Nhavi is a cast village in
Yawal
Yawal is a taluka, city and a municipal council in Jalgaon, Maharashtra, India.
Geography
Yawal has 1 river with 2 tributaries, (Harita and Sarita a.k.a. Hadkai and Khadkai).
In the stream of Suki River Suresh Chopane, Geologist from Chandrap ...
taluka in
Jalgaon district
Jalgaon (Marathi pronunciation: ͡ʒəɭɡaːʋ is a district in the northern part of Maharashtra, India. The headquarters is the city of Jalgaon.
It is bordered by the state of Madhya Pradesh to the north and by the districts of Buldhana to ...
in the state of
Maharashtra
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, India.
Demographics
The residents of Nhavi are mostly from the
Leva Patil
Leva Patel (Leuva Patidar) is a sub-caste or community of Patidars in India, situated mainly in Kathiawar region of Gujarat. Compared to other Patidar subcastes such as the Kadavas, they had greater wealth and control of positions in commerce, ed ...
caste, with many
Muslims
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,
Koli
Koli may refer to:
Places
* Koli, Finland, a hill in Finland
* Koli National Park, a national park in Finland
* Koli, Iran (disambiguation), several places in Iran
* Koli Airfield, a former airfield in the South Pacific
Other uses
* Koli people ...
,
Tadvi bhil
The Tadvi Bhil is an tribal community found in the states of Maharashtra, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan in India. They are from the larger Bhil ethnic group, and are a clan of it. They use the surname Tadvi or sometimes the name of thei ...
,
Buddhists
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,
Parashi and
Pavari. The Leva community is prevalent in the area of Nhavi. Nhavi is covered with 8 temples, viz Vithhal, Swaminarayan, Durga Devi, Manu Devi, Khanderav, Lord Ram, Lord Shiva & Hanumaan (Raj Rajeshwar Mahadev Mandir) and so on. Holi festival is the specialty of Nhavi and is famous for God Khanderav.
According to the census conducted in 2011, by the Ministry of Home Affairs, the total population reported was 12,782 and 3,143 Households. It shows 6,549 males and 6,233 female population out of which 1,442 are under the age of 6 years. The literacy level noted in the survey was near 95 percent. Pincode of Nhavi village is 425524.
Education
There are 9 major academic institutes in Nhavi:
* Bharat Vidyalaya Nhavi
* Shetki Basic Shala Nhavi
* Marathi Mulinchi Shala Nhavi
* G P Madhyamik Nhavi
* Sharada Vidyalaya Nhavi
* Urdu anglu High school Nhavi
* J T Mahajan Primary School Nhavi
* J T Mahajan Polytechnic College Nhavi
* J T Mahajan College of Engineering Nhavi
* J T Mahajan Industrial Training Institute Nhavi
* J T Mahajan College of M E
J. T. Mahajan College of Engineering is one of the "A" grade educational institute in the Nhavi area. It caters all the hardworking students across the country.
Industry
The main livelihood of the residents is
farming
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, with
banana
A banana is an elongated, edible fruit – botanically a berry – produced by several kinds of large herbaceous flowering plants in the genus ''Musa''. In some countries, bananas used for cooking may be called "plantains", distinguis ...
s as the prevalent crop.
Madhukar Sahakari Sakhar Karkhana (Sugar Factory) is situated near village and most of the people work there. The main market is Weekly market that opens on Monday 2.00 pm to 6.00 pm where farmers sell vegetables to the villagers. People from neighboring villages like Marul, Talegaon, Kalmoda, Hambardi, Borkheda also buy & sell in this weekly market.
Media
Majority of local newspapers are published from
Jalgaon
Jalgaon () is a city in Maharashtra, India. The city is located in North Maharashtra, and serves as the administrative headquarters of its namesake district, the Jalgaon district. Jalgaon is colloquially known as the “''Banana City of India ...
, namely Deshdoot, Deshonnati, Lokmat etc.
References
https://all-pincodes.com/pincode-of-Nhavi%20B.O-is-425524
External links
*http://www.censusindia.gov.in
*https://data.gov.in
Villages in Jalgaon district
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