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Muktainagar
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Muktainagar |
| native_name | |
| native_name_lang | mr |
| other_name | Edlabad |
| settlement_type | Town |
| translit_lang1_info | Marathi |
| image_skyline | {{multiple image |
| border | infobox |
| total_width | 270 |
| perrow | 2/2/2 |
| image2 | Architchture on the Changdev Temple walls Muktainagar Dist Jalgaon P1220210 (22).JPG |
| image3 | Purna river.jpg |
| image1 | Changdev Temple Muktainagar Dist Jalgaon P1220210 (2).JPG |
| image_caption | Changdeva Temple and art on exterior walls, Purna river (bottom) |
| pushpin_map | #Maharashtra #India |
| pushpin_label_position | right |
| pushpin_map_alt | Jalgaon district |
| pushpin_map_caption | Location in Maharashtra, India |
| coordinates | |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | India |
| subdivision_type1 | State |
| subdivision_name1 | Maharashtra |
| subdivision_type2 | District |
| subdivision_name2 | Jalgaon |
| established_title | |
| named_for | Muktabai |
| government_type | nagar panchayat |
| governing_body | nagar panchayat |
| unit_pref | Metric |
| elevation_m | 230 |
| population_total | 23970 |
| population_as_of | 2011 |
| population_density_km2 | 258 |
| demographics_type1 | Languages |
| demographics1_title1 | Official |
| demographics1_info1 | Marathi |
| timezone1 | IST |
| utc_offset1 | +5:30 |
| postal_code_type | PIN |
| postal_code | 425306 |
| area_code_type | Telephone code |
| area_code | 91-02583 |
| registration_plate | MH-19 |
| blank1_info_sec1 | Bhusawal |
| blank2_name_sec1 | Lok Sabha constituency |
| blank2_info_sec1 | Raver |
| blank3_name_sec1 | Vidhan Sabha constituency |
| blank3_info_sec1 | Muktainagar |
| length_km | 3.53 |
| width_km | 1.74 |
| elevation_max_point | Hill |
| elevation_max_m | 244 |
| elevation_min_point | Purna river bank |
| elevation_min_m | 214 |
| area_total_ha | 2,197 |
Muktainagar (formerly Edlabad) is a town in Jalgaon district, Maharashtra, India. It is the administrative headquarter of its eponymous taluka. It is located in North Maharashtra region.
It is located near the bank of Purna river and is the highest populated town in Muktainagar taluka.
History
During British rule, Muktainagar taluka was known as Edlabad petha and was part of the East Khandesh district. Around 1880, Muktainagar taluka was made part of Khandesh district's Bhusaval subdivision. Muktainagar taluka (then known as Edlabad mahal) was part of Bhusaval taluka.
Demographics
According to the 2011 Census of India, Muktainagar had 5,352 households and a population of 23,970, of which 12,433 were males and 11,537 females. The population of children below six years of age was 3,201, making up 13.35% of the total population of the village. The sex ratio of Muktainagar village is 928, which is close to the Maharashtra state average of 929. The child sex ratio is 820, lower than the Maharashtra average of 894. In 2011, the literacy rate of Muktainagar village was 84.41% compared to an average of 82.34% in Maharashtra. In Muktainagar male literacy stands at 88.86% and female literacy at 79.70%. Members of scheduled castes (SC) constituted 10.75% of the population of Muktainagar village, while scheduled tribes (ST) made up 5.25%.
Education facilities
G.G. Khadse College is a college offering undergraduate and postgraduate courses. A veterinary college is expected to start in 2020.
Politics
The former President of India Pratibha Patil started her political career in Muktainagar in the early 1960s. The former revenue minister of Maharashtra, Eknath Khadse, was MLA from Muktainagar from 1989 to 2019. Shiv Sena's Chandrakant Nimba Patil is the current MLA from the Muktainagar Vidhan Sabha constituency. He narrowly defeated Rohini Eknath Khadse of the BJP in the 2019 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly elections.
References
References
- Dasgupta, Rajan. (5 October 2019). "Muktainagar is in Jalgaon district of Maharashtra". Times Of India.
- (2014). "District census handbook Jalgaon". Directorate of census operations Maharashtra.
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- (1880). "Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency". Government Central Press.
- (1961). "CENSUS OF INDIA 1961: district census handbook Jalgaon".
- "Census of India: Search Details". Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India.
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- (5 June 2016). "Rise and fall of former BJP minister Eknath Khadse".
- Shrinivas, Chandrashekhar. (24 October 2019). "Maharashta election 2019 : Rohini Khadse daughter BJP leader Eknath Khadse losses in Muktainagar.".
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