Pulgaon
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Pulgaon पुलगांव Bridgetown |
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| City | |
 Pulgaon
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| Coordinates: 20°43′34″N 78°19′01″E / 20.726°N 78.317°ECoordinates: 20°43′34″N 78°19′01″E / 20.726°N 78.317°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | Maharashtra |
| Region | Vidarbha |
| District | Wardha |
| Government | |
| • Type | नगरपरिषद |
| Elevation | 285 m (935 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 33,925 |
| • Density | 959/km2 (2,480/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | pulgaonkar |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Marathi |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 442302 * 442303 (CAD Camp) |
| Telephone code | 91-7158 |
| Vehicle registration | MH32 (Wardha District) |
| Website | www.collectorwardha.nic.in |
Pulgaon is a city and a municipal council in Wardha district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. Bridgetown
Pulgaon is located at 20°43′34″N 78°19′01″E / 20.726°N 78.317°E It has an average elevation of 285 metres (935 feet). The nearby towns are Nachangaon (2.0 nautical miles (3.7 km) to south), Kautha (3.7 nautical miles (6.9 km) to the East), Talni (5.1 nautical miles (9.4 km) to West) and Gunjkheda on Now
It is a railway junction on the Wardha-Badnera section, Arvi narrow-gauge rail link taking off from here northwards. The main town lies south of the railway and is comparatively a new town sprung out of a collection of hutments of workers employed on the railway bridge over the Wardha river near which the town stands. Hence its name "Pul=Bridge_&_gaon=Town => 'Pulgaon' = a Town by the Bridge", sometimes called as the "Bridgetown" just for fun. Its rapid rise in importance is due to the favorable position it occupies in the center of a large cotton growing tract. Again Pulgaon is on the Mumbai-Nagpur trunk route and hence can avail itself of the speedy transport. Added to the post and telegraph, is the telephone exchange which highly facilitates commercial transactions.
Pulgaon was created as a municipality in 1901 [Census Handbook of Wardha District however gives the year as 1902.] and has an area of 5.3 square miles (14 km2) under its jurisdiction. Nineteen elected councilors constitute the municipal committee. A president is elected by the councilors from among themselves to preside over its meetings. In 1961-62 the total municipal receipts were Rs. 2,87,337 of which receipts from municipal taxes amounted to Rs. 1,12,347. [Ibid.
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