Janephal

Janephal
जानेफळ
Village
Janephal
Coordinates: 20°17′37″N 76°34′33″E / 20.29361°N 76.57583°E / 20.29361; 76.57583Coordinates: 20°17′37″N 76°34′33″E / 20.29361°N 76.57583°E / 20.29361; 76.57583
Area code(s) 07268

Janephal is a village in Mehkar tehsil in Buldhana district, Maharashtra, India. It is situated on Maharashtra State Highway 171 between Khamgaon and Mehkar.Janephal is a Historical place. The town is planned with wide roads with drainage system, which is rare in rural area. Sahitya Akademi award winning author Sadanand Deshmukh belongs to this village. Janephal has historical references in Maratha history. The town is exiting before the Lahuji Jadhav`s era. The two stone gates (Vesh) are still existing and one fort like gadhi is still existing in the village.

Prominent farmer of Janephal, Mr. Pravin Bhagwandas Gattani has been honored by Government of Maharashtra by bestowing the "Udayan Pandit" award in 2009 in grand function held at Nagpur in presence of Governor, Chief Minister and other dignitaries from state.

People from Janephal are famous for their kindness, hospitality and intelligence. Currently Sarpanch of this village is vishwanath devidas hiwarale and vice sarpanch of village is Ganesh Pakhare

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