The Agricultural university in Marathawada is situated at Parbhani, famous for its fertile land. The bumper crop of Jowar of Parbhani district isits testimony. Sant Janabai of Gangakhed, the Jain temple caves of Jintoor, the birthplace of Saibaba at Parthi, the Yeldari Project, Pardeshwar Temple or Jambul Bet are some of the places of tourist's and devotee's attraction. Bharud, Potraj, Gondhal, Kalgitura are the main folk arts of the district.

1	District	Parbhani
2	Area	6511 sq. kms.
3	Sub-divisions	2 (Parbhani, Selu)
4	Talukas	9 (Parbhani, Jintur, Pathri, Selu, Gangakhed, Palam, Sonpeth, Manvat, Purna)
5	Distance from Mumbai	By Railway-552 kms
6	Means of Transport	Railway, ST Buses
7	Population	Total : 14,91,109 Male : 7,61,937 Femal : 7,29,172
8	Literacy	Percent : 67.04 Total : 8,39,140 Male :5,13,802 Femal : 3,25,338
9	Area under Irrigation	1,85,000 hecters
10	Irrigation Projects	Major-1, Medium - 2, Minor-42 , Imp. Projs - 2 (1. Purna Yeldari, 2. Purna Siddheshwar)
11	Industries	Medium 11, Samll- 754
12	Languages/Dialects	Marathi, Hindi, Urdu
13	Folk-Arts	Gondhal, Shahiri, Bharud, Potraj, Kalgitura
14	Weather	Tempreture Max. 42.6 Deg. C. , Min. 10.6 Deg. C. Rainfall : 957.2 mm (Average)
15	Main Crops	Jowar, Cotton
16	Area under Horticulture	35000 hecters
17	Health Infrastructure	PHCs -30, Rural Hosp. -8, Dist Hosp. -1, Health Sub-Center-313, Urban Disp.-3, Ayurvedic Disp. - 5, Health Units-4.
18	Tourist Places	Sant Janabai Mandir at Gangakhed, Jain Temple Cave at Jintur, Sayyed Shah Turabul Haq Baba Dargah at Parbhani, Manora (Charthana, Taluuka Jintur), Shree Pardeshwar temple at Parbhani, Birth place temple of Shirdi Sai Baba at Pathri, Yeldari Project in Jintur Taluka, Jambulbet and Ranesavargaon (Taluka Palam)
19	Educational Institutions	University-1, (Marathwada Agriculture University at Parbhani), Collegs-38, Prim. Schools -1072, Sec. Schools- 188.

 

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