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Varangaon is a town in Jalgaon district of Maharashtra in India.[2] It is situated in Bhusawal taluka.[3]
Varangaon | |
|---|---|
City | |
  Varangaon Location in Maharashtra, India | |
| Coordinates: 21°01′N 75°54′E / 21.017°N 75.900°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Maharashtra |
| District | Jalgaon |
| Government | |
| • Body | Varangaon Municipal Council[1] |
| Dimensions | |
| • Length | 2.64 km (1.64 mi) |
| • Width | 1.75 km (1.09 mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 35,411 |
| Demonym | Varangaonkar |
| Language | |
| • Official | Marathi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 425305 |
| Telephone code | 02582 |
| Vehicle registration | MH 19 |
Geography
editA river, Bhogvati, flows through the town.[4] Bhogvati later joins the Tapi River near Bhusaval. The Hatnur Dam, is present 11 km north on the River Tapi, provides water to the town.[5]
Economics
editThe Ordnance Factory of Varangaon of the Ordnance Factories Board.It manufactures gunpowder and similar military products for the Indian Armed Forces is located in Varangaon.[6] Varangaon railway station falls on the Mumbai–Howrah rail route.[7]
Demographics
editAS per Indian census 2011, the population of Varangaon was 35,411. Out of these 18,385 were male and 17,026 were female.[8]
| Year | Male | Female | Total Population | Change | Religion (%) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hindu | Muslim | Christian | Sikhs | Buddhist | Jain | Other religions and persuasions | Religion not stated | |||||
| 2011[8] | 18385 | 17026 | 35411 | - | 70.114 | 19.610 | 0.384 | 0.107 | 8.983 | 0.661 | 0.000 | 0.141 |
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Religion
editNageshwar Temple is situated on the outskirts of the town, which is an ancient Shiva temple.[9] It is believed that the Maratha Sardar Bajirao Peshva paid his tributes to this temple, before marching on to Delhi and the Mughal Sultanate. Muktai Temple of Mehun Muktainagar is also nearby[citation needed].
Economy
editFarming is the main source of income of the majority of the people.[10] Sugarcane, banana, cotton and jowar are the main crops, taken twice a year in both harvests. The fields are irrigated by water from the River Tapi.
References
edit- ^ "वरणगाव पालिकेची निवडणुक होणार अठरा प्रभागात" [Varangaon Palikechi Nivadnuk Honar Athra Prabhagat]. Sakal (in Marathi). Varangaon. 4 January 2015. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
- ^ "भुसावळ तालुक्यातील वरणगाव वरणगावात निवडणूक फिव्हर" [Bhusawal Talukyatil Varangaon Varangaonat Nivadnuk Fever]. www.gormatnews.com (in Marathi). Jalgaon. 20 March 2015. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
- ^ Dhayade, Kundan (17 April 2020). "Varangaon Ord.factory Pin Code". India TV. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
- ^ "तालुक्यात नद्या तहानलेल्याच" [Talukyat Nadya Tahanlelyach]. Sakal (in Marathi). Bhusawal. 20 September 2009. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
- ^ Vijay Pathak (30 December 2009). "हतनूर धरण 'गाळा' च्या मार्गावर" [Hatnur Dharan 'Gala' cya Margavar]. Maharashtra Times (in Marathi). Jalgaon. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
- ^ Suresh Ujjainwaal (20 February 2012). "अॉर्डनन्स फँक्टरीचा गलथान कारभार" [Ordnance Factorycha Galthan Carbhaar]. Divya Marathi (in Marathi). Retrieved 1 July 2015.
- ^ "Varangaon Railway Station". www.bharatrail.info. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
- ^ a b Census India 2011.
- ^ "भुसावळ- नागेश्वर यात्रेस प्रतिसाद" [Bhusawal- Nageshwar Yatress Pratisad]. www.jalgaonlive.com. Bhusawal. 16 February 2012. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
- ^ Devidas Vani (3 January 2015). "हतनूर'मधून डावा कालव्याचे स्वप्न यंदा तरी पूर्ण होईल?" [Hatnur'Madun Dava Kalvyache Swapna Yanda Tari Purn Hoil?]. Sakal (in Marathi). Bhusawal. Retrieved 7 July 2015.