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Jalgaon
Sign in to saveJalgaon () 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(47.41 Miles) 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 (Jalgaon district) farmers grow approximately two-thirds of Maharashtra's banana production.
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Place details
- Locality
- Jalgaon
- Region
- Maharashtra
- Country
- India
- Population
- 460,228
- Timezone
- Asia/Kolkata
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Jalgaon
- Settlement.settlement_type
- City
- Settlement.image_caption
- Khandesh Central mall, Municipal corporation building, Medical College Jalgaon, Ayurveda Hospital Jalgaon
- Settlement.nickname
- Banana city
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- yes
- Settlement.mapframe zoom
- 6
- Settlement.mapframe point
- none
- Settlement.map_caption
- Jalgaon in Maharashtra
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- State
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Maharashtra
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Division
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Nashik
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Jalgaon
- Settlement.established_date
- 1960
- Settlement.governing_body
- Jalgaon Municipal Corporation
- Settlement.leader_title2
- Mayor
via Wikipedia infobox
Travel guide
Get in
Jalgaon is well-connected to Mumbai and Pune and other major cities by road, especially highways. There are private buses daily plying between Pune and Jalgaon. Most trains between Mumbai and Kolkata going via Nagpur also stop at Jalgaon. Further, Central Railways' major hub Bhusawal is only 19 km from Jalgaon. All trains stop at Bhusawal that pass through this route. Further, Jalgaon is a branching (junction) station for going to or coming from Surat.
You can even book tickets for Jalgaon from Pune online. Indian Railways' official ticket booking site is www.irctc.co.in.
See
Ardi is a small village in Amalner taluka. it is very near from taluka place hardly (12 km). in this village there is main door to the village on that door there is symbol of Ashok chakra or what we see normally on Government offices or on court. It is said that one of the good political leader from that village brought it and placed it the main door. as we know that villages are now changing very fast but this village is still remained same. though the facilities are changing but culture is still same. here we can enjoy Yatra (fair) in the month of Shravan. Local artists perform some comic Dramas. Manudevi in monsoon. Mehrun Udyan and Lake Omkareshwar and Venkateshwara Temple Patna Devi (good for trekking & forest walks) Padmalaya Tarsod Ganpati
Buy
Jalgaon is famous for pure gold. There are many gold showrooms located in the city, the biggest ones being RC Bafna, RL and Mahaveer.
Eat
There are many roadside stalls serving local soda, ice cream and kulfis (Indian-style ice cream). Bharit - Don't miss the baingan ka bharta which is called bharit in local language (Marathi). It is a spicy dish made from peculiar big light green colored brinjal (aubergine / eggplant) which is available exclusively in this region of Maharashtra. The brinjals are huge and weigh from 1-1.5 kilograms. Other notable dishes in Jalgaon include Daal Batti, Mirchi bhajji and Sev bhaji.
Sleep
There are a number of affordable hotels just outside the Railway Station premises in the price range of ₹200/- (US$4.00)
Hotel Plaza on station road is good for foreign tourists
Hotel Royal Palace is also good though situated around 3 km from railway station (₹20/- by auto rikshaw)& 1 km (₹15/- by auto rikshaw)from Bus Stand
Travel guide from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Encyclopedic overview
12 sectionsContents
- Government and Politics
- Demographics
- Climate
- Education
- Transport
- Airport
- Railway
- Tourist attractions
- Notable people
- See also
- References
- External links
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(47.41 Miles) 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 (Jalgaon district) farmers grow approximately two-thirds of Maharashtra's banana production.
== 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 (the “Corporations Act”) as part of the state notifications that created the corporation.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Jalgaon” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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