Jalgaon

This article is about the municipality in Maharashtra, India. For its namesake district, see Jalgaon district.

For other uses, see Jalgaon (disambiguation).

Jalgaon
—  city  —
Jalgaon Location of Jalgaon in Maharashtra and India
Coordinates	21°01′00″N 75°34′00″E
Country	India
State	Maharashtra
District(s)	Jalgaon
Population	368,579 (2001)
Time zone	IST (UTC+05:30)
Area • Elevation	• 209 metres (686 ft)
Codes • Telephone • +00-91-257 • Vehicle • MH 19

Jalgaon  pronunciation (Marathi: जळगाव) is a city in western India, to the north of the Maharashtra state in Jalgaon District, which itself is located on the northern Deccan Plateau. Located within the productive, irrigated agricultural region of Khandesh, Jalgaon is a municipal corporation.

Modern Jalgaon now has vast industrial areas, educational institutes and good hospitals. The city is well developed with good roads, shopping centers, and residential areas, and also has good communication and transport infrastructure. Jalgaon is near the famous Ajanta Caves and is one of the key attraction places for tourists all around the World.^{[citation needed]} Known as "Banana-City", it contributes to about half of the Maharashtra state's Banana production.

Jalgaon has a diverse climate. It is exceptionally hot and dry during summer with temperatures reaching as high as 47 degrees Celsius. The highest temperature recording in May 2010 was 49.2 degrees Celsius. Jalgaon receives about 700 mm rainfall during monsoons, which is followed by pleasant temperature in winter.^{[citation needed]}

Jalgaon is also the hometown of the Pratibha Patil, the 12th President of India.

History

Jalgaon is established by Marathas, Sardar Tulajirao Bhoite founded this village. He belongs to Satara District Villages of His family. early noblemen from this family was Durgojirao Bhoite, faithful of chhatrapati Shahu received grants of Baglan, Parganas like Nashirabad, Savaladbhare, Sovanibhare along with Senapati Dabhade by Chhatrapati. Bhoites remained ruler of their Saranjam centred at Jalgaon and built a mansion, now recognised as Bhoite Gadhi.

Geography

Jalgaon
Climate chart (explanation)
J F M A M J J A S O N D     2.8   29 12     2.1   32 14     3.3   36 19     3.5   38 22     24   39 25     114   34 24     116   30 22     120   29 21     122   30 21     61   32 19     11   30 15     6.5   28 12 Average max. and min. temperatures in °C Precipitation totals in mm Source:
Imperial conversion J F M A M J J A S O N D     0.1   84 54     0.1   90 57     0.1   97 66     0.1   100 72     1   102 77     4.5   93 75     4.6   86 72     4.7   84 70     4.8   86 70     2.4   90 66     0.4   86 59     0.3   82 54 Average max. and min. temperatures in °F Precipitation totals in inches

Jalgaon is located at 21.01°N 75.56°E / 21.01; 75.56 It has an average elevation of 209 metres ( feet).

The city is served by several major rail lines with routes to Mumbai, Pune, Nagpur, Delhi and Ahmedabad. It lies on AH 46 (Asian highway 46) connecting it to Surat and Dhaka, Bangladesh via Kolkata.

The Ajanta Caves are located about 55 km (about 34 mi) to the south of Jalgaon, and the Yaval Wildlife Sanctuary is about 32 km (about 20 mi) to the north.

Demographics

As of 2001 India census, 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.Ahirani is a commonly spoken vernacular tongue.

Business

Bananap plants with drip irrigation. Jalgaon District is one of the largest Banana producers in the world.

Jalgaon district produces more than 16% of India's bananas and thus 3% of world banana production happens in Jalgaon. Jalgaon thus produces more bananas than most of the countries of the world. According to Mahabanana, an association of banana growers of Maharashtra, 66% of Maharashtra's land under banana crop is in Jalgaon.

Jalgaon is also one of the world's largest pulse (beans/daals) milling centers. It has some of the nation's best jewellery makers and is a leading cotton producing region.

