1. District
Jalgaon

2. Area
11757 sq. kms.

3. Sub-divisions
4 (Jalgaon, Bhusawal, Pachora, Amalner)

4. Talukas
15 (Jalgaon, Bhusawal, Jamner, Edlabad, Raver, Yaval,
Chopda, Amalner, Parola, Pachora,
Chalisgaon, Erandol, Bhadgaon, Bodwad, Dharangaon)

5. Distance from Mumbai
420 kms.

6. Means of Transport
Main Airport- Jalgaon
Railway Stations -CR and WR
ST Buses

7. Population
Total-36,79,936
Male-19,04,437
Female-17,75,499

8. Literacy
Per cent-76.06
Total-24,09,853
Male-14,10,865
Female-9,98,988

9. Area under Irrigation
1,21,000 hectares

10. Irrigation Projects
Major-2
Medium-10
Minor-514

Imp. Projs.-2
1. Upper Tapi
2. Hatnur

11. Industries
Big-63
Medium-128
Small-3303

12. Languages/Dialects
Ahirani, Marathi

13. Folk-Arts
Lavani, Tamasha, Gondhal

14. Weather
Temperature-
Max.-34.9 Deg. C.
Min.-19.9 Deg. C.
Rainfall-763.6 mm (Average)

15. Main Crops
Banana, cotton, sugarcane , oil seeds, pulses

16. Area under Horticulture
47424 hectares

17. Health Infrastructure
PHCs-77
Rural Hosp.-15
Dist. Hosp.-1
Big Hosp.-27


18. Tourist Places
Pal hill station at Raver,
Patnadevi temple Chalisgaon,
Muktabai temple at Kothali,
Changdev temple at the
confluence of Tapi and Purna
rivers; ancient Ganpati temple
at Erandol Padmalaya, hot water
springs at Unapdev in Chopda
Taluka, ancient Mahadev temple
at confluence of rivers Tapi,
Girana and Anjani at Rameshwar
in Amalner taluka, mammoth yatra of
Sant Sakharam Maharaj at Amalner,
Gandhi Philosophical Temple at Amalner


19. Educational Institutions
Universities-1
Colleges-54
Prim. Schools - 2057
Sec. Schools - 517