Ambajogai

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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Ambajogai
| settlement_type = City
| image_skyline = Ambajogai_Yogeshwari_Temple.jpg
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| image_caption = Yogeshwari (Amba) Temple Top at Ambajogai
| nickname = Ambajogai
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Maharashtra, India
| coordinates = {{coord|18.73|N|76.38|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Maharashtra]]
| subdivision_name2 = Beed
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| government_type = Municipal Council
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| unit_pref = Metric
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| population_total = 74855
| population_as_of = 2011
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| population_density_km2 = auto
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| population_demonym = Ambajogaikar, Mominabadi
| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Marathi language|Marathi]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN Code]]
| postal_code = 431517
| area_code = 02446
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| registration_plate = MH-44
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| blank2_name_sec1 = [[Lok Sabha]] constituency
| blank2_info_sec1 = Beed ( Current MP Pritam Khade)
| blank3_name_sec1 = [[Vidhan Sabha]] constituency
| blank3_info_sec1 = Kaij ( current MLA Mrs. Namita Mundada)
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'''Ambajogai''' a [[municipal council]], Tehsil and subdivision<ref name=profile>{{cite web|title=Census of India 2011 {{ndash}} Tahsil Profile|website=Beed District Collectorate|url=http://beed.nic.in/htmldocs/pdf/DI%20Profile_IND027027011_Ambejogai.pdf|publisher=Govt. of India|access-date=25 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151003002448/http://beed.nic.in/htmldocs/pdf/DI%20Profile_IND027027011_Ambejogai.pdf|archive-date=3 October 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> in [[Beed district]] in the state of [[Maharashtra]], [[India]]. It was renamed as ''Mominabad'' (''City of Muslim'' in [[Urdu]]) in 1903.<ref>https://cultural.maharashtra.gov.in/english/gazetteer/Beed/places_ambejogai.html Brief history of Ambajogai</ref> This change was reverted in 1962.<ref>https://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/bitstream/10603/108598/10/10_chapter%202.pdf Physical determinants of Beed district</ref>

The town was named as Ambajogai after goddess ''Ambabai - [[Yogeshwari]]'' whose heritage temple is located here and are visited by people all over from Maharashtra, largely from the [[Konkan]] region.<ref>http://yogeshwaridevasthan.org</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ambejogaidevi.com/ |title=Archived copy |access-date=15 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190908141517/http://ambejogaidevi.com/ |archive-date=8 September 2019 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The town has many heritage places<ref name="Ambajogai history as per Govt.">{{cite web|title=Beed {{ndash}} District|website=Beed District Collectorate|url=http://beed.nic.in/htmldocs/hisotry.htm|access-date=25 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140528095654/http://beed.nic.in/htmldocs/hisotry.htm|archive-date=28 May 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> and this township is known as the cultural capital of the Marathwada region.<ref name="Ambajogai">https://www.maharashtratourism.gov.in/treasures/temple/ambajogai</ref> The town has other heritage temples like [Sakleshwar] 12 khambhi, Kholeshwar, [[Mukundraj]] cave and Dasopant Swami Samadhi, mukundraj samadhi, Kashivishwanath, Amruteshwar. There is an ancient cave called '''[[Shivleni Caves]]''' ''(Hattikhana)'' or Jogai Mandap declared as a heritage point (Archaeological sites in Maharashtra), where Lord Shankar, Nandi and Elephants are carved in stone. Shiva bramha and Vishnu is also in carved in Stone

== History ==
The town has been a cultural centre in the region from the ancient times. The ''Jogai'' Temple, ''Kholeshwar'' Temple and ''Barakhambi'' temples hints the cultural prosperity of the town dating back to 10th century AD.

The town was flourished under the regime of Nizam of Hyderabad before the accession of Hyderabad state to the dominion of India. It was a military base of the Hyderabad state army. The stable of the horses of the cavalry of the Hyderabad army was later turned into a hospital and medical college which later was named as [[Swami Ramanand Teerth Rural Medical College]].

==Transportation==
The nearest railway stations are Ghatnandur (18 km), Parli Vaijnath (25 km) and Latur Railway station (50 km).
There are routes to Mumbai, Ratnagiri, Thane, Aurangabad, Parbhani, Pune, Jalgaon, Latur, and Hyderabad.
The nearest commercial airports are Aurangabad [225 km], Nanded [136 km], Hyderabad [335 km], Mumbai [499 km] and Pune [341 km].

== Industry==
There is a sugar factory named ''Amba sakhar karkhana'' on the outskirts of the town, which was the first sugar factory in the district. The town also has various small-scale industries.

==About==
Ambajogai, is a city located in Marathwada region of the western Indian state of Maharashtra. Ambajogai is well known for Yogeshwari Temple, which is considered as 1 of 3½ peeths in Maharashtra. It is located 25 kilometres from Parli Vaijnath.It is said that amba bhavani goddess resides in this place.Prior Ambajogai was famous in the era for treatment of [[tuberculosis]] (TB), and thus the hospital was well known as TB Hospital. The hospital now is renovated and serving various patients and has a cancer cure wing.

There is a memorial of [[Mukundraj]], one of the first poets of [[Marathi language]], nearby in the valley which also gets its name from the poet.

There is also a proposal given to Maharashtra government for bifurcation of Beed district to form a new Ambajogai District.<ref>http://abpmajha.abplive.in/maharashtra/new-22-districts-in-maharashtra-136747</ref>

==Demographics==
{{As of|2011}} India [[census]], Ambajogai had a population of 74,844. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Ambajogai has an average literacy rate of 85.89%, higher than the national average of 74.04%; with 91.58% of the males and 79.88% of females literate. 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.

==Education==
Ambajogai was once the educational center of [[Marathwada]] region and was also called as the [[Pune]] of [[Marathwada]]. The Swami Ramanand Teerth Education Society was established in the early 20th century making it an educational center even before the independence of India. The legacy is being carried forward by establishing of many schools and colleges, especially by the Government Medical College "[[Swami Ramanand Teerth Rural Medical College ]]", Ambajogai which is the first rural medical college in Asia{{citation needed|date=May 2018}}. It also has a private Engineering college affiliated to MBES of [[Latur]].

==References==
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[[Category:Cities and towns in Beed district]]
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