Manegaon (8th mile)
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Manegaon is a village and Gram panchayat
in Jalgaon Jamod
tehsil of Buldhana of Maharashtra
. Situated on the right bank of river Purna
, it serves as a gateway to Jalgaon Jamod
tehsil
as one travels from State Highway 196
from Nandura to Jalgaon Jamod. Its location attached to a state highway makes it an important place for other villages in vicinity for transportation to other places. From the British Raj
to the recent past, it was popularly known as 8th mile, as it was situated at a distance of eight miles from both Nandura and Jalgaon Jamod.
Manegaon is a small village having a population of 793 individuals by census 2001. Agriculture is the main occupation of people; however, some brick-making plants on the bakns of river Purna and some kiosks on the state highway helps the economy a bit.
As of 1976 Gazette, Manegaon has around 2262 Arces of agriculture land and 214 agriculturist in 105 houses. Nandura is nearby railway station and Asalgaon is nearby weekly bazar held on Tuesday. There is a primary School, a temple, a libaray and Cooperative Society. Khandvi
, a village 3 km from Manegaon, has been the post office for Manegaon (It had been Dadulgaon previously).
Gram panchayat
Gram panchayats are local self-governments at the village or small town level in India. As of 2002 there were about 265,000 gram panchayats in India. The gram panchayat is the foundation of the Panchayat System. A gram panchayat can be set up in villages with minimum population of 300...
in Jalgaon Jamod
Jalgaon Jamod
Jalgaon Jamod is a tehsil and a municipal council town situated in the north of Buldhana district in the Indian state of Maharashtra.I t is located near satpuda ranges and is on the border of maharashtra and madhyapraddesh.-Borders:...
tehsil of Buldhana 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...
. Situated on the right bank of river Purna
Purna River
The Purna River is a river of Western India. It runs parallel to the Tapti river and empties in it at Changdev in Jalgaon, Maharashta.-Description:...
, it serves as a gateway to Jalgaon Jamod
Jalgaon Jamod
Jalgaon Jamod is a tehsil and a municipal council town situated in the north of Buldhana district in the Indian state of Maharashtra.I t is located near satpuda ranges and is on the border of maharashtra and madhyapraddesh.-Borders:...
tehsil
Tehsil
A Tehsil or Tahsil/Tahasil , also known as Taluk and Mandal, is an administrative division of some country/countries of South Asia....
as one travels from State Highway 196
State Highway 196 (Maharashtra)
Maharashtra State Highway 196 is a State Highway running entirely through the Buldhana district of Maharashtra. It connects Motala on State Highway 176 to Khandvi on State Highway 194...
from Nandura to Jalgaon Jamod. Its location attached to a state highway makes it an important place for other villages in vicinity for transportation to other places. From the British Raj
British Raj
British Raj was the British rule in the Indian subcontinent between 1858 and 1947; The term can also refer to the period of dominion...
to the recent past, it was popularly known as 8th mile, as it was situated at a distance of eight miles from both Nandura and Jalgaon Jamod.
Manegaon is a small village having a population of 793 individuals by census 2001. Agriculture is the main occupation of people; however, some brick-making plants on the bakns of river Purna and some kiosks on the state highway helps the economy a bit.
As of 1976 Gazette, Manegaon has around 2262 Arces of agriculture land and 214 agriculturist in 105 houses. Nandura is nearby railway station and Asalgaon is nearby weekly bazar held on Tuesday. There is a primary School, a temple, a libaray and Cooperative Society. Khandvi
Khandvi
Khandvi is a village in Jalgaon Jamod tehsil of Buldhana district, Maharashtra. Situated on the confluence of State highways 194 and 196, it serves as an important juncture connecting the Jalgaon Jamod tehsil of Buldhana district to the Muktainagar tehsil of the adjacent Jalgaon Khandesh district....
, a village 3 km from Manegaon, has been the post office for Manegaon (It had been Dadulgaon previously).