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