- Jalna district
Jalna is an administrative
district in the state ofMaharashtra in westernIndia . Jalna town is the district headquarters. The district occupies anarea of 7718 km². The distritct is bounded on the north byJalgaon district , on the east by Parbhani and Buldhana districts, on the south byBeed district and on the west byAurangabad district .The district is known for Jamb Samarth village, the birthplace of Samarth Ramdas Swami. The
Battle of Assaye was fought inSeptember 23 ,1803 near the village ofAssaye located nearJafrabad in this district.Geography
The district is situated at the central Maharashtra, in the north
Marathwada region. The district has moderately to gently sloping undulated topography. The Northern part of the district is occupied by the Ajanta and Satmala hill ranges.Rivers and lakes
The
Godavari flows along the southern boundary of the district from west to east direction. The rivers, Dudhana, Gulati, Purna are the principal tributaries of the Godavari, which flow through the district. The river Purna flows from the central part of the district and meets the Godavari in the neighboring district. The rivers, Khelna and Girja are the important tributaries of river Purna which flow through the district.History
Jalna was formerly a part of the Princely State of Hyderabad and after independence became a part of
Aurangabad district . On May 1, 1982 the district was formed by carving out Jalna, Bhokardan, Jafrabad and Ambad talukas of Aurangabad district and Partur taluka of Parbhani district.Divisions
The district is divided into two sub-divisions, Jalna and Partur. These are further divided into eight talukas: Jalna, Ambad, Bhokardan, Badnapur, Ghansavangi, Partur, Mantha, and Jafrabad.
The district has five Vidhan Sabha constituencies: Partur, Ambad, Jalna, Badnapur and Bhokardan. While Partur is under Parbhani Lok Sabha constituency, the other four are under the lone Lok Sabha constituency of the district, Jalna.
Demography
The district has a population of 16,12,357 (male 8,25,977, female 7,86,380) (2001 census) of which 19.09% were urban (
as of 2001 ) [ [http://www.censusindiamaps.net/page/India_WhizMap/IndiaMap.htm] ] . The density of population is 209/km². The literacy rate is 64.52% (male 79.17%, female 49.25%) (2001 census).Notable personalities
*Bhagwan Kale,
Marathi writer and journalist; author of the Marathi book "Aapla Jalna Zilla" (English translation: "Our Jalna Zilla").
*Dasoo Vaidya,poet , dramatist, scriptwriter, andlyricist ; head of Department of Marathi at Barwale College, Jalna.
*Janardan Nagapurkar, popularly known as Janardan Mama,freedom fighter who played an important role in the Marathwada Mukti Sangram, in which he lost his life.
*Badrinarayn Barwale, founder of Maharashtra Hybrid Seeds Company (Mahyco); also a freedom fighter who fought against theBritish Raj .Notes
External links
* [http://jalna.nic.in Jalna district official website]
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