Manegaon is a village and
Gram panchayat
Gram Panchayat () is a basic village-governing institute in Indian villages. It is a democratic structure at the grass-roots level in India. It is a political institute, acting as cabinet of the village. The Gram Sabha work as the general bod ...
in
Jalgaon Jamod
Jalgaon Jamod is a town in Buldhana district of Indian States and territories of India, state of Maharashtra.
History
The name Jalgaon is a combination of two Marathi language, Marathi words, Jal and Gaon, that mean village of water. This n ...
tehsil of
Buldhana
Buldhana is the district headquarters and a Municipal Council in the Buldhana District of Amravati division in the Indian State of Maharashtra.
Climate
Demographics
As of the 2011 India census, Buldhana had a population of 67,431. Males con ...
of
Maharashtra
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. Situated on the right bank of river
Purna
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Purna is a town with a municipal council in Parbhani district in the Indian state of Maharashtra.
Geography
Purna is located at . It has an average elevation of .
Purna is situated in the Maharashtra state of India.
Demographics
India cens ...
, it serves as a gateway to
Jalgaon Jamod
Jalgaon Jamod is a town in Buldhana district of Indian States and territories of India, state of Maharashtra.
History
The name Jalgaon is a combination of two Marathi language, Marathi words, Jal and Gaon, that mean village of water. This n ...
tehsil
A tehsil (, also known as tahsil, taluka, or taluk) is a local unit of administrative division in some countries of South Asia. It is a subdistrict of the area within a district including the designated populated place that serves as its administr ...
as one travels from
State Highway 196 from
Nandura
Nandura is a city municipal council in the Buldhana district, Maharashtra, India. It is the headquarters of Nandura taluka and is situated on the National Highway No. 6 and the Mumbai-Howrah railway line. Nandura is an important city in the Bu ...
to Jalgaon Jamod. Its location attached to a state highway makes it an important place for other villages in vicinity for transportation to other places. From the
British Raj
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to the recent past, it was popularly known as 8th mile, as it was situated at a distance of eight miles from both Nandura and Jalgaon Jamod.
Manegaon is a small village having a population of 888 individuals with total 211 families as per census 2011. Agriculture is the main occupation of people; however, some brick-making plants on the banks of river Purna and some kiosks on the state highway help the economy a bit.
As of 1976 Gazette, Manegaon has around of agriculture land and 214 agriculturist in 105 houses. Nandura is nearby railway station and Asalgaon is nearby weekly bazar held on Tuesday. There is a primary School, a temple, a library and Cooperative Society.
Notes
External links
Photos of Manegaon at Panoramio
Villages in Buldhana district
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