Bodwad

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Bodwad
Town
Village Panorama
Bodwad Location of Bodwad in Maharashtra, India
Coordinates: 21°03′N 75°46′E / 21.05°N 75.77°E / 21.05; 75.77Coordinates: 21°03′N 75°46′E / 21.05°N 75.77°E / 21.05; 75.77
Country	India
State	Maharashtra
District	Jalgaon
Government
• Body	Nagar Panchayat[citation needed]
Elevation	209 m (686 ft)
Demonym(s)	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	[1]

Bodwad is a small town in Jalgaon district of Maharashtra in India.^[1] It is the administrative center of the state Maharshtra in Bodwad Taluka.

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.

Education facilities[]

The taluka contains the Government ITI institute at Nadgaon village.^[2]

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