Shendurjana Ghat

Shendurjana Ghat is a town in Maharashtra, India, situated in Warud tahsil of Amravati district. Its latitude and longitude are 21°31’13” North & 78° 17' 39” East. The town is particularly famous for its oranges.

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"'SHENDURJANA GHAT"'

Sendurjana is a town in Warud tahsil about 96.56 km. (60 miles) east of Achalpur with 2,376 houses and a population of 11,610' as per the 1961 Census. The contiguous village of Malkapur has been included in Shenduriana and with it constitutes a single municipal town. Shendurjana was formerly held by an agent of the Nagpur Raja called Gaikwad, in inam. He lived there and made the village one of considerable renown. About a kilometre away he built a splendid well which goes by his name and which costs 20,000 Rs. in those days. There is also an old temple of Siva. The weekly bazar is held on Fridays at which vegetables, grains, jaggery, chillis and turmeric are sold on a large scale. Sendurjana has three primary schools, a balak mandir and a high school named as the Janata High School. In addition there is a branch post and telegraph office. Across the rivers Jivna and Devna, which flow to the north of the town, dams have been laid and water utilised for irrigation and for drinking.

Municipality.

The municipality at Shendurjana was established in 1948 and the area under its jurisdiction is 10.20 km² (3.949 sq. miles).

Finance.

In 1962-63, income accrued from various sources excluding income under extraordinary and debt heads amounted to Rs. 1,16,125.78. The sources of income were municipal rates and taxes Rs. 57,836.04; realization under special acts, Rs. 702.25; revenue derived from municipal property and powers apart front taxation, Rs. 10,290.04; grants and contributions, Rs. 46,509.35 and miscellaneous, Rs. 788.10. Expenditure during the same year excluding expenditure due to extraordinary and debt heads amounted to Rs. 1,08,332.81. It comprised administration and collection charges, Rs. 16,327.86; public safety, Rs. 6,171.23; public health and convenience, Rs. 42,130.53; public instruction, Rs. 40,704.27; contributions for general purposes, Rs. 200.00 and miscellaneous, Rs. 2,798.92.

Health and Sanitation.

There are civil and veterinary dispensaries conducted by Government. The town has pucca stone-lined gutters. At present water supply is obtained from the wells as well as from Pusali dam.

Education.

Primary education is under the management of the municipality and is compulsory. In 1962-63 the number of pupils in both Urdu and Marathi schools was 1,033 and that of teachers 27.

Roads.

Roads within the municipal limits measure only 13.277 km. (eight miles, two furlongs) of which 3.219 km. (2 miles) are metalled.

Cremation and Burial Places.

Cemeteries and cremation grounds are maintained and used by the communities concerned.

The town has three old temples dedicated to Mahadeva.

From Link http://www.maharashtra.gov.in/english/gazetteer/AMRAVATI/places_Shendurjana.html

Paragraph from 1968 Amravati Gazette

Processing of Fruits.

Processing of fruits is of recent origin and is still in its infancy in the district. The Shendurjana Rasotpadak Sahakari Society is the only industrial undertaking doing the processing. It had in 1961 a share capital of Rs. 20,000. The State Government supplied working capital amounting to Rs. 50,000 in 1960. Besides, a juice extracting machine was given to the society through the Industries Office at Nagpur and the services of the Government Fruit Preservation Officer were also loaned to the society.

The society has at present equipment for fruit-juice making only. In I96I-62 it extracted juice valued at Rs. 23,885. Considering, however, the large production of citrus fruits, bananas etc. fruit-juice making and canning have ample scope.