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Varangaon

Coordinates: 21°01′N 75°54′E / 21.017°N 75.900°E / 21.017; 75.900
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Varangaon
City
Varangaon is located in Maharashtra
Varangaon
Varangaon
Location in Maharashtra, India
Coordinates: 21°01′N 75°54′E / 21.017°N 75.900°E / 21.017; 75.900
Country India
StateMaharashtra
DistrictJalgaon
Government
 • BodyVarangaon Municipal Council[1]
Dimensions
 • Length2.64 km (1.64 mi)
 • Width1.75 km (1.09 mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
35,411
DemonymVarangaonkar
Language
 • OfficialMarathi
Time zoneUTC 5:30 (IST)
PIN
425305
Telephone code02582
Vehicle registrationMH 19

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

Geography

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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

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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 Mumbai–Howrah rail route.[7]

Demographics

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AS per Indian census 2011, the population of Varangaon was 35,411. Out of these 18,385 were male and 17,026 were female.[8]

Year Male Female Total Population Change Religion (%)
Hindu Muslim Christian Sikhs Buddhist Jain Other religions and persuasions Religion not stated
2011[8] 18385 17026 35411 - 70.114 19.610 0.384 0.107 8.983 0.661 0.000 0.141

Religion

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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[citation needed].

Economy

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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.

References

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