Yawal

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

Yawal
city
Yawal
Location in Maharashtra, India
Coordinates: 21.1667°N 75.7°E / 21.1667; 75.7
Country India
StateMaharashtra
DistrictJalgaon
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total45,000
Languages
 • OfficialMarathi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
425301
Telephone code02585
Vehicle registrationMH-19

Geography

Yawal has 1 river {Sur river} with 2 tributaries, (Harita and Sarita a.k.a. Hadkai and Khadkai). Yawal taluka consists of Atrawal, Kingaon, Anjale, Amoda, Sakali, Faizpur, Sangavi Bk, Nhavi, Korpawali, Haripura, Viravali and many other villages.

Demographics

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

Politics

Yawal is also a taluka city in the 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 a 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-Ankaleshwer 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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