Bodwad

Bodwad is a small town in Jalgaon district of Maharashtra in India.^[1] It is the administrative center of the state Maharshtra in Bodwad Taluka.

Bodwad
Town
Village Panorama
Bodwad Location of Bodwad in Maharashtra, India
Coordinates: 21°03′N 75°46′E / 21.05°N 75.77°E / 21.05; 75.77Coordinates: 21°03′N 75°46′E / 21.05°N 75.77°E / 21.05; 75.77
Country	India
State	Maharashtra
District	Jalgaon
Government
• Body	Nagar Panchayat^[citation needed]
Elevation	209 m (686 ft)
Demonym	Bodwadkar^[citation needed]
Language
• Official	Marathi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	425310
Telephone code	02582
Vehicle registration	MH-19
Literacy	82.36%^[1]
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Muktainagar vidhansabha constituency
Website	[1]

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.^[1] 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]

References

1. "Bodwad Population - Jalgaon, Maharashtra". Census 2011. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
2. Bodwad staff, ITI (16 April 2020). "Government ITI Bodwad in Jalgaon, Maharashtra Admission 2020". www.helpuindia.com. from the original on 1 December 2014. Retrieved 17 April 2020.