Bodwad बोदवड |
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Village | |
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Location of Bodwad in Maharashtra, India | |
Coordinates: 21°03′N 75°46′E / 21.05°N 75.77°ECoordinates: 21°03′N 75°46′E / 21.05°N 75.77°E | |
Country | India |
State | Maharashtra |
District | Jalgaon |
Government | |
• Body | Nagar Panchayat |
Elevation | 209 m (686 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 50,000 |
Demonym(s) | Bodwadkar |
Language | |
• Official | Marathi |
Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
PIN | 425310 |
Telephone code | 02582 |
Vehicle registration | MH- 19 |
Nearest city | Bhusaval |
Literacy | 82.36% |
Vidhan Sabha constituency | Muktainagar-Bodwad |
Climate | hot & cool (Köppen) |
Website | [1] |
Bodwad is a village in the revenue subdivision of Jalgaon district in Nashik division of Khandesh region of Maharashtra state in India
Bodwad is located at North Maharashtra. It is very near Madhya Pradesh.. It has an average elevation of 209 metres (686 feet).
It is located on Bhusawal - Badnera section of Bhusawal Division of Central Railway and is on Mumbai - Howrah main rail route. The biggest college in the city is N H Ranka Highschool & jr-Sr College.
Bodwad is mainly known for its cotton industries; there are lot of spinning mills nearby. It is one of India's largest cotton product manufacturing centers Additionally, several oil production facilities are nearby.
Bodwad is situated on Indore-Aurangabad Highway. Internal roads like Jamner Road, Muktainagar Road, Jamthi Road, Malkapur Road, Manur Road are very congested in Bodwad and also get connected to [NH 6], totally they have four exits from the town. Nasik( HinduPilgrimage place) is only 6½ hrs journey by road & railway.
Bodwad has very good railway connectivity, and an important railway station. Bodwad is an on Central Railway on Mumbai-Kolkata (East/West) connections.