Jalgaon is often known as the "Banana Capital" of India. Upon entering Jalgaon city through the railway station, the first building that visitors see is the 17-floor Jalgaon Municipal Corporation. Adjoining this is the Golani complex with more than 500 shops and flats. Crossing Mahatma Gandhi road towards the Shastri tower visitors will find Phule market, well known as a retail market for clothing, cosmetics, and almost all consumable items. Further along is another one of Jalgaon's important markets known as Dana Bazaar, a wholesale market for food grains. Next to it, after crossing Subhash chowk, visitors enter the market of Jewellery (Sarafa bazaar). Jalgaon is one of biggest Jewellery markets in Maharashtra and famous for its Gold quality and designs. Beside the Jewellery market, is the construction, Hardware and Paints market (Bohri gully).^{[citation needed]}

Cultural Activities

Jalgaon has experienced n number of musical concerts. Artists like Hridaynath Mangeshkar, Zakir Hussain, Jagjit Singh, Vaishali Samant, Abhijeet Sawant, Amit Sana and Swapnil Bandodkar have performed at Jalgaon.An event by the name of Khandesh Festival took place from Jan 28 to Jan 30 2010. Various competitions were conducted during these three days which show the real Khandeshiness. Stalls of Khandeshi dishes were arranged at Sagar park. Top Indian music artists like Shreya Ghoshal, Avdhoot gupte and Pankaj udas performed here.

Connectivity

Road:

Jalgaon ST Bus Terminal

Jalgaon is well connected to the major cities of Maharashtra state as well as to the Metros like Mumbai and Kolkata through Asian Highway no. 46 (formerly National Highway no. 6).

Rail:

Jalgaon Railway Station

Jalgaon is on the main railway line. Major trains like Karnataka express, Navjeevan express, Jabalpur Garibrath Express etc. have a stop at Jalgaon.Bhusawal railway junction,which is approximately 20 minutes away from Jalgaon city,is one of the major railway junctions in Maharashtra. It connects the city with New Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, etc. Jalgaon itself is a Junction. It connects the Surat & Mumbai.

Air: An airport has been constructed at Kusumba (approximately 6 km from the city) which would be in operation by janauary 2011. JetLite and Kingfisher Red (Airlines) have shown interest in starting services between Jalgaon and Mumbai.

Local transport: New bus service has been started at Jalgaon on 15 August 2009 called "JMTU". More than 10,000 people travel by Ecobus daily. its economical bus being operated by a private operator after paying some royalty to Municipal corporation. When the services were started it was quiet economic but subsequently within 5 months the fares were raised to considerable levels in the interest of the private operator.

Tourist Attractions

Ajanta Caves

Ajanta & Ellora Caves

The famous Ajanta caves are at a distance of 50 km from Jalgaon. Ajanta caves are carved by Buddhist.

Padmalaya

Padmalaya is a Ganesh temple considered as one of the 3.5 peeths. It is a temple with two statues of Ganesh (swayambu) which have trunks bending on right as well as on left. You can walk to Bheemkund- the place where Bheema killed Bakasura in Mahabharata.

Mehrun Lake

"Mehrun" is another famous spot in the district for its famous fruit 'Ber'.A fun park is located nearby the premises as well.Supposedly the name Jalgaon is inspired by Mehrun lake,meaning of 'Jal' being water.

Education

North Maharashtra University Jalgaon

North Maharashtra University is located in Jalgaon and has a jurisdiction over the entire Khandesh area which includes Jalgaon, Dhule and Nandurbar districts. There are many other schools and colleges in Jalgaon.

Medical Colleges.

• Dr. Ulhas Patil Medical College and Hospital
• Iqra Unani Medical College, Hospital and Research Center

Pharmacy College.

• J.Z.M.D.S's College Of Pharmacy, Mamurabad, Jalgaon

Engineering colleges.

• Government College Of Engineering
• College of Engineering And Technology
• Godavari Foundation
• Khandesh College Education Society's College of Engineering and Information Technology
• G. H. Raisoni Institute of Engineering and management
• Shree Sureshdada Jain College of Engineering
• Shri. Gulabrao Deokar College of Engineering,
• Shree Sant Gadgebaba College of Engineering.

