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Jalgaon located in the northwest region of Maharashtra
State is an agrarian city, which lies north of Nasik
(also spelt as Nashik), bounded in the north by Satpuda range, in
South by Ajanta range, in the west by Dhulia district and in the East by
Buldhana district.
The
city is an active point for trade and agriculture produce. An important
feature of the district is that during summer season it becomes very hot
and temperature rises to 47° Celsius. The World famous
Ajanta caves is situated very
near from Jalgaon station i.e. 50-km by road.
Sant Muktabai
Sant Muktabai was one of the renowned personalities from the Yadav time.
All her requests to Lord Dyneshawar are famous from the book "Tatiche
Abhang". Sant Mukatabai has guided Lord Changdeo, which has changed
his whole life to "Bhaktimarg".
Child Poet Thombre
In 1907 a Kavi Samleman was organized at Jalgaon where a poet called
Thombre was apprised as Child poet. All his poetry is published under name
" Balkavinchya Kavita ".
Sane Guruji
Pandurang Sadashiv or Sane Guruji has developed his poetry in Amalner
Taluka. He has written the patriotic poets, which are famous all over
India. He was the second great poet from whole Maharashtra after Tukaram
Maharaj.
Bahinai Chaudhari
The great poetess Bahinai Chaudhari's was born in 1880 in Jalgaon
district. Her writings had a deep impact in Marathi.
Patnadevi
Patnadevi is an ancient and religious place and it gained prominence, as
it is the birthplace of the great Scientist Bhaskaracharya.
Omkareshwar Mandir
Omkareshwar Mandir is one of the most famous and beautiful temples in
Jalgaon City, dedicated to Lord Shiva, situated at Jai Nagar. Shivratri,
Shravni Somvar, Ramnavmi, Gokulashtami are the biggest festivals
celebrated in this temple.
Ecchapurti Ganesh Temple
This temple is situated at Navi Peth, near Balaji Sweet Mart in Jalgaon.
On every Ganesh Chaturthi many devotees visit this temple.
Mahatma Gandhi Garden
Mahatma Gandhi Garden is a beautiful garden located near New Bus stand,
having many different flowers, very big area and game instruments.
Mehrun (Park)
Mehrun is one of the oldest parks located in the centre of the city on
Shirsholi road. It is a cool and nice place with number of trees, which
attracts many people. Late Shri Prithvirajji Kapoor (renowned film artist)
inaugurated the park. There are many types of entertainment material
available in the park. Generally the people come to visit the parks on
holidays or on Sundays mostly. Nowadays the trend of watching television
had extended to a great extent and so the craze of people towards parks is
reducing day by day.
J.K Park
J.K. Parks that was developed recently is situated near Mehrun garden.
Children love to come to this park as they get what they want. Rabbits,
Parrots, some types of sparrows are among the main attractions of the
park. Another attraction of the place is a water pond, which is called as
"Mehrun Talaav". The water of the pond is too cool and the
sunset view from there is very attractive. The pond is full of water for
nearly all the months of the year.
Bahinabai Park
Bahinabai Udyan is another park located in the centre of the city. It is
named after Bahinabai Chaudhari, a well-known poetess of Maharashtra.
There are many types of trees over here and people love to sit under the
cool breeze of them in the garden.
Padmalaya
Padmalaya also known, as "Prabhakshetra" is a religious place
located in Erandol Taluka about 4.8-km from Erandol. It is famous for
housing the temples of Lord Ganapati and Hanuman.
Pal
Pal is a place located in Yawal Taluka is very famous for the cool
temperature and the nice natural site with dense forest aside.
Parola Fort
Parola fort was built in 1727 and the size of the fort is 160 to
130-sq-meters. It is believed that the fort belongs to the father of the
Great Rani of Jhansi.
Swinging Towers Of Farkande
Swinging Towers located 16-km from Erandol on the bank of Utawadi River
are a real great example of old day's construction technique. Both the
towers are 15m long and when one of them is waved the other towers also
starts waving automatically. It is believed that the construction is 250
years old.
Rail: Jalgaon railway station is only 25-km away
from Bhusawal. It is a junction on
Mumbai and Surat
line. Bhusawal is the divisional headquarter of the Central Railway and is
junction of Mumbai-Delhi and Mumbai-Hawara line.
Road: The bus station in Jalgaon is a long way from the rail way
station. State transport plies buses to Jalgaon from almost all the
important cities of the state.
Jalgaon is well equipped with excellent accommodations available at reasonable prices to the visitors.
Banks:
Allahabad Bank
Khandesh Mill Complex
Bank of Baroda,
Ring Road
Bank of India,
Navi Peth,
Ring Road Branch
Bank of Maharashtra,
Jillha Peth
Canara Bank,
Vishanji Nagar
Central Bank of India,
Navi Peth
Hospitals:
Civil Hospital, Jalgaon
T.B. Sanitorium, Jalgaon
Leprocy Trg. Centre, Jalgaon
Kochar P.N. Akashwani Chowk
Kochure G.G. Visanjinagar
| Temperature Range (Deg °c) | Maximum | Minimum |
| Summer: | 45° C | 29º C |
| Winter: | 26° C | 6º C |
| Clothing: | Cotton | |
| STD Code: | 03566/0257 | |
| Population: | 368579 (1991 Census) | |
| Climate: | Tropical | |
Ajanta: 50-km
Bhuswal: 25-km
Burhanpur (Madhya Pradesh): 79-km
Aurangabad :
153-kms