Pulgaon

Pulgaon is a municipal council in Wardha district in the India state of Maharashtra. The nearest city is Wardha, away via the Mumbai–Nagpur Expressway.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Pulgaon
Settlement.other_name: Bridgetown
Settlement.settlement_type: town
Settlement.image_skyline: 300px|Pulgaon bridge
Settlement.image_caption: Pulgaon train bridge
Settlement.pushpin_map: India Maharashtra
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: right
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Maharashtra, India
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: State
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Region
Settlement.subdivision_type3: District
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Maharashtra
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Vidarbha
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Wardha
Settlement.population_demonym: Pulgaonkar, Bridgetowner
Settlement.government_type: Municipal Council
Settlement.governing_body: Pulgaon Municipal Council

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: town
Country: India
Located in: Wardha district
Area: 2.67
Elevation: 285
Time zone: UTC+05:30
Dialing code: 7158820

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Commons category: Pulgaon
postal code: 442302

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents

History
Demographics
Religious places
Education
Sports
Economy
Central Ammunition Depot
Transportation
Municipal Council
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Pulgaon is a municipal council in Wardha district in the India state of Maharashtra. The nearest city is Wardha, away via the Mumbai–Nagpur Expressway.

==History== Pulgaon was created as a municipality in 1901 and has an area of under its jurisdiction. The old town lies south of the railway station and is relatively new; it grew from a collection of hutments of workers employed for the nearby railway bridge over the Wardha river. It is therefore unofficially called "Bridgetown" (from and ). The town's rapid rise in importance was partially due to its favorable position in the center of a cotton-growing area.

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