CENSUS OF INDIA 1981 DISTRICT CENSUS HANDBOOK JALGAON Compiled by THE MAlIARASHTRA CENSUS DIRECTORATE BOMBAY PRINTED IN INDIA BY THE MANAGER, GOVERNMENT CENTRAL PRESS, BOMBAY AND PUBLISHED BY THE DIRECTOR, GOVERNMENT PRINTING, STATIONERY AND PUBLICATIONS, MAHARASHTRA STATE, BOMBAy-400 004. 1986 [Price-Rs. 30' 00 ] • z • o • « • (!) • ...J • «...., Ii t ], : t '" ..,_ '"-g g: Ie: ~ Ii u ~ J of ~ ~ ~~, .. 0 ii ~ ;; ~ ~ :I ~ g"" a ~I!i ! ."•~ 2 ~ In r; j ! 1 in f i5 f ~ g ,tf i .....~: g ~ jill 8. ~ ! f i S'j (t OIl .!! 0: 0: :5 ~ o .!1 -0 .E '0 o "."-,\_r­ } .r._i o , .[ ;] I s a C '\ MOTIF Banana the fruit for all (rich or poor) is grown on almost half the fruit-growing area of Jalgaon district. This area is almost three-fourth of the total area under banana plantation in Maharashtra. In terms of money, more than one-fourth income of the agricultural products of the district, is from banana. Large quantities of Jalgaon banana are exported not only to various states but also outside India, earning thereby valuable foreign exchange to the country. This achievement, in the adverse climatic conditions unsuitable for banana, is highly creditable to the hard-working people of the district. CONTENTS PAGE Foreword v Acknowledgements vii Names and Spellings of Distrk.t and Tahsils situated therein, with Names and viii Spellings of the respective H.Q. places. Important Statistics 1 Analytical Note 9 Part A-Village and Town Directory (Sections I and TI) 33 SECTION I-VILLAGE DIRECTORY Note explaining the abbreviations used in the Village Directory 35 Map-Tahsil Jalgaon (facing page) 39 Alphabetical list of villages-Tahsil Jalgaon 39 Village Directory-Tahsil Jalgaon 40 Map-Tahsil Chopda (facing page) 45 Alphabetical list of vil1ages-Tahsil Chopda 45 Village Directory-Tahsil Chopda 46 Map-Tahsil YawaJ (facing page) 53 Alphabetical list of villages-Tahsil YawaI 53 Village: Directory-Tahsil Ya wal 54 Map-Tahsil Raver (facing page) 59 Alphabetical list of vil1ages-Tahsil Raver 59 Village Directory-Tahsil Raver 60 Map--Tahsil Edlabad (facing page) 65 Alphabetical list of villages-Tahsil Edlabad 65 Village Directory-Tahsil Edlabad 66 Map-Tahsil Bhusawal ([acing page) 71 Alphabetical list of villages-Tahsil Bhusawal 71 Village Directory-Tahsil Bhusawal 72 Map-Tahsil Jamner (facing page) 79 Alphabetical Jist of villages-Tahsil J amner 79 Village Directory-Tahsil Jamner 82 Map-Tahsil Pachora (facing page) 91 Alphabetical Jist of villages-Tah~il Pachora 91 Village Directory-Tahsil Pachora 92 Map-Tahsil Chalisgaon (facing page) 99 Alphabetical list of viUages-Tahsil Chalisgaon 99 Village Director),-Tahsil Chalisgaon 102 ii CONTENTS PAGE Map-Tahsil Bhadgaon (facing page) 111 Alphabetical Jist of vi Ilages-Tahsil Bhadgaon 111 Village Directory-Tahsil Bhadgaon 112 Map-Tahsil Parola (facing page) 123 Alphabetical list of viUages-Tahsil Parola 123 Village Directory-Tahsil Parol a 124 Map-Tahsil Erandol (facing page) 131 Alphabetical list of vilIages-Tahsil Erandol 131 Village Directory-Tahsil Erandol 134 Map-Tahsil Amalner (facing page) 143 Alphabetical list of villages.-Tahsil Amalner 143 Village Directory-Tahsil Amalner 146 ApPENDICES TO VILLAGE DIRECTORY: Appendix I-Tahsilwise abstract of educational, medical and other amenities " 154 Appendix II-Land utilisation data in respect of non-municipal towns (Census 156 towns). Appendix Ill-Tahsilwise Jist of villages where no amenity other than drinking 156 water facility is available. Appendix IV-Summary showing number of villages having or not having 157 SqST population. Tahsilwise list of vi1lages according to the proportion of Scheduled 158 Castes and Scheduled Tribes population to the total population by ranges. SECTION II-ToWN DIRECTORY Note explaining the abbreviations used in the Town Director) 183 Town Directory Statements (I to VI)- Statement I-Status and Growth History 185 . Statement II-Physical Aspects and Location of Towns, 1979 186 Statement III-Municipal Finance, 1978-79 .. 187 Statement IV-Civic and Other Amenities, 1979 188 Statement IV-A-Civic and Other Amenities in Notified Slums, 1979 189 Statement V-Medical, Educational, Recreational and Cultural Facilities, 1979 " 190 Statement VI-Trade, Commerce, Industry and Banking, 1979 192 Appendix to Town Directory 193 Part B--Primary Census Abstract 195 District Primary Census Abstract (General) 196 Appendix to District Urban Primary Census Abstract 200 District Primary Census Abstract for Scheduled Castes 214 District Primary Census Abstract for Scheduled Tribes 216 CONTENTS iii PAGJ.l Primary Census Abstract-Tahsil Jalgaon 218 Primary Census Abstract-Tahsil Chopda 224 Primary Census Abstract-Tahsil Yawa! 230 Primary Census Abstract-Tahsil Raver 236 Primary Census Abstract-Tahsil Edlabad 242 Primary Census Abstract-Tahsil Bhusawal 246 Primary Census Abstract-Tahsil Jamner 256 Primary Census Abstract-Tahsil Pachora 262 Primary Census Abstract-Tahsil Chalisgaon 270 Primray Census Abstract-Tahsil Bhadgaon 278 Primary Census Abstract-Tahsil Parola 282 Primary Census Abstract-Tahsil