Muktainagar

Muktainagar is a town in Jalgaon district, Maharashtra, India. It is the administrative headquarter of its eponymous taluka. It is located in North Maharashtra region. [1][2]

Muktainagar
Edlabad
Town
Changdeva Temple and art on exterior walls, Purna river (bottom)
Jalgaon district
Jalgaon district
Muktainagar
Location in Maharashtra, India
Jalgaon district
Jalgaon district
Muktainagar
Muktainagar (India)
Coordinates: 21°3′8″N 76°3′18″E
Country India
StateMaharashtra
DistrictJalgaon
Named forMuktabai
Government
 • Typenagar panchayat
 • Bodynagar panchayat
Area
 • Total2,197 ha (5,429 acres)
Dimensions
 • Length3.53 km (2.19 mi)
 • Width1.74 km (1.08 mi)
Elevation
230 m (750 ft)
Highest elevation
(Hill)
244 m (801 ft)
Lowest elevation
(Purna river bank)
214 m (702 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total23,970
 • Density258/km2 (670/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialMarathi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
425306
Telephone code91-02583
Vehicle registrationMH-19
Lok Sabha constituencyRaver
Vidhan Sabha constituencyMuktainagar

It located near bank of Purna river and is highest populated town in Muktainagar taluka.[2]

History

During British rule, Muktainagar taluka was known as Edlabad petha and was part of East Khandesh district.[3] Around 1880, Muktainagar taluka was made part of Khandesh district's Bhusaval subdivision.[4] Muktainagar taluk (then known as Edlabad mahal) was part of Bhusaval taluka.[5]

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, Muktainagar had 5,352 households and a population of 23,970, of which 12,433 were males and 11,537 females. The population of children below six years of age was 3,201, making up 13.35% of the total population of the village. The sex ratio of Muktainagar village is 928, which is close to the Maharashtra state average of 929. The child sex ratio is 820, lower than the Maharashtra average of 894. In 2011, the literacy rate of Muktainagar village was 84.41% compared to an average of 82.34% in Maharashtra. In Muktainagar male literacy stands at 88.86% and female literacy at 79.70%. Members of scheduled castes (SC) constituted 10.75% of the population of Muktainagar village, while scheduled tribes (ST) made up 5.25%.[6]

Education facilities

G.G. Khadse College is college offering undergraduate and postgraduate courses. A veterinary college is expected to start in 2020.

Politics

The former President of India Pratibha Patil started her political career in Muktainagar in the early 1960s.[7] The former revenue minister of Maharashtra, Eknath Khadse, was MLA from Muktainagar from 1989 to 2019.[8] Shiv Sena's Chandrakant Nimba Patil is the current MLA from the Muktainagar Vidhan Sabha constituency. He narrowly defeated Rohini Eknath Khadse of the BJP in the 2019 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly elections.[9]

See also

References
  1. Dasgupta, Rajan (5 October 2019). "Muktainagar is in Jalgaon district of Maharashtra". Times Of India. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  2. District census handbook Jalgaon (PDF). Mumbai: Directorate of census operations Maharashtra. 2014.
  3. Koppikar, Devrao Vithalrao (1950). The Bombay Forest Manual, Revised ...: Forest law and policy, and constitution, protection, management and working of forests. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
  4. Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency. Government Central Press. 1880. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
  5. "CENSUS OF INDIA 1961: district census handbook Jalgaon" (PDF). Census India. 1961.
  6. "Census of India: Search Details". Census of India 2011. Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  7. "PERSONAL PROFILE". pratibhapatil.info. Archived from the original on 2 July 2018.
  8. "Rise and fall of former BJP minister Eknath Khadse". The Economic Times. 5 June 2016. Archived from the original on 2 July 2018.
  9. Shrinivas, Chandrashekhar (24 October 2019). "Maharashta election 2019 : Rohini Khadse daughter BJP leader Eknath Khadse losses in Muktainagar". NDTV.
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