26-616: Muktainagar (formerly Edlabad ) is a town in Jalgaon district , Maharashtra, India. It is the administrative headquarter of its eponymous taluka . It is located in North Maharashtra region. It located near bank of Purna river and is highest populated town in Muktainagar taluka. During British rule, Muktainagar taluka was known as Edlabad petha and was part of East Khandesh district . Around 1880, Muktainagar taluka
52-606: Is 928, which is close to the Maharashtra state average of 929. The child sex ratio is 820, lower than the Maharashtra average of 894. In 2011, the literacy rate of Muktainagar village was 84.41% compared to an average of 82.34% in Maharashtra. In Muktainagar male literacy stands at 88.86% and female literacy at 79.70%. Members of scheduled castes (SC) constituted 10.75% of the population of Muktainagar village, while scheduled tribes (ST) made up 5.25%. G.G. Khadse College
78-459: Is a privately operated medical college. Jalgaon district is well known as birthplace of renowned Marathi poet Bahinabai Chaudhari , who wrote many poems addressing to the village life and about rural women's and hardship of farmers of the district. Balkawi alias Trambak Bapuji Thombre was born in Jalgaon. To honor literary work of Bahinabai North Maharashtra University adapted her name and now
104-405: Is another major river flowing through the talukas of Chalisgaon,Bhadgaon and Pachora. Jalgaon district consists of 15 talukas , or tehsils : Dharangaon , Amalner , Bhadgaon , Bhusawal , Bodwad , Chalisgaon , Chopda , Erandol , Jalgaon, Jamner , Muktainagar , Pachora , Parola , Raver , and Yawal. Jalgaon city is the administrative headquarters. The district has 11 constituencies in
130-400: Is college offering undergraduate and postgraduate courses. A veterinary college is expected to start in 2020. The former President of India Pratibha Patil started her political career in Muktainagar in the early 1960s. The former revenue minister of Maharashtra, Eknath Khadse , was MLA from Muktainagar from 1989 to 2019. Shiv Sena's Chandrakant Nimba Patil is the current MLA from
156-551: The Maharashtra Times , and Sakal , Bharat Live News Media . 18°39′0″N 75°6′0″E / 18.65000°N 75.10000°E / 18.65000; 75.10000 Khandesh district Khandesh District (or Kandesh , Khandeish ) was a district, administrative division of Bombay presidency of British India during British rule of India, the district was made up of present-day Jalgaon , Dhule and Nandurbar districts of Maharashtra. Its headquarter
182-551: The Muktainagar Vidhan Sabha constituency . He narrowly defeated Rohini Eknath Khadse of the BJP in the 2019 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly elections . Jalgaon district Jalgaon district (Marathi pronunciation: [d͡ʒəɭɡaːʋ] ) is a district in Maharashtra , India . Its headquarters is the Jalgaon city. It is bordered by the state of Madhya Pradesh to the north and by the districts of Buldhana to
208-654: The Republic of the Congo or the United States' state of Kentucky . It is the 46th most populous of India's 640 districts . The population density is 359 inhabitants per square kilometre (930/sq mi). The population growth rate from 2001 to 2011 was 14.71%. Jalgaon has a sex ratio of 925 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 79.73%. 31.74% of the population lives in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 9.20% and 14.28% of
234-594: The Vidhan Sabha , the state legislative assembly: Amalner , Bhusawal , Chalisgaon , Chopda , Erandol , Jalgaon City , Jalgaon Rural , Jamner , Muktainagar , Pachora , and Raver . It has two constituencies in the Lok Sabha , the lower house of the Indian Parliament : Raver and Jalgaon . As of the 2011 census , Jalgaon district had a population of 4,229,917, roughly equal to that of
260-816: The Delhi Sultanate. In 1795, the Nizam of Hyderabad was forced to cede Khandesh to the Marathas after the Battle of Kharda . Much of Khandesh was given to the Holkars, and the remainder was divided between the Peshwas and Scindias. The part the Peshwa received was made into a separate subha containing Gaulana, Khandesh, Meiwar, Bajagur, Pallnemaur, and Hindia. This included what would be known as Jalgaon district. After
286-489: The Third Anglo-Maratha War this territory came under British control. In 1864, Jalgaon municipality was established. Before 1906, this district's region was part of Khandesh district . In 1906, it got divided into two districts : East Khandesh and West Khandesh, with East Khandesh covering the territory that is now Jalgaon district have. East Khandesh's Chalisgaon taluka's 13 enclave villages
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#1732801441977312-695: The city of Jalgaon on 15 August 1989 and serves as the regional university. Government Polytechnic Jalgaon was established in 1960. The district is also home to schools and colleges of the Khandesh Education Society and Maratha Vidya Prasarak Mandal and the Government Polytechnic Jalgaon . Government Medical College, Jalgaon is a tertiary medical college in Jalgaon that was established in 2018 and offers undergraduate course in MBBS . Dr. Ulhas Patil Medical college.
