Jalgaon
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Jalgaon is a city in western India, in northern Maharashtra state, Jalgaon District on the northern Deccan Plateau. Located within the productive, irrigated agricultural region of Kandesh, Jalgaon is a significant collection and distribution center of agricultural goods. The leading products are jowar 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.
Jalgaon has got pretty diverse climate. It is exceptionally hot and dry during summer with temperature reaching as high as 47 degrees Celsius. Jalgaon receives about 700 mm rainfall during monsoons, which is followed by pleasant temperature in winter.
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's Bombay Presidency in 1818 and of independent India in 1947.
-->Modern Jalgaon now boasts of vast industrial area, educational institutes and good hospitals. Jalgaon railway junction 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.
University And College in Jalgaon.
North Maharashtra University.- It covers all North region Colleges i.e Dhule, Nandurbar And Jalgaon. Government college of Enginearing Shram Sadhana Trust Bambhori(Engineering college) Godavari foundation Suresh Dada Jain college of engg. and Tech. M.J.college (Arts commerce science) Nutan Maratha college
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