| Jalgaon
District
Area, Population & Sex Ratio
Geographical Area : 11765.0 Km2
Population in Jalgaon (Census 2011)
Total Population
Total : 4224442
Male : 2197835
Female : 2026607
Under 6 population
Total : 513797
Male : 280915
Female : 232882
Disabled population
Total disabled population : 57264
In seeing : 15945
In speech : 4175
In hearing : 3692
In movement : 26496
Mental : 6956
Rank ( VoiceOfBharat.org Analysis
)
Backwardness : 268
Sex Ratio Rank : 258
(Rank one is least sex ratio - Cenus 2001)
HIV Category District : A
(HIV Sentinel Surveillance 2004 - 2006)
Disability : 120 (Census 2001)
Literacy Ratio : 112 (Census 2001)
Minority : Does not figure in MCD
Mahindra Patil, local NGO
People of Jalgaon do not receive quality education.
They lack awareness about various issues.
Youths should be shown the right track. Then only they will lead
an improved life.
Unemployment is also a big issue.
Brief About Jalgaon District
Jalgaon in brief. Jalgaon is situated in western
India, in northern Maharashtra state, on the northern Deccan Plateau.
Located within a productive, irrigated agricultural region, Jalgaon
is a significant collection and distribution center of agricultural
goods. The leading products are millet and raw cotton; the region's
rich volcanic soil is particularly well suited to cotton production.
Jalgaon is an important center for cotton-textile and vegetable-oil
mills, particularly groundnut-oil and hydrogenation plants. Jalgaon
is also well known for bananas production. The city is also famous
for its gold market which has reputation of being pure. The city
is served by several major rail lines and a national highway connecting
it to Mumbai (formerly Bombay) and Kolkata. The Ajanta Caves are
located about 64 km (about 40 mi) to the south of Jalgaon and the
Yaval Wildlife Sanctuary is about 32 km (about 20 mi) to the north.
Formerly part of territory controlled by the Holkar family of Maratha
rulers, Jalgaon became part of British India in 1818 and independent
India in 1947. Modern Jalgaon is now boasts of vast industrial area,
educational institutes and good hospitals. The railway junctions
serve routes to Mumbai, Nagpur, Delhi and Surat. The city is well
developed with good roads, shopping centres, residential areas,
with good infrastructure in communication and transport. The new
Muncipal Corporation adds new dimensions to the developing city.
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