Ralegaon Explained

Ralegaon
Settlement Type:town
Pushpin Map:India Maharashtra
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Maharashtra, India
Coordinates:20.4167°N 78.5167°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Maharashtra
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Yavatmal
Established Date:1982
Government Type:Nagar Panchayat
Unit Pref:Metric
Elevation M:248
Population Total:13,766
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Marathi
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:445402
Area Code Type:Telephone code
Area Code:07202
Registration Plate:MH-29
Blank1 Name Sec1:Nearest city
Blank1 Info Sec1:Yavatmal
Blank2 Name Sec1:Lok Sabha constituency
Blank2 Info Sec1:Yavatmal-Washim
Blank3 Name Sec1:Vidhan Sabha constituency
Blank3 Info Sec1:Ralegon

Ralegaon is Tehsil place town in Yavatmal District of Maharashtra (India). It is located in Vidarbha region of Maharashra. Geographically it is located northwest from Yavatmal. It is located 42 km away from Yavatmal and 21 km away from the Kalamb which is on Nagpur-Yavatmal road. And just 41 km from city Wardha.

This is a border taluka between Yavatmal district and Wardha District.

This town is special in production of cotton and also in soya bean and other pulses. It is also known as the cotton capital of Maharashtra. There are more than 10 ginning and pressings in this taluka and one raw oil mill. It also has a S.T. depot.

Formerly this town was part of Pandharkawada Taluka in Yavatmal district and then it became Taluka .

Demographics

India census,[1] Ralegaon had a population of 13,766. Males constitute about 51.23% of the population and females about 48.77%.

This is the taluka headquarters in Yavatmal district and has various saw mills. It also has Ginning and Pressing Mills. H.P industries is the biggest Ginning and pressing mill in ralegaon. it has a production house of 40000 bails per year. It is also one of the adivasi (Scheduled Tribe) tehsil in Maharashtra. MLA seat of this Taluka reserved for Scheduled Tribe community candidate.

Transport

This town is connected via only State Transport(S.T) bus. S.T. having depot at Ralegaon. Buses for Yavatmal, Amravati, Nagpur, Nanded, Wardha, Amravati, Chandrapur runs from Ralegaon.Nearest railway station is Wardha & Dhamangaon. Nearest airport are Nagpur and Nanded.[2]

Languages

Marathi, Gondi, Banjara are most commonly spoken languages in this Taluka.

Climate

As per normal vidarbha, this town is also very hot during summer. During Summer temperature from 40 -45 °C and during winter and rainy season maximum up to 30 °C.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Census of India: View Population Details . 8 January 2015 . 9 January 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150109000150/http://www.censusindia.gov.in/(S(04dwlf55y2zlak55sqfznvix))/PopulationFinder/View_Village_Population.aspx?pcaid=547662&category=VILLAGE . dead .
  2. Web site: Ralegaon, India Page. Fallinggrain.com.