Pulgaon

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{{Infobox settlement
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| subdivision_name1 = [[Maharashtra]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Vidarbha]]
| subdivision_name3 = [[Wardha district|Wardha]]
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| population_demonym = Bridgetowner, Pulgaonkar
| government_type = [[Municipal Council]]
| governing_body = Pulgaon Municipal Council
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| elevation_m = 285
| population_total = 33925
| population_as_of = 2020
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| population_density_km2 = 959
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| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 442302 <br /> * 442303 ([[CAD camp|CAD Camp]])
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| area_code = 91-7158
| registration_plate = MH32 ([[Wardha District]])
| website = www.collectorwardha.nic.in
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'''Pulgaon''' is a [[municipal council]] in [[Wardha district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Maharashtra]].

== Location ==
'''Pulgaon''' is located at {{Coord|20.726|N|78.317|E|format=dms}} It has an average elevation of 285 metres (935 feet). The nearby towns are Nachangaon ({{convert|2.0|nmi|km}} to south), Kautha ({{convert|3.7|nmi|km}} to the East), Talni ({{convert|5.1|nmi|km}} to West) and Gunjkheda on Now

==History==

It is a railway junction on the Wardha-[[Badnera]] section, [[Arvi, Wardha|Arvi]] [[narrow-gauge]] rail link taking off from here northwards. The main town lies south of the railway and is comparatively a new town sprung out of a collection of hutments of workers employed on the railway bridge over the Wardha river near which the town stands. Hence its name "Pul" meaning Bridge and "gaon" meaning Town. ''''Pulgaon' = a Town by the Bridge"''', sometimes called as the "[[Bridgetown]]" from the time of British rule. Its rapid rise in importance is due to the favorable position it occupies in the center of a large cotton-growing tract. Again Pulgaon is on the [[Mumbai]]-[[Nagpur]] truck route and hence can avail itself of the speedy transport. Added to the post and telegraph, is the telephone exchange which highly facilitates commercial transactions.
[[File:panchadhara.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2 |Panchadhara point]]

Pulgaon was created as a municipality in 1901 [Census Handbook of Wardha District however gives the year as 1902.] and has an area of {{convert|5.3|sqmi|km2}} under its jurisdiction.<ref>[http://www.maharashtra.gov.in/english/gazetteer/WARDHA/places_Pulgaon.html Maharashtra Gazetteers Dept.]</ref> Nineteen elected councilors constitute the municipal committee. A president is elected by the councilors from among themselves to preside over its meetings. In 1961-62 the total municipal receipts were Rs. 2,87,337 of which receipts from municipal taxes amounted to Rs. 1,12,347. Ibid.

Plugaon_CAD

CAD Camp or Central Ammunition Depot Camp is a military area and the second-largest ammunition depot in Asia. It is located near Pulgaon in Wardha district in the Indian state of Maharashtra.[1]
It was a place of minimal security risk until around 1999–2000. After 11 September attacks and the Indian parliament attack in 2001, the security of the area was increased, and all type of leisure activities surrounding the area were stopped. Even visit to Bhairav Baba temple, which resides inside the premises of CAD area is strictly restricted due to security risk.

==About city==

Pulgaon, a small town but one of the major activity centers in Wardha district, after Wardha & Hinganghat, a junction on the central railway, with the population of >2 lack, but still could not receive the [[Tahsil]] Status because of the Politics in the area & the [[CAD camp]], even is not easily identifiable through most of the maps. It is on the bank of the Wardha river and easily accessible to three districts, Wardha, Amravati & Yavatmal. Two companies in the town, Shri Krushna Industries' Cotton Mills erstwhile Pulgaon Cotton Mills Ltd. & BEC fertilizers.

There are also some ginning and pressing factories. [[Hand-loom]] cloth industry is also picking up gradually. The town has a rest house too.

The town is built on rocky soil and derives its water supply mainly from the [[Wardha]] [[river]], though in recent years quite a few wells have been added to augment the water supply. In dry years when the water runs low a scarcity of water is felt.

