The Gazetteers Department

INDIAN POSTS AND TELEGRAPH DEPARTMENT maintains a Division for Khandesh with headquarters at Jalgaon. The Khandcsh Divi- sion comprises Jalgaon and Dhulia districts.

The following is the list of post offices—head offices, sub-offices, combined offices and branch offices in the various Talukas: —

TABLE No. 15.

Name of Taluka or Peta	Location of
Name of Taluka or Peta	Head office	Sub-office	Combined office	Branch office
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)
Amalner	--	Amalner	Amalner	Nanded.
		Pratapnagar	Pratapnagar	Patonda.
				Utran.
				Amalner town.
				Janavc.
				Javakhcdo.
				Kalamsare.
				Mandal.
				Marwad.
				Mudi.
				Pilode.
				Shirud.
				Shirsale.
				Vavada.
				Dheku.
				Dahiwad.
Bhadgaon	--	Bhadgaon	Bhadgaon	Amadade.
				Gondgaon.
				Gudhe.
				Kajgaon.
				Nagardeole.
				Vade.
				Girad.
Bhusawal	--	Bhusawal	Bhusawal	Kandari.
		--	Bodwad	Kurhe.
		Bhusawal	Varangaon	Varad seem.
		Pelrol Depot	Varangaon	Jamthi.
		Bhusawal	--	Shelwad.
		Kacheri	--	Achegaon.
		Bodwad	--	Fulgaon.
		Varangaon	--	Talwcl.
				Sakegaon.
				Sakri.
Chalisgaon	--	Chalisgaon	Chalisgaon	Bahal.
		Chalisgaon-Bazar.	--	Dahiwad.
		Chalisgaon-Bazar.	--	Hirapur.
		Chalisgao n. Railway Station.	--	Jamda.
				Kalmoda.
				Khedgaon.
				Mehunbare.
				Patonde.
				Pilkhod.
				Pimparkhed.
				Pohore.
				Ranjangaon.
				Sayagaon.
				Talegaon.
				Vagholi.
				Varkhecle.
				Umbarkhed.

TABLE No. 15—contd.

Name Taluka or Peta	Location of
Name Taluka or Peta	Head office	Sub-office	Combined office	Branch office
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)
Chopda	--	Chopda	Chopda	Chahardi.
		Adavad	--	Akulkhcda.
				Chunchalc.
				Dhanora.
				Ganpur.
				Ghodgaon.
				Hated.
				I.asur.
				Vardi.
				Virvade.
Edlabad	--	Edlabad	Edlabad	Hartalc. Kurhc Kakoda.
				Vadode.
				Anturli.
				Changdco.
				Nargaon.
Erandol	--	Erandol	Erandol	Chnadsar.
		Dharangaon	Dharangaon	Paldhi.
		Kasoda	--	Ringangaon.
				Salve.
				Utran.
				Tarai.
				Sonvad.
				Adgaon.
Jalgaon	Jalgaon	Jalgaon Bazar	Jalgaon Bazar	Asoda.
		Jalgaon Colletorate.	--	Bhadli Bk.
		Jalgaon	Nashirabad	Kanalda.
		Navi Peth	Nashirabad	Kadgaon.
		Jalgaon Jay-	--	Mamurabad.
		Kisanwadi.	--	Mehrun.
		Nashirabad	--	Nandia.
		Mhasawad	--	Pimprala.
				Jalgaon.
				Shivaji-Nagar.
				Sirsoli.
Jamner	--	Jamner	Jamner	Kekat Nim-bhore.
		Pahur	Pahur	Neri.
		Shendurni	--	Palashkhede.
				Betawad Bk.
				Fattcpur.
				Shahpur.
				Shelgaon.
				Vakdi.
				Paldhi.
				Tondapur.
				Vakod.
				Lohara.
				Naclhankhede.

TABLE No. 15—contd.

