Bodwad
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Demographics

Bodwad is a city and taluka, a municipal council
Municipal council
A municipal council is the local government of a municipality. Specifically the term can refer to the institutions of various countries that can be translated by this term...

 in the revenue subdivision of Jalgaon district
Jalgaon District
Jalgaon district is a district of Maharashtra. It was formerly known as East Khandesh district. It has an area of 11,765 km², and a population of 3,682,690 of which 71.4% were rural....

 in Nashik division
Nashik Division
* this division is known as North MaharashtraNasik division is one of the six divisions of India's Maharashtra state. The historic Khandesh region covers the northern part of the division, in the valley of the Tapti River...

 of Kandesh region of Maharashtra
Maharashtra
Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...

 state in India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

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Geography

Bodwad is located at North Maharashtra. It is very near Madhya Pradesh.21.05°N 75.77°E. It has an average elevation of 209 metres (686 feet).

Overview

It is located on Bhusawal
Bhusawal
Bhusawal or Bhusaval is a city and a municipal council in Jalgaon district in the state of Maharashtra, India.-Geography:Bhusawal is located at . It has an average elevation of 209 metres ....

 - Badnera
Badnera
Badnera is a part of Amravati district of the Vidarbha region of Maharashtra state in India.Badnera is a railway junction on Bhusawal-Badnera railway line of Central Railway...

 section of Bhusawal Division of Central Railway and is on Mumbai
Mumbai
Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...

 - Howrah main rail route.
The biggest college in the city is N H Ranka Highschool & jr-Sr College.

Industry

Bodwad is mainly known for Cotton industries, There are lot of spinning mills, Oil mills situated near by.
It is one of the big industrial place mainly for cotton.

Road

Bodwad is situated on Indore-Aurangabad Highway.
Internal roads like Jamner Road, Muktainagar Road, Jamthi Road, Malkapur Road, Manur Road are very congested in Bodwad and also get connected to [NH 6], totally they have four exits from the town. Nasik( HinduPilgrimage place) is only 4½ hrs journey by road & railway.

Railway

  • Bodwad has very good railway connectivity, and an important railway station.

  • Bodwad is a on Central Railway on Mumbai-Kolkata (East/West) connections.
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