Bhusawal
Bhusawal
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Bhusawal (भुसावळ) is a city and a municipal council in Jalgaon district in the state of Maharashtra, India.
Geography
Bhusawal is located at 21°02′50.56″N 75°47′15.99″E / 21.0473778°N 75.7877750°E[1]. It has an average elevation of 209 metres (685 feet).
Bhusawal, is located on the bank of Tapi river, is the biggest taluka of Jalgaon district, and situated on National Highway No. 6 (NH6). Bhusawal railway junction is one of the largest railway yards of the Indian subcontinent. The hinterland of Bhusawal is famous for banana cultivation. Ajanta caves are about 60 km from Bhusawal.
Bhusawal is also spelled as Bhusaval. The Spelling "Bhusawal" is used by the Railways(Central Government) while the Spelling "Bhusaval" is used by the Municipality.
Demographics
As of 2001[update] India census[2], Bhusawal had a population of 172,366. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Bhusawal has an average literacy rate of 78%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with male literacy of 83% and female literacy of 72%. 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Transport
Road
Bhusawal is situated on National Highway No. 6 (NH6). Internal roads like Varangaon Road, Khadaka Road,Sakari Phata, Jamner Road, Jalgaon Road are very congested in Bhusawal and also get connected to [NH 6], totally they have four exits from the town. Nasik is only 3 1/2 hrs journey by road & railway.
BUCKCART-----
STILL PEOPLE OF VELADA TRAVEL WITH BUCKCART (???? And what might a buckcart be?)
Railway
- Bhusawal has very good railway connectivity, and an important divisional headquarters of Central Railway of the Indian Railways.
- The famous American 1956 movie, Bhowani Junction features a railway station that was modelled on the Bhusawal railway station.
- Bhusawal is a very big juncion on Central Railway. Mumbai-Delhi(North/West) & Mumbai-Kolkata (East/West) connections splits at this Junction.
- There is a Zonal Training Center for Railway Staff in Bhusawal. ZTC is the area known popularly.
- P.O.H. & M.O.H. are the two overhauling units work 24 hrs for maintenance of locomotive engines.
- When steam locomotives were used in India, this was a big Steam Loco Shed for the same & due to river Tapi, the train usually used to stop here to get water and stock for Loco Engines as well as passenger utility.
- A Unique '#' Crossing (known as Diamond Crossing) of Railway Line - which is in 90 degree to each other is seen here first.
RPD
RPD stands for Reserve Petroleum Depot. This was a unit of the Indian Army and has since been disbanded. The sprawling estate of the earlier RPD is now known as Military Station, Bhusawal and houses other units of the Army.
Adjacent to this area, there is an Ordinance Factory. Various spare parts and tools required for the military services are manufactured in this factory. This is a restricted area and is not accessible to civilians.
See also
Educational institutions
Schools
English Medium Schools
- Biyani military school bhusawal
- Central Railway Senior Secondary School
- Saint Aloysius High School
- Kendriya Vidyalaya Ordnance Factory Estate [www.kvofbhusawal.com]
- Assembly of God Church School
- Navodaya Vidyalaya
- Dr. Ulhas Patil English Medium School
Hindi schools
- D.L. Hindi High School
- Shri Sant Gadge Maharaj Hindi School
Marathi schools
- Maharana Pratap Vidhyalaya ( Old Name: New English School)
- T. S. Zope Prarthmic Vidyamandir
- D. S. High School
- Municipal High School
- K. Narkhede Vidyalaya
- Girls High School
- Bhusawal High School
- D.L. Hindi High School
- Dyanjyoti Vidyalaya
- Technical High School
- Jila parishad school Fekari, Bhusawal
- Shri Sharada Madyamik vidyalay Deepnagar, Bhusawal
- PMWS(Progressive Minority Welfare Society)
- Susari marathi mullanchi shala,SUSARI
Colleges
- D. L. Hindi Junior College
- P.K.Kotecha Mahila Mahavidyalaya
- Bhusawal Arts, Science & P. O. Nahata Commerce College (punamchand omkardas nahata)
- People's College (Dadasaheb Devidas Namdeo Bhole College)http://www.ddnbc.com/
- Shri Sant Gadgebaba Hindi Mahavidyalay
- Chaitanya Ayurved Mahavidyalaya
- Biyani military school near jamner road bhusawal
Technical Colleges
- Shri Sant Gadge Baba Polytechnic College
- Shri Sant Gadge Baba College of Engineering & Technology, Bhusawal [www.ssgbcoet.com]
Weather
Summers are very hot with temperatures going over 45 C. These are followed by moderate rains and then by a mild winter.