Varangaon Explained

Varangaon
Settlement Type:City
Pushpin Map:India Maharashtra
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Maharashtra, India
Coordinates:21.0167°N 129°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Maharashtra
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Jalgaon
Governing Body:Varangaon Municipal Council[1]
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Total:35411
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Demonym:Varangaonkar
Demographics Type1:Language
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Marathi
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:425305
Area Code Type:Telephone code
Area Code:02582
Registration Plate:MH 19
Width Km:1.75
Length Km:2.64
Blank Name Sec1:Sohail Kachhi

Varangaon is a town in Jalgaon district of Maharashtra in India.[2] It is situated  in Bhusawal taluka.[3]

Geography

A 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

The 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 MumbaiHowrah rail route.[7]

Demographics

AS per Indian census 2011, the population of Varangaon was 35,411. Out of these 18,385 were male and 17,026 were female.

Religion

Nageshwar 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.

Economy

Farming 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.

Notes and References

  1. News: Marathi. वरणगाव पालिकेची निवडणुक होणार अठरा प्रभागात. Varangaon Palikechi Nivadnuk Honar Athra Prabhagat. 4 January 2015. 1 July 2015. Sakal. Varangaon.
  2. News: भुसावळ तालुक्यातील वरणगाव वरणगावात निवडणूक फिव्हर. Bhusawal Talukyatil Varangaon Varangaonat Nivadnuk Fever. Marathi. 20 March 2015. 1 July 2015. Jalgaon. www.gormatnews.com.
  3. News: Dhayade. Kundan. Varangaon Ord.factory Pin Code. 17 April 2020. India TV. 17 April 2020.
  4. News: तालुक्यात नद्या तहानलेल्याच. Bhusawal. Talukyat Nadya Tahanlelyach. Sakal. 20 September 2009. 1 July 2015. Marathi.
  5. News: हतनूर धरण 'गाळा' च्या मार्गावर. Vijay Pathak. Jalgaon. 30 December 2009. 3 July 2015. Hatnur Dharan 'Gala' cya Margavar. Marathi. Maharashtra Times.
  6. News: Marathi. अॉर्डनन्स फँक्टरीचा गलथान कारभार. Suresh Ujjainwaal. 20 February 2012. 1 July 2015. Ordnance Factorycha Galthan Carbhaar. Divya Marathi.
  7. Web site: Varangaon Railway Station. www.bharatrail.info. 1 July 2015.
  8. https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/11382/download/14495/DDW27C-01%20MDDS.XLS Census India 2011
  9. News: भुसावळ- नागेश्वर यात्रेस प्रतिसाद. 16 February 2012. 3 July 2015. www.jalgaonlive.com. Bhusawal- Nageshwar Yatress Pratisad. Bhusawal.
  10. News: हतनूर'मधून डावा कालव्याचे स्वप्न यंदा तरी पूर्ण होईल?. Devidas Vani. 3 January 2015. 7 July 2015. Bhusawal. Hatnur'Madun Dava Kalvyache Swapna Yanda Tari Purn Hoil?. Marathi. Sakal.