![]() Location of Jalna District The district of Jalna is situated approximately in the centre of the state of Maharashtra and in the northern direction of the Marathwada region. It lies between the north latitudes of 19 degrees 1 minute and 21 degrees 3 minutes and the east longitudes of 75 degrees and 76.4 degrees. The district is bounded by Jalgaon district in the north, Parbhani and Buldhana in the east, Beed district in the south and Aurangabad district in the west. It covers an area of 7,612 Sq.Kms, which is 2.47 percent of the total state area. Geography of Jalna District Jalna district has a moderate to gently sloping undulating topography. The major part of the district falls under the Godavari river basin, more specifically the Purna sub-basin which is a tributary of the Godavari River. The district has a sub-Tropical climate, in which the bulk of rainfall is received from the southwest monsoon, between June and September. The rainy season is followed by winter, which lasts up to February. Minimum temperatures hit 9 degrees Celsius during this time. The winter is followed by hot summer, which continues up to June. Temperatures during this time soar up to 43 degree Celsius. Demography of Jalna District ![]() Administration of Jalna District Jalna district came into existence on 1st May 1981 with five tahsils namely Jalna, Ambad, Bhokardan, Jafrabad, Partur and one Jalna subdivision. Jalna city was declared as the district headquarters. On 26th January 1992 one more Subdivision came in to existence at Partur, and on 15th August 1992 three new tahsils were reconstituted namely Mantha, Badnapur and Ghansavangi. So at present there are 2 Sub-divisions, 8 Tahsils and 970 Villages in Jalna district. The administration of Jalna district is headed by the District Collector. Collectorate is the backbone of district administration. All kinds of decisions, law and order, revenue, elections, dealing with natural calamities etc are some of the responsibilities of the Collectorate. Economy of Jalna District The economy of Jalna district is based on agriculture and agro-industries, as 85 percent of the geographical area is under agricultural use. Out of the total 7, 61,200 hectares of the geographical area, 6, 51,553 hectares of land is under agricultural use. About 75 percent of the agricultural area is under Kharif crops, and 40 percent of land is under Rabi crops. Among the major crops grown in the district are jowar, wheat and cotton. Around 15 percent of the area is double-cropped whereas only 7.8 percent of the area is irrigated which is far below the state average. |
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Jalna District