Nachangaon and Gunjkheda being the two major adjacent villages, connected to Pulgaon with all the businesses & activities relying on it, making this area bigger than it is said, with a few others villages nearby coming behind. So many temples, [[Panchadhara]] in Wardha river, & so on.

"Pulgaon Cotton Mills", founded in 1890 by British, is one of the ancient industries in central India, serving its 113 yrs of service, was closed by the State Government in March 2003, putting almost 2000 families in big trouble, losing the major source of income for the people in town & surrounding areas.

TThe Ganesh Festival in PCM was the biggest in [[Vidarbha]] region and the most famous one, is now stopped or is not being offered anymore like the one it used to be before the closure in 2003. That was the real charm & entertainment in the town, for 10 days in Aug-Sept of every year. It is said that under the high pressure of the [[Builder Lobby]] in state and getting a bulk amount of state.pulgaon datta mandir which is very ancient built by shrimati bramhlin santinbai who was highly spiritual she established this ancient temple it is situated on the bank of wardha river pulgaon.

[[CAD camp]]
CAD Camp or Central Ammunition Depot Camp is a military area and the second-largest ammunition depot in Asia. It is located near Pulgaon in Wardha district in the Indian state of Maharashtra.[1]
It was a place of minimal security risk until around 1999–2000. After 11 September attacks and the Indian parliament attack in 2001, the security of the area was increased, and all type of leisure activities surrounding the area were stopped. There was a time, people used to gather during Dusshera festival to see huge statue of Ravana getting burned and lots of fireworks.



=== Political Performance in Election 2016<ref>http://www.ncresultsx.in/2016/11/maharashtra-municipalitiesnagar-palika.html</ref> ===
{|class="sortable wikitable"
! Party Name !! Party flag or symbol !! Number of Corporators
mayor name - mrs. Shital Sanjay Gate
|-
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP) || || 8
|-
| [[Indian National Congress]] (INC) || || 2
|-
| [[Bahujan Samaj Party]] (BSP) || [[File:Elephant Bahujan Samaj Party.svg|75px]] || 5
|-
| [[Nationalist Congress Party]] (NCP) || [[File:NCP-flag.svg|75px]] || 0
|-
| [[Shiv Sena]] (SS) || [[File:Indian Election Symbol Bow And Arrow.png|75px]] || 0
|-
| [[Maharashtra Navnirman Sena]] (MNS) || [[File:MNS-flag.png|75px]] || 0
|-
| Independents || [[File:No flag.svg|75px]] || 3
|-
|}

==Surrounding cities==
Pulgaon connects two districts namely [[Wardha]] and [[Amravati]]. [[Wardha]] is the nearest city (32 km, via new [[Mumbai–Nagpur Expressway]]) and a [[district]] place too. While it's accessible to three cities & districts as well, [[Amravati]] (75 km) on West, [[Wardha]] (32 km) on East and [[Yavatmal]] (50 km) on Southwest.

==Demographics==

Pulgaon, within 1961 a population of 28,063, is a fast-growing, [[Tahsil]]-level municipal town in [[Wardha]] district on the bank of the Wardha river situated about {{convert|19|mi|km}} south of Wardha.

In 1991, Pulgaon's population was 36,600 and it is still growing. Pulgaon's current population is 33925. Just like most of the small towns in the rest of [[India]], the city limits have already been crossed and the majority of the Pulgaon population, which even write Pulgaon as a city & [[pin]] 442302, are legally in the limits of either [[Nachangaon]] or [[Gunjkheda]] and so there is a need of restructuring of the city limits, which might make it a B-grade or even rather [[A-grade Municipal corporation|A-grade Municipal Council]] the total possible population of >70000. In 2005, it was [[B-grade]], with the current boundary limits of {{convert|5.29|sqmi|km2}}.<ref>http://www.maharashtra.gov.in/english/gazetteer/WARDHA/local_municipalties.html</ref>

