Jalgaon


Jalgaon is a city in the state of Maharashtra, India. The city is located in North Maharashtra in the sub-region of Khandesh, and serves as the administrative headquarters of its namesake district, the Jalgaon district. In the sub-region of Khandesh, Jalgaon is the largest city in Khandesh. Situated on Asian Highway 53 and 76.3 Km from 'Ajanta Caves'.
The Girna river flows from the western part of the city. Jalgaon is colloquially known as the "Banana city of India" as the region's farmers grow approximately two-thirds of Maharashtra's banana production.
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Government and Politics

Jalgaon is administered by the Jalgaon City Municipal Corporation, which was established in 21 March 2003. The municipal jurisdiction covers about 68.2–68.8 km². The municipality was earlier constituted under the Maharashtra Municipal Councils, Nagar Panchayats & Industrial Townships Act, 1965, and the change/upgrade to a corporation was enacted under provisions invoking the Bombay Provincial Municipal Corporations Act, 1949 as part of the state notifications that created the corporation.
There are 19 zones within the city. There are 75 wards in the Jalgaon City Municipal Corporation.

Demographics

As per Indian government census 2011, the population was 4,60,228 out of this 240590 were males and 219638 were females.

Climate

Jalgaon has a hot semi-arid climate owing to the rain shadow of the Western Ghats. There are three seasons in Jalgaon: the sweltering and arid "hot" season from March to mid-June, the warm and "wet" under the monsoon from mid-June to September, and the dry "cool" season from October to February. In Jalgaon District, the average annual rainfall is around 690 mm and the temperature can range from 10 to 48 degrees Celsius, making it a diverse climate with scorching summers of up to 45 degrees Celsius.
Jalgaon has been ranked 19th best “National Clean Air City” under in India.

Education

North Maharashtra University is located 8 km away from the city. Prominent under/post-graduate colleges in the city are Mooljee Jetha College and Nutan Maratha College.
Jalgaon has three medical colleges, Government Medical College, Dr. Ulhas Patil Medical College and Hospital, Jalgaon. and the Government Ayurved College, Jalgaon providing the knowledge of Ayurveda.
The Anubhuti Residential School an CISCE affiliated School based in Jalgaon, founded by Bhavarlal Jain The school stands in the top 10 list of ISC residential schools in India.. The school's name, Anubhuti, translates to 'experience' in Sanskrit. It is full-fledged co-educational residential school. Founded in 2007, The school campus is located at Jain Divine Park on a wooded hillside in 100 acres For which it recognised with CSE Green Schools Awards.
The school accepts students from the fifth through the twelfth grade and follows the ICSE board. The School is affiliated to the CISCE, New Delhi which conducts the ICSE & ISC examinations.

Transport

Airport

Jalgaon Airport situated at southeast of the city centre, was built in 1973 by the Public Works Department. The Jalgaon municipal council took over its operations in April 1997 and handed it over to the Maharashtra Airport Development Company in April 2007. The Government of Maharashtra signed a Memorandum of Understanding with The Airports Authority of India to upgrade the existing airfield in July 2009. Pratibha Patil, then president of India, laid the foundation stone for the development and expansion of the Jalgaon airport in June 2010. Jalgaon offers flights to Mumbai, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, Kolhapur, Nashik and Nanded operated by TruJet airlines. In March 2024, Fly91 restarted commercial operations in the airport, by starting new flights to Goa, Hyderabad, Pune and Alliance Air started new flights to Ahmedabad and Mumbai.

Railway

The city is served by the Jalgaon Junction railway station. The railway connects the city to major cities like New Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Bengaluru, Chennai, Agra, and Lucknow.

Tourist attractions

Gandhi Teerth is one of the biggest tourist attractions in Jalgaon city. It is a research institution and museum based on the life of Mahatma Gandhi. It was established on 25 March 2012 by the Gandhi Research Foundation.
Guru Purnima festival at Maharishi Krishna Dvaipayana Vedvysa Temple in Yawal is also a popular pilgrimage destination. It is visited by pilgrims from within Jalgaon and neighboring states like Madhya Pradesh. The temple is located at the confluence of the river Hadkhai-Khadkai also known previously as River Harita and Sarita. Vyasa was invited by the sage Lomasha to perform a sacrifice for the Pandavas after their incognito exile. It is one of the main three temples of Vyasa, the others being Vyas Chatti, Badrinath and Vyas Kashi Temple.
Other ancient pilgrim places and tourist destinations include,

Notable people