Bodwad Explained


Bodwad
Native Name Lang:mr
Settlement Type:Town
Image Alt:River picture
Pushpin Map:India Maharashtra
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Bodwad in Maharashtra, India
Coordinates:21.05°N 75.77°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name1:Maharashtra
Subdivision Name2:Jalgaon
Governing Body:Nagar Panchayat
Unit Pref:Metric
Elevation M:209
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Demonym:Bodwadkar
Demographics Type1:Language
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:425310
Area Code:02582
Area Code Type:Telephone code
Registration Plate:MH-19
Blank1 Name Sec2:Climate
Website:http://www.bodwad.mahapanchayat.gov.in
Demographics1 Info1:Marathi
Blank2 Name Sec1:Literacy
Blank2 Info Sec1:82.36%[1]
Blank3 Name Sec1:Vidhan Sabha constituency
Blank3 Info Sec1:Muktainagar vidhansabha constituency

Bodwad is a small town in Jalgaon district of Maharashtra in India. It is the administrative center of the state Maharshtra in Bodwad Taluka.

Demographics

According to the 2011 population census, Bodwad has a population of 24,221, of which 12,588 are males and 11,633 are females. There are 3,118 children between the ages of 0 and 6, which comprises 12.87% of the population. Bodwad is known for Cotton production and corn.Dry area.

Politics

Former president of India Pratibha Patil hails from this taluka. Her ancestral village, Nadgaon, is a few miles away from Bodwad and is part of Muktainagar assembly constituency. From 1989-2019 former Revenue Minister of Maharashtra, Eknath Khadse was MLA of this constituency. Before splitting from Bhusawal, Bodwad was part of Bhusawal Taluka.

Education facilities

The taluka contains the Government ITI institute at Nadgaon village.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bodwad Population - Jalgaon, Maharashtra . Census 2011 . 3 October 2018 .
  2. Web site: Government ITI Bodwad in Jalgaon, Maharashtra Admission 2020. Bodwad staff. ITI. 16 April 2020. www.helpuindia.com. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20141201012756/http://www.helpuindia.com:80/college/government-iti-bodwad-14248 . 1 December 2014 . 17 April 2020.