offset Printers Shree Pipes
[edit] References
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