Chalisgaon
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| State : | Maharashtra | ||
| District : | Jalgaon | ||
| Location : | 20 ° 28 ′ N , 75 ° 1 ′ E | ||
| Height : | 344 m | ||
| Residents : | 97,551 (2011) | ||
Chalisgaon is a city in the Indian state of Maharashtra .
The city is part of the Jalgaon District . Chalisgaon has the status of a Municipal Council . The city is divided into 33 wards . On the cut-off date of the 2011 census, it had 97,551 inhabitants, of which 50,737 were men and 46,814 were women. Hindus make up the majority of the city's population with a share of over 80%. The literacy rate in 2011 was 85.88%, well above the national average.
The city is connected to major Maharashtra cities such as Dhule by rail and road, Aurangabad by road, and Mumbai and Pune by rail.