Jalna is a centrally placed district of Maharashtra located in the northern direction of Marathwada region. The district shares common boundaries with Parbhani & Buldhana on the east, Aurangabad on the west, Jalgaon on the north and Beed on the south.

Jalna was formerly a part of Nizam State and after the Marathwada Mukti Sangram became part of India, as a tehsil of District Aurangabad. It got a separate status of a district on 1st May 1982 by carving out Jalna, Bhokardan, Jafrabad, Ambad tehsils of Aurangabad district and Partur tahsil of Parbhani district.

The administrative head quarter is located at Jalna town and is well connected by rail and road. The district is known for its hybrid seed processing industries, steel re-rolling mills, bidi industry & agro based industries like dal mill.

Some worth visiting places in and around Jalna are:

• Shree Ganesh of Rajur
• Mastyodari Devi of Ambad
• Jamb Samarth, Ghansawangi Tq
• Jalicha Dev of Jaidevwadi
• Anand Swami of Jalna
• Mamma Devi of Jalna
• Kali Masjid of Jalna
• Guru Ganesh Bhavan of Jalna

Facts & Figures

Area	7,612 Sq. Kms
Latitude	19.1 to 20.3 North
Longitude	75.4 to 76.4 East
Temperature	Min.: 10.50 °C; Max.: 30 – 31 °C
Average Rainfall	763 mm
Population	16, 12,357 (2001 census)
Population density	209 per sq. km
Literacy Rate	64.52%
Sex Ratio	952 females per 1000 males
No. of Subdivisions	2
No. of Tehsils	8
Panchayat Samiti	8
No. of Villages	970
STD Code	02482

How to reach

Jalna town is well connected to state capital and national capital by broad gauge railway line. Major towns of the state are also connected by state highways.

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