Brandol 288 Primary Census Abstract-Tahsil Amalner 296 FOREWORD The District Census Handbook (DCH), compiled by the Census Organisa­ tion on behalf of the State Governments, is one of the most valuable products of the Census. The DCH is constantly referred to by planners, administrators, academicians and researchers. It is inter alia used for delimitation of consti­ tuencies, formulating local level and regional plans and as an aid to District administration. The district census handbook is the only publication which provides Primary Census Abstract (PCA) data upto village level for rural areas and wardwise for each city or town. It also provides data on infra­ structure and amenities in villages and towns, etc. The district census handbook series was initiated during the 1951 Census. It contained important tables and PCA for each village and town of the district. During 1961 Census the scope of the DCH was enlarged and it contained a descriptive account of the district, administrative statistics, census tables and a village and town directory, including PCA. The 1971 DCH series was planned in three parts. Part-A related to village and town directory, Part-B to village and town PCA and Part-C comprised analytical report, administrative statistics, district census tables and certain analytical tables based on PCA and amenity data in respect of villages. However, in some states it was confined to district census tables and in a few cases altogether given up due to delay in compilation and printing. While designing the format of 1981 DCH series some new features along with the restructuring of the format of village and town directory have been attempted. At the same time, comparability with the 1971 data has also been kept in view. All the amenities except power supply in the village have been brought together in the village directory with the instruction that in case an amenity is not available in the referrent village the distance in broad ranges from the nearest place where the amenity is available may be given. The restructuring of the format of the village directory and incorporating more exhaustive data on infrastructure aspect particulady in relation to amenities and land-use pattern is expected to further meet the need of micro level planning for rural areas. It is expected to help not only in local area planning but regUlating the provision of goods and services as well so to minimise the regional imbalances in the process of development. A few new items of information have also been introduced to meet some of the requirements of the Revised Minimum Needs Programme. Such new items of information as adult literacy centres, primary health sub-centres and community heahh workers in the village have been introduced in the village directory with this objective in mind. The new item on approach to the village is to have an idea about the villages in the district which are inaccessible. A new column, "total population and number of households" has been introduced to examine the correlation of the amenities with the population and number of households they serve. Addition of two more appendices listing the villages where no amenities are available and according to the proportion of SC and ST popUlation to the total population has also been made with this view in mind. vi The formats of the town directory have also been modified to meet the requirements of the Minimum Needs Programme by providing information on a few new items. A new statement on civic and other amenities in slums in Class-I and Class-II towns (Statement IV-A) has been introduced with this objective in mind. It is expected that this will help the planners to chalk out programmes on provision of civic amenities for the improvement of slums. The columns on Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes population in Statement IV relating to civic and other amenities and adult literacy classesj centres under educational facilities in Statement V are also added inter alia with this view. A significant addition is class of town in all the seven statements of the town directory. The infrastructure of amenities in urban areas of the country can be best analysed by taking the class of towns into consideration. The addition of the columns on civic administration status and population in a few statements also serves this purpose. The format of the primary census abstract for the villages and towns has been formulated in the light of changes in the economic and other questions canvassed through the individual slip of 1981 Census. In order to avoid delay in pUblication of 1981 DCH series it has b~en so designed that Part-A of the volume contains village and town directory and Part-B, the PCA of villages and towns including the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes peA upto Tahsil/Town levels. At the beginning of the DCH a detailed analytical note supported by a number of inset tables based on PCA and non-census data in relation to the infrastructure has been introduced to enhance its value.