338-542: The city of Jalgaon, it is 79 cm; and in Jamner , it is 80 cm. The Tapi River flows through Jalgaon from the north. Its total length is 724 km, of which 208 km are in Maharashtra. The Tapti has numerous tributaries in and around the district, including the Purna , Aner, Bhuleshwari, Biswa, Chandrabhaga , Dolar, Gadgi, Kapara, Katpurna, Man, Morana, Nalganga, Nand, Pedhi, Sipana, and Wan Rivers. .The Girna
364-515: The cost of £ 300to £500 (Rs 3000 - 15,000) with a station master's room and booking office. There has been built a big station at Bhusawal. The district covers an area of 11,765 km . On average, Jalgaon receives between 77 cm and 80 cm of rainfall per year. In the easternmost part of the district—i.e., in Yawal —the average annual rainfall is 77 cm; in Bhusawal , Pachora , and
390-481: The district Narmada river was natural border of the district and in west the base of the hills out skirt in Shahada was natural border of Khandesh. It separated Khandesh from Akrani territory that was present at north right into the heart of the hills where from Narmada river pass Satpuda. On east and south east rows of pillars and some water streams was mark the boundary of Khandesh from central provinces and Berar . To
416-497: The east, Jalna to the southeast, Aurangabad to the south, Nashik to the southwest, and Dhule to the west. Before 10 October 1960 the district was known as East Khandesh district ( Devnagari : पुर्व खान्देश जिल्हा). It was created by the British government by bifurcating erstwhile Khandesh district in 1906 into East Khandesh and West Khandesh district. From 1906 to 1956 it was part of Bombay Presidency and amid 1956-60
442-401: The population respectively. Languages in Jalgaon district (2011) At the time of the 2011 Census of India , 63.45% of the population in the district spoke Marathi , 12.15% Khandeshi , 7.74% Urdu , 6.02% Hindi , 2.77% Lambadi , 1.61% Bhili , 1.47% Pawri and 1.00% Tadvi as their first language. North Maharashtra University named for Kavayatri Bahinabai Chaudhari was established in
468-585: The south Ajanta, Satmala range was rough boundary between Khandesh and Nizam's territory . On south west Arva or Making, Galna hills separate Khandesh from Nasik. For administrative purposes the British government distributed Khandesh into 16 sub divisions. Out of these subdivision Amalner, Pimpalner, Pachora, Bhusaval, Savada had two petty divisions, other sub-divisions had one petty division each. In 1917, Bombay presidency government elevated Parola peta to Tehasil and later upgraded Bhusawal peta, Pachora peta, Chalisgaon peta to taluka status. This article about
494-436: The university is known as Bahinabai Chaudhari North Maharashtra University. The district is well known for its significant banana cultivation. The district's administrative center, Jalgaon city, is a well known hub for gold jewellery shopping and business. The Bhusawal Thermal Power Station is near Bhusaval. The major Marathi-language newspapers published in Jalgaon are Deshdoot , Deshonnati , Divya Marathi , Lokmat ,
520-717: Was Dhule town. In the 18th and early 19th centuries, Khandesh was part of the Maratha Confederacy , and was ruled by the Maratha Peshwa . The district was annexed to British India at the conclusion of the Third Anglo-Maratha War in 1818 . A southern portion of the district was detached to form Nashik District in 1869. In 1906 the district was bifurcated into East Khandesh and West Khandesh districts, with their capitals at Jalgaon and Dhulia (Dhule), respectively. In 1960 East Khandesh
546-462: Was affiliated to Poona University . Around 1961, three more colleges started at Chalisgaon , Bhusawal and Faizpur . In British Raj, the construction of a railway line in the limit of Khandesh district started in 1852 and opened for trains in 1861 and 1865. Before, there was no railway transportation in the district. The British government also built a number of small station like Jalgaon, Nashirabad Bhadli, Varangaon, Nadgaon, Chalisgaon stations in
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#1732801441977572-576: Was in bilangual Bombay State . Jalgaon is the eastern part of the Khandesh region, known in ancient times as Rasika. Southern parts of Jalgaon were controlled by the Vatsagumla Vakatakas by 5th century, as evidenced by copper plates dated to 316 and 367. Two plates were issued from Valkha, modern Waghli near Chalisgaon . In 10th and 11th century Jalgaon district constituted a part of Seuna-Desa of Yadav kingdom. It then became part of
598-472: Was known as " Dakkhan ka Darwaza " ( transl. Gate of Deccan ). In the year 1880 Khandesh district's population was 10,28,642, in the year 1901 total population of the district was 9,54,077. In 1906, Bombay presidency government bifurcated Khandesh district to form East Khandesh and West Khandesh district, Jalgaon and Dhule made their administrative headquarter. Dhule was the administrative center of Khandesh district. On north west corner of
624-443: Was made part of Khandesh district 's Bhusaval subdivision. Muktainagar taluk (then known as Edlabad mahal) was part of Bhusaval taluka. According to the 2011 Census of India , Muktainagar had 5,352 households and a population of 23,970, of which 12,433 were males and 11,537 females. The population of children below six years of age was 3,201, making up 13.35% of the total population of the village. The sex ratio of Muktainagar village
650-464: Was renamed to Jalgaon District , and West Khandesh to Dhule district. In 1998 Dhule was divided to form Nandurbar districts. In the Mughal rule of Aurangzeb, in 1670 Daud Khan was Subhadar ( transl. Governor ) of Khandesh province. Khandesh district was part of Khandesh province. Burhanpur was its capital city. The Asirgarh fort was known as the gate of Southern India , and Burhanpur
676-452: Was transferred to neighbouring Aurangabad district. After the 1956 reorganisation of India's states , East Khandesh became part of Bombay State . Four years later, in 1960, it became part of the newly formed Maharashtra and was renamed Jalgaon and Dhulia Districts, respectively. Until 1960-61, there were only two colleges in Jalgaon district – Mooljee Jetha Arts and Science college and Pratap college at Amalner . These colleges
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