Name of Taluka or Peta	Location of
Name of Taluka or Peta	Head office	Sub-office	Combined office	Branch office
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)
Pachora	--	Pachora	Pachora	Bomrud.
				Nandra.
				Pardhade.
				Samner.
				Lohatar.
				Galan.
				Khedgaon.
				Kurhacl.
				Pimpalgaon.
				Shindad.
				Tarkheda.
				Varkhedi.
				Kalamsare.
Parola	--	Parola	Parola	Bahadarpur.
				Devgaon.
				Mhasave.
				Tamaswadi.
				Undirkhede.
Raver	--	Savda	Savda	Khiroda.
		Raver	Raver	Thorgavhan.
		Nimbhore	Nimbhore	Rozoda.
				Khirdi.
				Ainpur.
				Vivare.
				Kerhala.
				Khanapur.
				Rasalpur.
				Vaghod.
				Chinawal.
				Maskawad.
				Tandalwadi.
				Vaghode Bk.
				Vaghode Kh.
Yawal	--	Yawal	Yawal	Anjale.
		Faizpur	Faizpur	Amode.
				Bamnod.
				Bhalod.
				Hambardi.
				Sangwi.
				Hingone.
				Nhavi.
				Marud.
				Padalse.
				Atraval.
				Dahigaon.
				Dambhurni.
				Kathora.
				Kingaon.
				Naygaon.
				Sakli.
				Satod Kolwad.

At all post offices, postage stamps and post cards are sold and money-orders issued and received. The head office and sub-offices are provided with a savings bank counter. Mails are carried by railways, buses and postal runners.

There are five telephone exchanges in this district, viz., at Jalgaon. Bhusawal, Amalner, Chalisgaon and Pachora which are described below: —

The initial capacity of Jalgaon exchange was 50 line R. A. X. which was further raised to 100 (B. Board) in 1949-50, 200 (P. A. X.) in 1952 and 300 (C. B. Multiple Exchange with two Boards) in 1958.

The Exchange at Bhusawal was installed in 1942 with a 100 line C. B. Board and two trunks (T. 32 Bds), which was replaced by a T-43 trunk exchange of three positions on 25th July 1958. An Exchange with a 100 line mag. bd. was installed at Amalner on 6th November 1951, later replaced by a 100 line C. B. Bd. and one additional T-32 Bd. in 1957. The Chalisgaon exchange is of a 50 line C. B. Bd. type and Pachora of a 50 line C. B. both installed in 1956.

The number of connections and extensions from the various exchanges are given below: —

		Number of connections	Number of extensions
(1)	Jalgaon	175	38
(2)	Bhusawal	94	19
(3)	Amalner	63	19
(4)	Chalisgaon	39	8
(5)	Pachora	31	6

There are Public Call Offices at the following places: —

(1) Amalner Post Office.

(2) Pratapnagar (Amalner) Post Office.

(3) Bhusawal Telephone Office.

(4) Jalgaon Head Post Office.

(5) Jalgaon Bazar Post Office.

(6) Pachora Post Office.

(7) Chalisgaon Post Office.

(8) Chopda Post Office.

(9) Bhadgaon Post Office.

(10) Erandol Post Office.

Trunk Line Alignments.

The following main trunk alignments pass through this district: —

1. Bombay-Manmad-Bhusawal Main alignment carrying telegraph wires along Railway.

2. Bombay-Manmad-Bhusawal trunk alignment carrying trunks along Railway.

3. Bombay-Manmad-Bhusawal Railway alignment carrying Railway wires.

4. Bombay-Mamnad-Bhusawal Telecommunications lines carrying trunks along road.

5. Jalgaon-Dondaiche Telegraph line.

There are arrangements for accepting Telegrams in Hindi at the following offices in this district: —

(1) Amalner, (2) Bhusawl. (3) Bodwad, (4) Chalisgaon. (5 Dharangaon. (6) Faizpur. (7) Pachora, (8) Parola. (9) Savda. (10) Varangaon, (11) Yawal, (12) Jalgaon.

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