Polytechnic Colleges

• Govt. Polytechnic, Jalgaon
• Sureshdada Jain Polytechnic
• G. H. Raisoni Polytechnic

Arts, Science, Commerce Colleges:

• Moolji Jaitha College
• Nutan Maratha College
• Dr. G. D. Bendale Mahila Mahavidyalay (formerly called as Sharda College) [specially for Girls]
• St Joseph Convent Senior Secondary High School(C.B.S.E. college)
• St.Teresa's Convent School

Management Colleges:

• G. H. Raisoni Institute of Engineering and management
• Khandesh College Education Society's Institute of Management and Research (IMR)
• College of Hospitality Management
• Gyansinchan School of Business & Research Institute

Animation Colleges:

• Raisoni Group's Global Business School

Law Colleges:

• S. S. Maniyar Law College, Jalgaon

Music College

• Godavari Foundation’s Godavari College of Music and fine Arts

• Industrial Training Institute (ITI)
• Industrial Training Institute for girls (ITI)

Education College:

• K. C. E. College of Education, Jalgaon (B. Ed. College)
• K. C. E. Adhyapika Vidyalaya, Jalgaon D. Ed. College
• Jilha shikshan and Prashikshan Santha, Jalgaon
• Shikshan Mandir Sanstha's Adhypika vidyalaya, Jalgaon
• Shikshan shastra Vidyalaya (Nutan Maratha Area), Jalgaon (Mens)
• Iqra Adhyapika vidyalaya, Jalgaon (Urdu)
• Sadguru Education Society's, College of Education, Jalgaon

Physical Education:

• Sadguru Education Society's, B.P.Ed College, Jalgaon

For primary and secondary education, Jalgaon has various co-ed. schools affiliated to SSC,CBSE,ICSE as well as IGCSE(Cambridge Board).

• Central School located in North Maharashtra University Campus

Secondary Schools:

• Raosaheb Rupchand Vidyalaya
• Nandinibai Wamanrao Mulinche Vidyalaya (only for girls)
• Seth Lalji Narayanji Sarvajanik Highschool
• Bhagirath English School
• Ujjwal English School

Primary Schools:

• Smt. Shantabai Lakshamanrao Khadke Mulinche Vidyalay
• Bhausaheb Kashinath Lathi vidyamandir (formerly called Navin Marathi Shala)

Balwadi:

• Lakshamanrao Sampat Khadke Vidyamandir
• Little Wonder Play School-1, Vidyut Nagari.
• Saint Muktabai Prathamic Vidyamandir.

English Medium Schools:

• St. Joseph's Convent Senior Secondary High School
• Rustomjee International School
• St.Teresa,s Convent School

These Schools are affiliated to C.B.S.E.,except for the last which is a school that follows the state curriculum.

International Schools:

• Anubhuti International School (the only school which seeks affiliation to ICES-residential).

Some renowned schools like Podar International School, Indus World School have opened up with ICSE (Cambridge Board) and CBSE respectively.

Healthcare

Jalgaon is a well known center for health care in Maharashtra after Mumbai, Pune with all latest facilities in healthcare sector available here.^{[citation needed]}

Industries

Jalgaon is a prominent industry center in pipe manufacturing, pulse milling, biofertilizer production and mattress manufacturing. Jalgaon is a significant collection and distribution center of agricultural goods and agriculture input industry (including biofertilizers). 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 banana production. The city is also famous for its gold market which has reputation of being pure. The Jalgaon city surrounded by various well known and reputed industries like irrigation, pipe, forging, cloths. Jalgaon is nowadays becoming a well trading centre of Maharashtra and a leading producer of sugarcane. This year the sugar production has increased. The onion dehydration plant in Jalgaon has annual onion dehydration capacity of 10,000 tonnes, which is about 15 per cent of the total exports of dehydrated onions from India.^{[citation needed]}

Pulse Milling in Jalgaon started in the late seventies with JJ Group,^{[citation needed]} Salecha,Vinod and Adarsh groups setting up milling plants which subsequently grew into multiple plants employing hundreds of people and serving all of India and over 20 other countries.^{[citation needed]} Until recently traders and processors in Jalgaon have been leading the country in the pulse trade and processing. NCDEX and other commodity exchanges quote prices on the basis of Jalgaon delivery.^{[citation needed]}

Notable businesses

• Legrand India Pvt. Ltd. (Formerly MDS Switchgear)^{[citation needed]}
• Wipro Technologies, founded in 1945 at Amalner, Jalgaon
• Marico (Sweekar & Saffola edible oil)
• Raymond Limited - Textile Division
• Jain Irrigation Systems
• Bosch Breaks Ltd.
• Nilon's Enterprises Private Limited

External links

• MSN Map