Nhavi

Nhavi
Village
Nhavi
Nhavi

Location in Maharashtra, India

Coordinates: 21°10′N 75°51′E / 21.17°N 75.85°E / 21.17; 75.85Coordinates: 21°10′N 75°51′E / 21.17°N 75.85°E / 21.17; 75.85
Country  India
State Maharashtra
District Jalgaon
Languages
 • Official Marathi
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)

Nhavi is a village near Bhusawal in Yawal taluka and Jalgaon district in the state of Maharashtra, India.

Education

There are 9 major academic institutes in Nhavi:

J. T. Mahajan College of Engineering is one of the "A" grade educational institute in the Nhavi nearby area. It caters all the hardworking students across the country. Even students from Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Aassam, Mizoram, Manipur, etc. go there to take their engineering education.

Demographics

The residents of Nhavi are mostly from the Leva Patidar caste, with many Muslims, Koli, Buddhists, Parashi and Pavari. The Leva community is prevalent in the area of Nhavi. Nhavi is covered with 8 temples, like God Vithhal, Swaminarayan, Durga Devi,Manu devi, Khanderav, Lord Ram,Lord Shiva & Hanumaan (Raj Rajeshwar Mahadev Mandir)and so on. Holi festival is the speciality of Nhavi and is famous for God Khanderav. According to census conducted in 2011, by Ministry of Home Affairs the total population reported was 12,782 and 3,143 Households. It shows 6,549 males and 6,233 female population out of which 1,442 are under age of 6 years. The literacy level noted in survey was near to 76 percent.

Industry

The main livelihood of the residents is farming, with bananas as the prevalent crop. Madhukar Sahakari Sakhar Karkhana (Sugar Factory) is situated near village and most of the people work there.

References

    http://www.censusindia.gov.in https://data.gov.in

    Media

    The popular news media are local newspapers. Majority of local newspapers are published from district Jalgaon namely Deshdoot, Deshonnati, Lokmat et.


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