Chalisgaon

Chalisgaon
—  city  —
Chalisgaon Location of Chalisgaon in Maharashtra and India
Coordinates	20°28′N 75°01′E / 20.47°N 75.02°E / 20.47; 75.02Coordinates: 20°28′N 75°01′E / 20.47°N 75.02°E / 20.47; 75.02
Country	India
State	Maharashtra
District(s)	Jalgaon
MLA	Rajeev Deshmukh
Population	91,094 (2001[update])
Time zone	IST (UTC+05:30)
Area • Elevation	• 344 metres (1,129 ft)
Codes • Pincode • 424101 • Telephone • +91-2589 • Vehicle • MH19

Chalisgaon (Marathi: चाळीसगाव) is a city and a municipal council in Jalgaon district in the state of Maharashtra, India.

Chalisgaon is the second largest tehsil after Bhusawal in Jalgaon district. Villages under Chalisgaon administration include Alwadi, Bahal, Bhoras, Devali, Hirapur, Jamda, Khedgaon, Mehunbare, Patonda, Pilkhod, Ranjangaon, Saygaon, Umbarkhed, and Waghali,.

Geography

Chalisgaon is located at 20°28′N 75°01′E / 20.47°N 75.02°E / 20.47; 75.02.^[1] It has an average elevation of 344 metres (1128 feet).

Special

The world famous mathematician & philosopher Bhaskaracharya is from Challisgaon. The world famous artist Keki Moos was from Chalisgaon.India’s well known personalities like – Late. Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru (Primeminister of India), Baba Amte(social worker & follower of Vinoba Bhave, Late.Jaiprakesh Narayan, Shankar Rao Dev. Late. Sane Guruji (Pandurang Sadashiv Sane). Pt. Mahadev shastri Joshi. Maharshi Anna Saheb Karve, Narayan Hari Aapte (writer) Prof. N. S. Phadke, shri M. Mate, Acharya Atre, Vasant Shantaram Desai etc. visited Keki’s museum.

The Belganga Sahakari Sakhar Karkhana is located at Bhoras in Chalisgaon

Demographics

As of 2008^[update] India census,^{[2][not in citation given]} Chalisgaon had a population of 100,321. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Chalisgaon has an average literacy rate of 73%, higher than the national average of 59.5%, with male literacy of 79% and female literacy of 67%. 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Transport

Chalisgaon is one of the important railway junctions under Bhusawal division of Central Railways. Situated on the Mumbai-Bhusawal railway line, this junction offers connectivity to Dhule. A slip route of around 57 km is connected to Dhule city from Chalisgaon. Trains stopping at Chalisgaon include Punjab Mail, Jhelum Express, Howrah Mail, Vidarbha Express, Sevagram Express, Nagpur Pune Express, Maharashtra Express, etc.

Chalisgaon is at junction of important highways viz. NH-211 Dhule-Aurangbad-Solapur, SH-18 Malegaon-Chalisgaon-Pachora-Bodwad-Nagpur and SH-24 Chalisgaon-Nandgaon.

Schools & Colleges

Schools and colleges in Chalisgaon include K.D.M.G.S. Ayurved College and Hospital,
Hirubhai Himabhai Patel prathmic Vidya Mandir,
Indira Gandhi Sindhi High School,
A. B. Boys' Highschool,
A. B. Girls' Highschool,
Good Shephard Convent School,
St. Joseph's Convent School (CBSE),
Rashtriya Vidyalaya,
Rashtiya Girls' Highschool,
Haribhau Chavan Madhyamik Vidyalaya, Ranjangaon,
Gurukul Vidyalaya(Tatyasaheb Samant Madhyamik Vidyalaya know more about Gurukul Vidyalaya ([1])),
Abhinav Vidyalaya (Kakasaheb Purnapatre Madhyamic Vidyalaya),
Rashtriya Arts Science & Commerce College,
Chalisgaon Education Society's B.P. Arts, S.M.A. Science & K.K.C. Commerce College,
Chalisgaon Education Society's K. R. Kotkar Junior College,
Tahejeeb Urdu Highschool, and Anglo Urdu Highschool Ghat Road,
Tahezib Urdu High School ,Musa Qadri Nagar Chalisgaon.

Tourist Places

Chalisgaon has tourist attractions. Patanadevi is a Hemadpanthi temple and archaeological site. It is surrounded by the dense vegetation of the Gautala Outram Ghat Wildlife Sanctuary. During the Monsoons the Dhawaltirtha Waterfall is active in the mountains. Also Girna Dam is popular place when its overflowed.

The famous mathematician 'Bhaskaracharya' was lived here and written a book 'Leelavati' in the forest of Patanadevi.

The mountains are filled with caves, including Pittalkhora Caves, and the place where Digambar Jain Saint Bhavsagar Maharaj was given his last rituals.

Mudaidevi temple is situated on the banks of the river Titur.

From Chalisgaon world famous Ajanta and Ellora caves are at the distance of 110 and 65 km respectively.

References

1. ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Chalisgaon
2. ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. http://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999. Retrieved 2008-11-01.