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<div>{{About|the municipality in Maharashtra, India|its namesake district|Jalna district}}<br />
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{{Infobox settlement<br />
| name = Jalna<br />
| native_name = <!-- addition of Indic script discouraged per WP:INDICSCRIPT --><br />
| native_name_lang = <br />
| other_name =<br />
| nickname = City Of Steel, Seed Capital of India<br />
| settlement_type = [[City (Texas)|City]]<br />
| image_skyline = <br />
| image_alt =<br />
| image_caption =<br />
| pushpin_map = India Maharashtra<br />
| pushpin_label_position = right<br />
| pushpin_map_alt =<br />
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Maharashtra, India<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|19.8410|N|75.8864|E|display=inline,title}}<br />
| subdivision_type = Country<br />
| subdivision_name = {{flagu|India}}<br />
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]<br />
| subdivision_name1 = [[Maharashtra]]<br />
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of Maharashtra|District]]<br />
| subdivision_name2 = [[Jalna district|Jalna]]<br />
| established_title = <!-- Established --><br />
| established_date =<br />
| founder =<br />
| named_for =<br />
| government_type = [[Municipal governance in India|Municipal council]]<br />
| governing_body = Jalna Municipal Council<br />
| leader_title = M.L.A. of Maharashtra<br />
| leader_name = Kailash Gorantyal<br />
| unit_pref = Metric<br />
| area_footnotes = <ref name="census">{{cite web |title=District Census Handbook – Jalna |url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/2718_PART_B_DCHB_JALNA.pdf |date=2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191114113007/http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/2718_PART_B_DCHB_JALNA.pdf |archive-date=14 November 2019 |page=22 |website=Census of India |publisher=The Registrar General & Census Commissioner |format=PDF |access-date=3 May 2020}}</ref><br />
| area_rank = <br />
| area_total_km2 =81.6<br />
| elevation_footnotes = <ref name="geo">{{cite web|title=Maps, Weather, and Airports for Jalna, India|url=http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/16/Jalna.html|website=www.fallingrain.com|access-date=8 April 2017}}</ref><br />
| elevation_m = 508<br />
| population_total = 285577<br />
| population_as_of = 2011<br />
| population_rank = 127 in India<br />
| population_density_km2 = auto<br />
| population_demonym = Jalnekar<br />
| population_footnotes =<br />
| demographics_type1 = Languages<br />
| demographics1_title1 = Official<br />
| demographics1_info1 = [[Marathi language|Marathi]]<br />
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]<br />
| utc_offset1 = +5:30<br />
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]<br />
| postal_code = 431203 431213<br />
| area_code_type = Telephone code<br />
| area_code = 02482<br />
| registration_plate = MH-21<br />
| website =<br />
| footnotes =<br />
}}<br />
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'''Jalna''' {{audio|Jalna.ogg|pronunciation}} is a city in [[Jalna district]] in the [[Aurangabad Division]], or [[Marathwada]] region, of the [[Indian state]] of [[Maharashtra]].<ref name="census" /> It was part of [[Hyderabad State]] as a [[tehsil]] of [[Aurangabad district, Maharashtra|Aurangabad district]], before Jalna district was formed effective 1 May 1981.<ref>[https://www.newsclick.in/maharashtras-jalna-steel-industry-trapped-overall-market-slowdown Maharashtra’s Jalna is one of the biggest hubs of steel industry in Central India.]</ref><br />
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== Geography ==<br />
Jalna is located at {{Coord|19.8410|N|75.8864|E|}}. It has an average elevation of {{Convert|508|m|abbr=on}}, on the banks of the [[Kundalika River]].<ref name="geo" /><br />
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== Climate ==<br />
{{Weather box<br />
|width = auto<br />
|location = Jalna<br />
|metric first = Yes<br />
|single line = Yes<br />
|Jan high C = 29<br />
|Feb high C = 32<br />
|Mar high C = 36<br />
|Apr high C = 39<br />
|May high C = 39<br />
|Jun high C = 34<br />
|Jul high C = 30<br />
|Aug high C = 29<br />
|Sep high C = 30<br />
|Oct high C = 32<br />
|Nov high C = 30<br />
|Dec high C = 29<br />
|Jan low C = 10<br />
|Feb low C = 14<br />
|Mar low C = 19<br />
|Apr low C = 23<br />
|May low C = 25<br />
|Jun low C = 24<br />
|Jul low C = 22<br />
|Aug low C = 22<br />
|Sep low C = 21<br />
