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ANDHALGAON

Andhalgaon, also known as Andhargaon or the dark village, is a village of 5,164 inhabitants in 1971 in Bhandara tahsil lying about 16 miles north of Bhandara and connected with Mohali by a good metalled road. It is one of the principal centres in the district having a considerable weaving industry, silk-bordered cloths for women being chiefly produced. The kosa (silk) cloth for which the district is so well-known has become very costly and hence the demand for it has correspondingly declined. A weekly market is held on Wednesdays to which some cattle are also brought for sale. Andhalgaon has a primary school, a high school conducted by the Zilla Parishad, an allopathic dispensary, a maternity home, a veterinary aid centre, a sarvodaya centre, and a library. There are also a sub-post office and a police outpost.

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