Yawal

Yawal
city
Yawal is located in Maharashtra
Yawal
Yawal
Location in Maharashtra, India
Coordinates: 21°10′00″N 75°42′00″E / 21.1667°N 75.7°E / 21.1667; 75.7
Country India
StateMaharashtra
DistrictJalgaon
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total
36,706
Languages
 • OfficialMarathi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
425301
Telephone code02585
Vehicle registrationMH-19

Yawal is a taluka, city and a municipal council in Jalgaon, Maharashtra, India.

Geography

Yawal has 1 river {Sur river} with 2 tributaries, (Harita and Sarita a.k.a. Hadkai and Khadkai). In the stream of Suki River Suresh Chopane, Geologist from Chandrapur discovered Columnar Basalt in August 2021.This is a rare Geological formation. Yawal taluka consists of Atrawal, Kingaon, Anjale, Amoda, Sakali, Faizpur, Sangavi Bk, Nhavi, Korpawali, Haripura, Viravali and many other villages.

Demographics

Yawal have a Hindu Population of 68.28%, followers of Islam is 26.19%, Buddhism Religion followers are 3.89 and other religion citizens are 1.64% as of May-2022

Year Male Female Total Population Change Religion (%)
Hindu Muslim Christian Sikhs Buddhist Jain Other religions and persuasions Religion not stated
2001[2] 128272 120324 248596 - 72.852 21.362 0.064 0.027 3.539 0.177 1.034 0.945
2011[3] 139981 132261 272242 0.095 70.236 24.237 0.061 0.028 2.283 0.150 0.545 2.460

Politics

Yawal is also a taluka city in the district of Jalgaon, Maharashtra. The Yawal city is divided into 19 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. The Yawal Municipal Council has a population of 36,706 of which 18,965 are males while 17,741 are females as per report released by Census India 2011. Yawal Municipal Council has total administration over 7,363 houses to which it supplies basic amenities like water and sewerage.

Transport

Yawal is located on the Burhanpur-Ankaleshwer MH SH 4.[citation needed] The nearest main railway station is Bhusawal which is just 18 km. The nearest airport to Yawal is Jalgaon Airport which is just 45  km away.

Temples

Maharishi Vyas Mandir
  • Shree Jagatguru Ved Maharshi Vyas Muni Mandir. He wrote the Mahabharata.
  • Tarkeshwar Mandir.

It has a fort said to have belonged to the Sansthanik Raje Nimbalkar.[4] Gavali Wadaa has a 9–10 km long wall.

Yawal Taluka(Tehsil)

Yawal is a city with tehsil headquarter in Jalgaon district of Maharashtra state in India. In Yawal taluka there is 91 villages and 2 towns(Yawal & Faizpur).

According to Indian census of 2011, population of Yawal taluka was 2,72,242. In which, 23.3% people lives in Urban areas and 76.7% lives in the Rural areas.

Map of Yawal taluka

See also

References

  1. ^ "Census 2011". Census India. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
  2. ^ Census India 2001.
  3. ^ Census India 2011.
  4. ^ "Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency: Khandesh". Printed at the Government Central Press. 18 August 1880. Retrieved 18 August 2017 – via Google Books.