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About Jalgaon
Jalgaon in North West Maharashtra, bounded by Satpura mountain ranges in the north and Ajanta mountain ranges in the south, is the headquarters of Jalgaon District.
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| Latitude |
Longitude |
Average Rainfall |
Temperature |
City Population |
| 021.00 N |
075.45 E |
700 - 750 mm |
10º to 48º C |
Above Five Lacs |
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| Major Trade |
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Gold and Pulses
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| Major Industry |
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Plastic processing, Drip irrigation, Blankets, Dairy.
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| Major Crop |
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Banana (18% of India’s banana cultivation is from Jalgaon District), cotton and pulses.
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| Health Care |
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Apart from Government-run hospitals, the city has sixty private hospitals; some of them with super speciality facilities. Also available are C.T. Scan & MRI facilities.
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| Education |
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North Maharashtra University has its headquarters at Jalgaon.
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| No. of Colleges |
Jalgaon City |
Jalgaon District |
| Arts, Commerce, Science,
Fine Arts & Social Science |
12 |
48 |
| B.Ed. & B. P. Ed. |
03 |
10 |
| Law, Medical, Ayurveda,
Pharmacy & Engineering |
09 |
15 |
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| IT & Computer facilities |
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BSNL, Tata Indicom and Reliance provide internet service. BSNL has started its broadband facility.
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| Phone connection |
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STD Code – 0257. BSNL, Tata Indicom and Reliance services available. Mobile service of BSNL, Airtel, BPL and Idea available. WLL services also available.
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| Postal service |
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Jalgaon has Head Post Office (Pin-425001). Speed Post, e-Post, Business Post, Express Parcel Post, Data Post, International Money Transfer, Satellite Money Order Scheme, Mail on Phone, Greeting Post etc. available.
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| Transport |
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Jalgaon Junction is a major rail station. Bhusawal, 28 kms away, is a major divisional headquarters of Central Railway, well connected to all major destinations like Mumbai, New Delhi, Kolkata, Chennai, Ahmedabad, Pune, Nagpur, Nashik, Aurangabad, Surat, Indore, Solapur by rail and road. Jalgaon will very soon have air connections; work is underway.
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| Banking |
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SBI, UTI and important nationalized banks, private banks like ICICI, HDFC function in Jalgaon city. Almost all important banks have their ATMs. Many offer Net Banking and Any Branch Banking etc.
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| Sports facilities |
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Cricket ground, stadium, swimming pools, badminton court etc. available in city, besides University Sports Complex.
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| Cultural events |
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Many organizations regularly hold cultural events, performed by nationally reputed artists.
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| Tourist Spots |
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Ajanta caves approximately fifty km away. Ellora caves approximately one hundred and fifty km away.
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