Yeola
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| Coordinates | 20°02′31″N 74°29′20″E / 20.042°N 74.489°ECoordinates: 20°02′31″N 74°29′20″E / 20.042°N 74.489°E |
| Country | India |
| State | Maharashtra |
| District(s) | Nashik |
| Population | 43,205 (2001[update]) |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+05:30) |
Yeola (Marathi: येवला
pronunciation (help·info)) is a town and a municipal council and a taluka headquarters in Nashik District in the Indian state of Maharashtra.
Yeola is 82 kilometres from Nasik on Nasik-Aurangabad Highway and 29 kilometres south of Manmad on the Manmad–Ahmednagar road. Yeola is 35 kilometres from Shirdi and is 260 kilometres northeast of Mumbai. It has a station on the Ahmednagar–Manmad rail route. Aurangabad Airport, Nasik/Ozar Airport and Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport are the nearest airports.
Yeola is a major handloom weaving center of the Shalu and Paithani silk saris and Pitambers woven here. There are more than thousands of handlooms on which these saries are woven. The prominent markets of this material is Gujarat, Karnataka, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, and Madhya Pradesh as well as internationally. It is also famous for gold and silver wire.
Places of tourist interest include Muralidhar Temple - One of the most Attractive Gujarati Temple and Parshvanath Temple-Jain temple.
It is also known as constituency of Maharashtra deputy C.M Chagan Bhujbal and also famous for many prominent politicians. Municipal Councillor Nisar shaikh is well known for his social work.
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[edit] Demographics
As of 2001[update] India census,[1] Yeola had a population of 43,205. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Yeola has an average literacy rate of 72%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 77%, and female literacy is 66%. In Yeola, 14% of the population is under 6 years of age.
[edit] Notable residents
[edit] History
Yeola is old City. Specially known for work of an holy Sant Raghuji Baba, who was Main reformer of Yeola City. He built the 1st Mosque in Yeola. People say that when Mughal King Aurangzeb would pass through any city with his army to capture India and if he would not find any Mosque Masjid (Place of Prayers for Muslim), he would destroy the whole city or village. When he was passing through deccan south part of India or Aurangabad,he also passed Yeola City. A fear erupted in small Yeola City. People of Yeola City were worried about this fact since no single Muslim live in Yeola City & so there was no Mosque or masjid. Raghuji Baba gathered some people and they built a Mosque. But after building the Mosque fear was not gone. Because there were no Muslims in city. He gathered some Muslim from surrounding area, And brought them to Yeola City. This is like folk talk of Building of First Mosque of yeola city which called Patel ki Masjid and which is located in Bhaldar Galli near Samadhi of Raghuji Baba. This Mosque was build by Hindu. Fortunateness in 1985 during Communal Riots some devil element tries to burn & destroy this Historical Masjid
B.R. Ambedkar urged dalits, at a conference in Yeola on 13 October 1935 to convert out of Hinduism due to that religion's classification of them as outcasts.
[edit] Schools and Colleges
1.Sheth Gangaram Chabildas Jr.College & Enzo-chem Highschool, Yeola, Station Road. Courses offered : - a) Marathi medium school up to 10th Class b) Junior college for Science, Commerce and Arts
2.Swami Muktanand Vidyalaya, Yeola, Station Road. Courses offered : - a) Marathi and English medium school up to 10th Class b) Junior college for Science, Commerce and Arts c) Bachelor of Science in Mathematics,Chemistry,Physics etc..
3.Janata Vidyalaya, Yeola,Nashik Road. a) Marathi medium school up to 10th Class b) Junior college for Science, Commerce and Arts c) Bachelor of Commerce and Arts
4.S. N. D. College of Engineering and Research Centre, located at Babulgaon in Yeola was established in 2006. It is affiliated to Pune University. Collage provides Bachelor Engg. Courses. B.E.Information Technology B.E.Computer B.E.Mechanical B.E.Electrical B.E.Electronics & Telecommunication
5. SND POLYTECHNIC.(MSBTE) Collage provides Diploma Engg. Courses.
6. MIT POLYTECHNIC.(MSBTE) Collage provides Diploma Engg. Courses.
7. SND COLLAGE OF MANAGEMENT(Pune University) Collage provides Master Degree Course.
8.SND COLLAGE OF PHARMACIES(MSBTE,Pune University) Collage provides Diploma,Bachelor,& Master Courses.
9.SND COLLAGE OF EDUCATION(Pune University) Collage provides Diploma,Bachelor,& Master Courses.
Osmaniy School presently knew as Urdu School No. 1 which is located opposite Anglo Urdu High School Yeola near Beef Market or in Badi. This was form by On Teacher & Social Reformer of Yeola 's Muslim Community Mr Ali Khan Multani whom peoples knew as Ali Khan Hazarat. He was teacher in Yeola High School which was located on present Theater Road before 1947. Ofter Independence this school perhaps turn in Marathi Medium School. At that time Muslim of Yeola was very poor. The wave Batti or Pagadi on hand loom & sale this was only source of their earning. due to poverty Muslim Boys not get education & there was not any Urdu School so Ali Khan Hazrat deiced to established Urdu School in yeola. He works like Sir Sayyed Ahmed Khan of yeola, Sir Sayyed Ahmed Khan who founded first University in Aligrah for education of Muslim. He gather donation from peoples all over India to build this School. and after building school he adopt children from poor family for giving then education. He bore all expense of their education himself or by Osmaniya School. From this school some schooler social reformer and bureaucrat taken education. Among which Dr. Amanat Shaikh noted Urdu Writer schooler of Persian Language & Lecturer of Pune University and Wadia College Pune, Mr Aslam Deputy Collector of Ahmed Nagar, Professor Dastagir Shahab of Pune are some. Presently this school knew as Zilla Parishad Urdu School No 1. Noted Urdu Hindi Writer M.Mubin also get his primary education from this school from 1 to 7 Std. Who is now author of 35 Books 13 in Urdu & 22 in Hindi. Who also won National Award By Hand of Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpai for his Hindi Book "Yatna Ka Ek Din" in year 2000-2001 as None Hindi Writers National Award of Central Hindi Directorate. And also won Maharashtra State Hindi Sahitya Akadmiy ;s Munshi Premchand Award for His Hindi Novel "Rewad: Year 2006. He also beg Childrens Literature State Award for his Childrens One Act play collection " Mal e Muft" from Maharashtra Rajya Urdu Sahitya Akadmi in Year 1998 & He also get Maharasthra State Fiction Award for his Urdu Short Story Collection " Nai Sadi Ka Azab " for year 2006 From Maharashtra Rajya Urdu Sahitya Akademi
[edit] Culture
The festivals of Makar Sankranti,Holi and many more festivals are celebrated aggressively and traditionally in Yeola
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "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. http://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999. Retrieved 2008-11-01.
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