|Oct low C = 19<br />
|Nov low C = 15<br />
|Dec low C = 12<br />
|Jan precipitation mm = 1.8<br />
|Feb precipitation mm = 1.1<br />
|Mar precipitation mm = 6.6<br />
|Apr precipitation mm = 3.1<br />
|May precipitation mm = 28.6<br />
|Jun precipitation mm = 150.1<br />
|Jul precipitation mm = 152.5<br />
|Aug precipitation mm = 182.3<br />
|Sep precipitation mm = 156.8<br />
|Oct precipitation mm = 75.2<br />
|Nov precipitation mm = 13<br />
|Dec precipitation mm = 12.5<br />
|source = [http://www.worldweatheronline.com/Jalna-weather-averages/Maharashtra/IN.aspx Jalna Weather]<br />
|date = June 2012<br />
}}<br />
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== Demographics ==<br />
{{bar box<br />
|title=Religions in Jalna<br />
|titlebar=#Fcd116<br />
|left1=Religion<br />
|right1=Percent<br />
|float=right<br />
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{{bar percent|[[Hindus]]|orange|63}}<br />
{{bar percent|[[Muslims]]|green|25}}<br />
{{bar percent|[[Buddhists]]|red|8.6}}<br />
{{bar percent|Christians|blue|1.4}}<br />
{{bar percent|[[Jainism|Jains]]|pink|1.7}}<br />
{{bar percent|Others†|black|0.3}}<br />
|caption=Distribution of religions<br /><br />
†<small>Includes [[Sikh]]s (0.2%), [[Buddhism|Buddhists]] (<0.2%).</small><br />
}}<br />
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{{As of|2011}} [[Census of India|census]], Jalna had a population of 285,577. The total population constitute, 147,029 males and 138,485 females —a sex ratio of 942 females per 1000 males. 38,834 children are in the age group of 0–6 years, of which 20,338 are boys and 18,496 are girls. The average literacy rate stands at 81.80% with 201,829 literates.<ref name="census" /><br />
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== Economy ==<br />
The first [[Cotton gin|cotton-ginning]] & [[Cottonseed oil|oil]]-pressing factory was established in the year 1863 by Mr. Pestonji Meherwanji.<br />
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In 1889 a [[Cotton mill|cotton-spinning and weaving mill]] was erected in [[Aurangabad, Maharashtra|Aurangabad]] city, which employed 700 people. With the opening of the [[Hyderabad–Godavari Valley Railways]] in the year 1900, several ginning factories were started. In Jalna alone, there were 9 cotton-ginning factories and 5 cotton presses, besides two ginning factories at Aurangabad and [[Kannad]], and one oil press at Aurangabad. The total number of people employed in the cotton presses and ginning factories in the year 1901 was 1,016.<ref name=Khan1909>{{cite book |last=Khan |first=Mirza Mehdy |title=Hyderabad |series=Imperial Gazetteer of India |year=1909 |location=Calcutta |publisher=Government Printing Press}}</ref><br />
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Jalna is the biggest producer of sweet lemons and oranges in Maharashtra.{{citation needed|date=December 2019}}<br />
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Jalna is the biggest steel producer in Maharashtra state, with many steel companies located in the [[Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation]] (MIDC) area.{{citation needed|date=September 2020}}<br />
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== Transport ==<br />
Jalna is primarily connected with the rest of India by railway and road.<br />
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=== Rail ===<br />
{{stnlnk|Jalna}} is a station located on the [[Secunderabad–Manmad line]] of the newly created Nanded Division of [[South Central Railway]]. Formerly, it had been a part of [[Hyderabad railway division|Hyderabad Division]], before divisional adjustments in 2003, which saw HYB's bifurcation. Jalna–Khamgaon railway line is sanctioned and, after being finished, will connect to Central Railway<br />
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=== Road ===<br />
Jalna is connected to major towns of the state by state highways. Road connectivity is excellent, roads connecting to [[Aurangabad Maharashtra|Aurangabad]], [[Pune]], [[Ahmednagar]], [[Nagpur]], [[Beed]], [[Khamgaon]], [[Mumbai]], having been upgraded to four-lane highways. A new [[Mumbai–Nagpur Expressway]], passing through Jalna, is being developed<br />
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== See also ==<br />
*[[Marathwada]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* [http://www.jalnaonline.in/city-guide/about-jalna Jalna Online at India Online Network]<br />
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