Jalgaon (District)

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Jalgaon District
District map
State Maharashtra
Division : Nashik
Administrative headquarters : Jalgaon
Area : 11,765 km²
Residents : 4,229,917
Population density : 360 people / km²
Website : www.jalgaon.nic.in

The Jalgaon District ( Marathi : जळगाव जिल्हा ) is one of 35 districts of the Maharashtra state in India .

The city of Jalgaon is the administrative seat of the district. The last census in 2011 showed a total population of 4,229,917 people.

history

From pre-Christian times to the year 1345, the area - like the entire region - was ruled by various Buddhist and Hindu rulers. The first state known by name was the Maurya Empire , the last non-Muslim dynasty were the Yadava. After a campaign by the troops of the Delhi Sultanate under the command of Ala-ud-din, the region became tributary to Muslim rulers. In 1318 Muslim armies ravaged the area after the tribute payments had ceased. Various Muslim dynasties ruled from 1345 to 1760 (Tuglukh, Bahmani - effectively their governors, the Farukis - Dekkan sultanates, the Mughals and the Nizam of Hyderabad). With the victory of the Marathas in the Battle of Bhalki, the area came under the rule of the Marathas in 1760. After the defeat of the Marathas, the colonial era began for the area on June 3, 1818 with the handover to the British East India Company . The district belonged to the Khandesh region within the Central Division of the Bombay Presidency . After the division of the Khandesh District in 1906, today's Jalgaon District was named East Khandesh (East Khandesh). With India's independence in 1947 and the reorganization of the country, it became part of the new state of Bombay in 1950 . In 1960, Bombay was divided and the area came to the newly created state of Maharashtra. The district has had its current name since October 21, 1960.

population

Population development

As everywhere in India, the population in the Jalgaon District has been growing rapidly for decades. However, growth slowed in 2001–2011 compared to 1901–1991 to around 15 percent (14.86%). Nevertheless, in these ten years the population increased by almost 550,000 people. The following table shows the exact numbers:

Significant places

The most populous town in the district is the capital Jalgaon. Other important cities with a population of more than 40,000 people are Bhusawal , Chalisgaon , Amalner , Chopda , Pachora and Jamner . The urban population makes up only 31.74 percent of the total population.

Population of the district by confession

A clear vast majority of around 83 percent of the population are Hindus. A numerically significant minority are the Muslims and Buddhists. The following table shows the exact religious composition of the population:

year Buddhists Christians Hindus Jainas Muslims Sikhs Other not specified Total
number % number % number % number % number % number % number % number % Residents %
2001 126,136 3.43% 5,424 0.15% 3,049,368 82.80% 27,369 0.74% 455.288 12.36% 2,758 0.07% 8,344 0.23% 8.003 0.22% 3,682,690 100.00%
Source: 2001 India Census

District population by language

A majority of nearly 62 percent of the population speaks Marathi. There are some major minorities. Significant linguistic minorities with more than 100,000 native speakers are Ahirani (a Khandeshi language), Urdu, and Hindi (353,000 people with Hindi dialects). Banjari (a Hindi dialect), Marwari (a Rajasthani dialect), Bhili / Bhilodi, Sindhi (23,780), Gujarati (22,535), Pawari / Powari (a Hindi dialect; 15,241), Pawri / Pauri (11,830), Gujrao / Gujrau (a Gujarati dialect; 11,507) and Gujari (a Kandeshi language; 10,153) are each spoken as mother tongue by over 10,000 people. The following table shows the exact linguistic composition of the population:

year Marathi Ahirani Urdu Hindi Banjari Marwari Bhili / Bhilodi Other Total
number % number % number % number % number % number % number % number % Residents %
2001 2,280,348 61.92% 581.125 15.78% 289,971 7.87% 169,756 4.61% 90,482 2.46% 56,957 1.55% 38,920 1.06% 175.131 4.76% 3,682,690 100.00%
Source: 2001 India Census

Web links

Commons : Jalgaon District  - Collection of images, videos and audio files
  • District website
  • [1] - Map of Jalgaon District
  • [2] - Jalgaon District
  • [3] - Some background information about the district
  • [4] - Economy, nature and sights

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ 2011 census
  2. ^ History of the district up to 1900 in the Imperial Gazeteer Of India
  3. ^ Result of the 2011 census on city population
  4. ↑ Census of India 2001 (PDF; 54 kB)