==Education & facilities available==

Previously, in past until around 12-15 yrs back, Pulgaon had educational facilities only up to the higher secondary school stage, with the primary education being solely conducted by the municipality. But the recent evolutions & developments made it a city with almost all facilities, comparable to other [[Tier IV]] cities or the other cities/towns of its type. This town now has the Jr. & Sr. Colleges of all the streams viz., [[Science]], [[Commerce]], & [[Arts]]. The degrees offered in those colleges are [[Bachelor of Arts|BA]], [[Master of Arts|MA]], [[BCom]], [[MCom]], [[BSc]], [[DEd]], with [[BEd]], [[Bachelor of Computer Science|BCS]]/[[Bachelor of Computer Application|BCA]], [[D pharm]] and some other [[diploma]] & [[academic degree]] colleges in the [[Science]], [[Education]] and [[Medical]] & [[Pharmaceuticals]] fields coming up in nearer future (Src.: news in the daily news papers in the area, published from Nagpur & Wardha, in Jun-Jul' 2005).

Also, the Primary Schools are not solely the Municipal dominations now. There are more [[Marathi language|Marathi]], [[Hindi]], [[English language|English]] & [[Urdu]] [[medium school]]s shaping up in Pulgaon. The [[R. K. High School]] & [[Jr. College]] being the top-ranked school in town and the oldest of its kind, with almost 85-90% of the town's [[Physician|doctors]], [[engineer]]s, [[Management|managers]] & [[teacher]]s of tomorrow coming out from the school every year. This school has the highest record of the number of candidates clearing exams every year with an average of above 82%, followed by schools like Aadarsh High School & Jr. College, Laber Camp High School, St. John High School, Central School, Dr. ZakirHussain Urdu High School, Lalitabai Muraka girls high school and Jr. College.

Pulgaon is a city of technical education, one of the city's jewel educational institute is [[Industrial training institute|Industrial Training Institute (ITI)]], Pulgaon, established in 1963 with the need of catering technical manpower established by Govt of Maharashtra. Its providing cutting edge technical education to young youth of the city, and transforming them to tomorrow's technical leaders.

A city library is conducted by the Siddharth Navyouvak library. The municipality conducts a civil hospital together with a family planning centre. There is also a veterinary dispensary and a [[leprosy]] eradication center. A club known as Liberty Club established in 1952, besides providing most of the indoor games, has been doing fine work in social and cultural fields also. In 1961 the efforts of its members materialized in the shape of a Manila Mandal, tailoring classes and a vyayamshala or gymnasium. It also brings out a weekly magazine both in Hindi and Marathi captioned 'Shiv Prerana' for which a press was set up in 1962.

===Education institutes===
Pulgaon is home to some of India's important institutes. Some of the major centres are:

* [[Lalitabai Muraka girls high school and Jr.collegeetc|Lalitabai Muraka girls high school and Jr.college etc.]].
* [[R.K. college of art and science, Pulgaon]]
* [[Army school]]
* [[Central school, Pulgaon]]
* [[Polytechnic college, Pulgaon]]
* [[GOVERNMENT ITI, PULGAON]]
* Dnyanbharti Highschool & Jr. College of Science
* Dnyanbharti Vidyalaya Marathi Pri. School
* [http://www.stjohnpulgaon.in/ St. John High School & Jr. Science College, Pulgaon]

==Religion and culture==
[[File:Temple of Pulgaon.jpg|thumb|left|200px|One of the oldest temple near Panchadhara]]
The town has temples dedicated to all religions [[Hindu]], [[Sikh]], [[Jain]], [[Christianity|Christian]], [[Muslim]] and [[Buddhist]]. The major Hindu temples in the town being [[Madan Mohan]], [[Venkateswara|Balaji]], [[Shiva]], [[Hanuman|Maruti]], [[rama|Ram]], [[Dattatreya|Datta]], [[Bhavani]]-Mata, Katheen-Mata, [[Bhairava|Bhairav]]-Baba and [[Vitthal]]. Of these, Balaji temple is reported to be 80 years old and is looked after by a trust and the [[Shiva]] temple at the Panchdhara is one of the oldest too. The first temple to be built in Pulgaon is of [[Goddess]] [[Bhavani]] near CAD camp, built at the time of [[Shivaji Maharaj]]. [[File:PLGTemp2.jpg|thumb|200px|another look]]

