Yawal

Yawal
यावल
city
Yawal
Location in Maharashtra, India
Coordinates: 21°10′00″N 75°42′00″E / 21.1667°N 75.7°E / 21.1667; 75.7Coordinates: 21°10′00″N 75°42′00″E / 21.1667°N 75.7°E / 21.1667; 75.7
Country  India
State Maharashtra
District Jalgaon
Population (2011)[1]
 • Total 45,000
Languages
 • Official Marathi
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN 425301
Telephone code 02585
Vehicle registration MH-19

Yawal is a taluka, city and a municipal council in Jalgaon, Maharashtra, India.

Geography

Yawal has 2 rivers (Harita and Sarita a.k.a. Hadkai and Khadkai). Yawal taluka consists of Atrawal, Kingaon, Anjale, Amoda, Sakali, Faizpur, Sangavi Bk, Nhavi,Viravali/Virawali and many other villages.

Demographics

Zhambre-Deshmukhs were the head of Yawal Pargana. They had received Yawal as a Jagir.

Politics

Yawal is also a taluka city in district of Jalgaon, Maharashtra. The Yawal city is divided into 19 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. The Yawal Municipal Council has population of 36,706 of which 18,965 are males while 17,741 are females as per report released by Census India 2011. Yawal Municipal Council has total administration over 7,363 houses to which it supplies basic amenities like water and sewerage.

Transport

Yawal is located on the Burhanpur-Naupada MH SH 4. The nearest main railway station is Bhusawal which is just 18 km. The nearest airport to Yawal is Jalgaon Airport which is just 45 km away.

Temples

Maharishi Vyas Mandir
  • Shree Jagatguru Ved Maharshi Vyas Muni Mandir. He wrote the Mahabharata.
  • Tarkeshwar Mandir.

It has a fort said to have belonged to the Sansthanik Raje Nimbalkar.[2] Gavali Wadaa has a 9–10 km long wall.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Search details". Census India. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
  2. ↑ "Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency: Khandesh". Printed at the Government Central Press. 18 August 1880. Retrieved 18 August 2017 – via Google Books.
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