Jalna district (Marathi pronunciation: ͡ʒaːlnaː is an administrative

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in the state of

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in western

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. Jalna town is the district headquarters. The district is part of Aurangabad division.

Officer

Members of Parliament

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Guardian Minister

list of Guardian Minister

District Magistrate/Collector

list of District Magistrate / Collector

Geography

The district is situated in central Maharashtra, in the north of the

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region—one of eight districts—as part Aurangabad division, and is bounded on the north by Jalgaon district, on the east by Parbhani district and

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, on the south by

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and on the west by Aurangabad district. The district occupies an

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of . The range of geographical latitudes and longitudes of the district is from 19.01' N to 21.03'N and from 75.04'E to 76.04'E, with gently to moderately sloping topography. The Northern part of the district is occupied by the Ajanta and Satmala hill ranges.

Rivers and lakes

The

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flows along the southern boundary of the district, from west to east. The Purna River, one of the major tributaries of the Godavari, also flows through the district. The Dudhana, the principal tributary of the Purna, and the Kelana and the Girija, also tributaries of the Purna, as well as the Gulati and the Kundlika—which has been

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to create the Ghanewadi Reservoir, which provides water to Jalna city—are other rivers draining the district.

History

Jalna was formerly a part of the Princely State of

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. After Indian independence in 1947, it became part of Aurangabad district. On 1 May 1981, the present district was formed from Jalna, Bhokardan, Jafrabad and Ambad

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s of Aurangabad district and

Partur Partur is a town with municipal council in Jalna district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. Geography Partur is located at . It has an average elevation of 439 metres (1440 feet). Godavari is major river flows through various villa ...

taluka of

Parbhani Parbhani (, IPA ) is a city in Maharashtra state of India. It is the administrative headquarters of Parbhani District. Parbhani is one of the largest cities in Marathwada region. Parbhani is around away from regional headquarters of Aurangaba ...

district.

Divisions

The district was formed during the term of chief minister

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. The district is divided into four sub-divisions, Jalna, Partur, Bhokardan and Ambad. These are further divided into eight talukas: Jalna, Ambad, Bhokardan, Badnapur, Ghansavangi, Partur, Mantha and Jafrabad. There is a total of 970 villages in the district. The district has five constituencies of Maharashtra State

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( Legislative Assembly): * Partur (Vidhan Sabha constituency) * Ghansawangi (Vidhan Sabha constituency) * Jalna (Vidhan Sabha constituency) * Badnapur (Vidhan Sabha constituency) * Bhokardan (Vidhan Sabha constituency) While Partur and Ghansawangi are part of Parbhani (Lok Sabha constituency), the other three are part of the

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Demographics

According to the 2011 census, Jalna district has a

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of 1,959,046, roughly equal to the nation of

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or the US state of

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. This gives it a ranking of 237th in India (out of a total of 640). The district has a population density of . Its

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over the decade 2001–2011 was 21.84%. Jalna has a

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of 929

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for every 1000 males, and a

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of 73.61%. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes constitute 13.90% and 2.16% of the population respectively. At the time of the

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, 76.16% of the population in the district spoke

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, 9.16%

Urdu Urdu (;"Urdu"
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and 4.46%

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as their first language.

Notable people

* Badrinarayan Ramulal Barwale – father of the Indian seeds industry, who revolutionised farming practices by producing cheaper and higher-yield seeds in the Marathwada region of India. * Shantilal Pitti -Founded Jalna’s First steel factory (SRG )in 1970 under the leadership of Former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.

References

External links

Jalna district official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Jalna District Districts of Maharashtra Aurangabad division Marathwada 1981 establishments in Maharashtra