The [[Jain]] temple in town is one of the oldest too and is the only for all the Jains in town & nearby. the [[Mahavir]] Jayanti [[Utsav]] is celebrated every year, with a huge procession through the town. The [[Buddha]] temple in the town containing a [[bronze]] bust of the Buddha, has a spacious Sabhamandap and is built by the neo-Buddhists of Pulgaon. The [[Statue]] is reported to have been brought from [[Thailand]]. [[Madan Mohan]]Vallabh Sampraday Haveli (temple) was built some 110 years ago by Ishwardasji Mohata. Madan Mohanji (Krishna) & Shyaminiji (Radha) along with Laddu Gopal in Astha Dhatu is celebrated there.

Pulgaon is one of the leading [[cotton]] trade centers in the district, there being a large cotton market. The Pulgaon spinning Mills were opened in 1890. The PCM (Pulgaon Cotton Mills) was the oldest one, which was closed in 2003. There are also some ginning and pressing factories. [[Hand-loom]] cloth industry is also picking up gradually. Pulgaon has assumed military importance since the establishment of Asia's second-largest ammunition depot, CAD camp, here. The town has a rest house too.

== Transport ==

[[File:PLGhighway.jpg|thumb|right |200px |Highway Bridge over Wardha river near Pulgaon]]
There are both the major transportations available. There is an [[MSRTC]] (Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation) Bus-Depot & workshop in Pulgaon. In 2007 it had a capacity of 38 buses. Major bus routes passing through Pulgaon are Nagpur-[[Gondia]], [[Mahur, Maharashtra|Mahur]]-Yevatmal-Arvi-[[Katol]], [[Shegaon]]-[[Akola city|Akola]]-[[Amravati]]-[[Wardha]]-[[Chandrapur]], etc. with connecting other major cities & towns around or further ahead. The bus stop & railway station both are located at the Camp road, Pulgaon.

Pulgaon is a station on the [[Howrah-Nagpur-Mumbai line]].

Railway and roadways are the main modes of transportation. Pulgaon is on the Central railways route, 105 km (66 Miles) from Nagpur & 32 km (20 Miles) from Wardha towards West. Pulgaon is a small junction too, connecting [[Arvi, Wardha|Arvi]] to the main central route by a narrow-gauge line.

The National level Highways, North-to-South from [[Bhopal]] to [[Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh|Hyderabad]] and East-to-West via [[Mumbai–Nagpur Expressway]] crossing at Pulgaon. This route, once done will connect many cities & important activity centers in Maharashtra via the same link, reducing the distance between [[Nagpur]] & [[Mumbai]] by almost >8 hrs. as compared to [[National Highway 6 (India)|NH 6]], as the sources said.

{{see|Mumbai–Nagpur Expressway}}

<div style="background:#D0F5A9; text-align: center;"> '''[[Nagpur]]''' - (via [[National Highway 44 (India)|NH44]]) - '''[[Butibori]]''' - (via [[List of State Highways in Maharashtra|MSH3]] / '''[[National Highway 204 (India)|NH 204]]''') - '''[[Wardha]]''' - '''Pulgaon''' - Talegaon(S) - [[Karanja Lad]] - Malegaon(Washim) - [[Mehkar]] - Sindhkhedraja - <br /> - '''[[Jalna (city)|Jalna]]''' - '''[[Aurangabad, Maharashtra|Aurangabad]]''' - [[Vaijapur]] - Sawantsar - Pun-tamba - Zagade - [[Sinnar]] - Ghoti - (via [[National Highway 3 (India)|National Highway 3]]) - [[Kalyan, India|Kalyan]] - '''[[Mumbai]]''' </div>

==References==
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== External links ==
{{Commons category|Pulgaon}}
* [http://www.census2011.co.in/data/town/802697-pulgaon.html pulgaon population 2011]

{{Wardha district topics}}

[[Category:Cities and towns in Wardha district]]

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