Bodwad
Village in Maharashtra
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Bodwad is a small town in the Jalgaon district of Maharashtra, India.[1] It is the administrative center of the state Maharashtra in Bodwad Taluka.
Bodwad | |
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Town | |
 Village Panorama | |
  Bodwad Location of Bodwad in Maharashtra, India | |
| Coordinates: 21.05°N 75.77°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Maharashtra |
| District | Jalgaon |
| Government | |
| • Body | Nagar Panchayat[citation needed] |
| Elevation | 209 m (686 ft) |
| Demonym | Bodwadkar[citation needed] |
| Language | |
| • Official | Marathi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 425310 |
| Telephone code | 02582 |
| Vehicle registration | MH-19 |
| Literacy | 82.36%[1] |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Muktainagar vidhansabha constituency |
| Website | |
Demographics
According to the 2011 population census, Bodwad has a population of 24,221, of which 12,588 are males and 11,633 are females. There are 3,118 children between the ages of 0 and 6, which comprises 12.87% of the population.[1] Bodwad is known for Cotton production and corn. Dry area.
Politics
Former president of India Pratibha Patil hails from this taluka. Her ancestral village, Nadgaon, is a few miles away from Bodwad and is part of Muktainagar assembly constituency. From 1989-2019 former Revenue Minister of Maharashtra, Eknath Khadse was MLA of this constituency. Before splitting from Bhusawal, Bodwad was part of Bhusawal Taluka.