Chalisgaon चाळीसगाव |
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City | |
Location in Maharashtra, India | |
Coordinates: 20°28′N 75°01′E / 20.47°N 75.02°ECoordinates: 20°28′N 75°01′E / 20.47°N 75.02°E | |
Country | India |
State | Maharashtra |
District | Jalgaon |
Government | |
• MLA | Shri.Unmeshdada Patil |
Area rank | 1 |
Elevation | 344 m (1,129 ft) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 97,551 |
Languages | |
• Official | Marathi |
• Speaking | Marathi, Ahirani |
Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
PIN | 424101 |
Telephone code | 91-2589 |
Vehicle registration | MH-19 |
Chalisgaon pronunciation is a city and a municipal council in Jalgaon district in the state of Maharashtra, India.a beautiful town well known for its perfect planned architecture is situated on Mumbai-Delhi / Mumbai-Kolkata railway route and is a main junction Railway station.due to central location of Nasik,Aurangabad,Jalgaon and Dhule district it is rising as promising industrial growth centre in Maharashtra.
Chalisgaon is centrally located on the border of Nasik,Aurangabad,Jalgaon and Dhule district and was the administrative head quarter during British rule. due to pleasant climate the British administrators used to stay here to control the administrative work of above four districts. for the transportation and travelling purpose Chalisgaon was having domestic airport. now a days it is not operational and large residential area is developed on the same land.various great personalities like Jawaharlal Nehru, Dr.Babashaheb Ambedkar, Sane Guruji and Baba Amte are visited chalisgaon.
Chalisgaon is located at 20°28′N 75°01′E / 20.47°N 75.02°E. It has an average elevation of 344 metres (1128 feet).It Is main Junction railway station and all major trains like Punjab mail,Vidarbha express, kolkata mail,Amritsar express,Kamayani express,Jhelum express,Nagpur-Pune super fast express,Shalimar express,Howrah Mail,Gorakhpur express,Kolhapur-Nagpur Maharashtra express,Bhusawal-Pune Hutatma express,Kushinagar Express,Pawan Express,Nanded-Amritsar Sachkhand super fast express,Sevagram express etc.are having their halt here.Surat-Hyderabad National highway (NH-211) is also passing through the city.the nearest airport Chikhalthana, Aurangabad is just 85 KM from the city.