The Gazetteers Department

The weekly markets still have an important place in the retail trade of the district. There are about eighty market places in the district. Of these by far the most important is the market at Rajegaon in Manjlegaon tahsil where the average turnover is about Rs. 40,000. The Renapur, Ghatnandur and Nagapur markets in Ambejogai tahsil follow with an average turnover of Rs. 30,000, Rs. 25,000 and Rs. 20,000, respectively. The markets at Chincholi, Kelagaon, Dharur and Wadwani in Kaij tahsil and Talwada in Georai tahsil come next with a weekly trade of about Rs. 17,000. Six markets have a turnover of from Rs. 10,000 to Rs. 15,000. Of the remaining, six bazar places have a turnover of between Rs. 5,000 and Rs. 10,000, 27 between Rs, 1,000 and Rs. 5,000, 18 between Rs. 500 and Rs. 1,000 and the rest, less than Rs. 500. The produce is mostly brought by bullock-carts to the markets. The main items sold in these markets are grains and other groceries, cotton seed, clothes, vegetables, animals and toys. The weekly markets are generally held in the open. In municipal towns and in the areas under the Zilla Parishad the weekly markets are mostly regulated and cesses and stall fees are levied according to the bazar rules. The local authority in turn provides certain facilities such as water-supply and otas to the merchants. The periodical markets offer a very busy spectacle with the intermingling of the voices of buyers and sellers, each trying to turn the bargain in his favour.

The following is a tahsil-wise list of market places in the district.—

Tahsil	Market places
Patoda	Khalapur, Khokar Moha, Bendsur, Amalner, Dongakinhi, Domri, Shirur, Patoda, Pimpalwadi, Kusumb, Rai Moha, Yalamb.
Ambejogai	Mumdapur, Nagapur, Bardapura, Renapura, Poharegaon, Pangaon, Kharola, Ghatnandur.
Manjlegaon	Rajegaon, Talkhed, Nangrool, Takarwan, Dindud, Kuppa, Lool, Nitrud, Bodhegaon, Sissala, Kittradgaon, Mogra, Gangamasla, Ponnair, Sandas Chincholi, Manjlegaon.
Ashti	Ashti, Dhanora, Khadkat, Kada, Khilad, Sulemandeola, Bid Sangvi.
Georai	Dhondrai, Sirasmary, Hirapur, Sirasdevi, Rampuri, Madalmoho, Chaklamba, Bhend Takli, Jategaon, Rakshasbhuvan, Rui, Aherwahegaon, Kalegaon, Umapur, Phulsangvi, Talwada, Georai,
Kaij	Edda, Nandurghat, Waghebabalgaon, Massa, Rahuri, Kalegaon, Digol Amba, Adas, Bori Sawergaon, Dharur, Wadwani, Aivandoha, Hingni, Ambewadgaon, Kaij, Chincholi, Javalban, Naigaon, Yusuf Wadgaon, Kumbhefal.