- Javkhede
Javkhede is village in
Jalgaon district , tehsilAmalner in state ofMaharashtra ,India . Population of Javkhede is about 5,000.It is situated on banks of a
nullah . It lies on Border ofDhule andJalgaon districts and located between villages "Mohadi" and "Vavade".Majority of people speak "
Ahirani " language (a dialect ofMarathi ). Most of the people in this village are farmers. The popular crops are cotton, "Bajra", wheat, groundnut etc."Javkhede" was awarded "Adarsh gaon" (Ideal village) on national level by a trust headed by noted social activistAnna Hazare for work on irrigation and water conservation."Javkhede" is famous for "Gaadipeeth of Dutta" (a
Hindu God ). The biggest festival of this village is "Datta Jayanti". On this Day a religious procession is held in the village. A lot of Devotees come to pray on this occasion.
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