Chikhli, Maharashtra
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Chikhli, Maharashtra चिखली |
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| Nickname(s): Political capital of district | |
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| Coordinates: 20°02′N 75°47′E / 20.03°N 75.78°ECoordinates: 20°02′N 75°47′E / 20.03°N 75.78°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | Maharashtra |
| District | Buldana |
| Government | |
| • Type | Nagar palika |
| • Body | Bjp shivsena |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,009 km2 (390 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 606 m (1,988 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 91,757 |
| • Rank |
2nd in District 61th in Maharashtra 867th in India |
| • Density | 219/km2 (570/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Chikhlikar |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Marathi |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 443201 |
| Telephone code | 00-91-7264 |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-MH |
| Vehicle registration | MH-28 |
2nd in District
61th in Maharashtra
Chikhli is a second largest city and a municipal council in Buldana district in Vidarbha Region of Maharashtra state, India. It is located on the Pune-Nagpur highway. Educationally, it falls under Amravati University It is situated at the westernmost border of Vidarbha region of Maharashtra and is 500 km from the state capital, Mumbai.
Chikhli is situated on the border of Marathwada Region & Vidharbha Region of Maharashtra. Chikhli is the nearest municipal council to the district place Buldana, approximately 25 km only. Higher study colleges like Anuradha Engineering College, Anuradha Pharmacy College, Anuradha polytechnic college, Anuradha nursing and cosmetics colleges [located approximately 4 km from main city] and the Abhinav College of Education, SRC BAMS college, Shivaji science college, SPM arts and commerce college are located in Chikhli.
A well known town named Kawhala comes under Chikhli Tahsil. Kawhala is known for most employed people. The people in this town are majority well educated, employed, developed, political & doing advance farming in the chikhali area. Chikhli is home to Renuka Devi's temple.
The ancient historical temple of Renuka Devi is situated in the heart of city. The only one Temple of pandav is situated in the nearby village Kawhala.
There is large celebration on Hanuman Jayanthi, where thousands of People join the Rally and Celebrate their faith towards Renuka Devi. There is Panchmukhi Mahadeo Temple on Khamgaon road near vishwabharmama shelake mala. There is Shriram mandir in old city,ram navami is celebrated each year with pleasure by peoples. Chikhli is also Famous for Education in Buldana district.
The city is connected to other major cities of Maharashtra by State Highway 24 (Baitul (Madhya Pradesh) to Chandwad (Nashik)) and State Highway 176 (Malkapur to Solapur) and national highway 753A (Buldana to Shirdi). There is a state project to build a 4-lane highway between Chikhli and Malkapur, but has been postponed due to some problems in the Rajur Ghat near Buldana.
Railway connection has always been difficult because of the surrounding mountainous area. The nearest railhead is at Malkapur 72 km (45 mi) and Nandura 77 km (48 mi) also Jalna 90 km (56 mi). The nearest rail junctions are Akola 110 km (68 mi) and Aurangabad 140 km (87 mi). However, in 2016 railway budget NDA government sanctioned and allotted Rs3000 crores for Khamgaon -Jalna railway line.After completion of this project Chikhli will be major railway station on khamgaon-Jalna railway line. Chikhli-Burhanpur and Malkapur-Solapur railway lines are also proposed and after completion of that lines Chikhli will emerge as major junction in region.
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