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'''Muktainagar''' is a village in Muktainagar in [[Jalgaon district]] of [[Maharashtra]] [[States and territories of India|State]], India. It is located {{convert|2|km}} from sub district headquarter and {{convert|2|km}} from district headquarter. The village is [[Administration (government)|administrated]] by [[Sarpanch]] an elected representative of the village as per [[Panchayati raj (India)]].<ref name="census">{{cite web | url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_Village_Release_2700.xlsx | title=District Census Hand Book | work=indiapost.gov.in}}</ref>
'''Muktainagar''' (formerly '''Edlabad''') is a town in [[Jalgaon district]], Maharashtra, India. It is the administrative headquarter of its [[Muktainagar taluka|eponymous]] [[taluka]]. It is located in [[North Maharashtra]] region. <ref>{{Cite news|last=Dasgupta|first=Rajan|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nashik/donebjp-replaces-khadse-with-daughter-in-muktainagar/articleshow/71447788.cms|title=Muktainagar is in Jalgaon district of Maharashtra|date=5 October 2019|work=Times Of India|access-date=30 March 2020}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite book |url=https://censusindia.gov.in |title=District census handbook Jalgaon |publisher=Directorate of census operations Maharashtra |year=2014 |location=Mumbai |language=en |format=PDF }}</ref>  


== Demography ==
It is located near the bank of [[Purna River (tributary of Tapti)|Purna river]] and is the highest populated town in Muktainagar taluka.<ref name=":1" />
As of 2009, The village has a total number of 5352 houses and a population of 23970 of which 12433 are males while 11537 are females. According to the report [[published]] by [[Census India]] in 2011, out of the total population of the village 2576 people are from [[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes|Schedule Caste]] and 1203 are from Schedule Tribes Caste.<ref name="census" />  
 
== History ==
During British rule, Muktainagar taluka was known as Edlabad petha and was part of the [[Khandesh district|East Khandesh district]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Koppikar |first1=Devrao Vithalrao |title=The Bombay Forest Manual, Revised ...: Forest law and policy, and constitution, protection, management and working of forests |date=1950 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7tJDAAAAIAAJ |access-date=8 May 2020 |language=en}}</ref> Around 1880, Muktainagar taluka was made part of [[Khandesh district]]'s Bhusaval subdivision.<ref>{{cite book |title=Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency |date=1880 |publisher=Government Central Press |url=https://archive.org/details/gazetteer05pregoog |access-date=8 May 2020 |language=en}}</ref> Muktainagar taluka (then known as Edlabad mahal) was part of Bhusaval taluka.<ref>{{cite web |website=Census India |date=1961 |title=CENSUS OF INDIA 1961: district census handbook Jalgaon |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/2703_PART_B_DCHB_JALGAON.pdf}}</ref>
 
==Demographics==
According to the [[2011 Census of India]], Muktainagar had 5,352 households and a population of 23,970, of which 12,433 were males and 11,537 females. The population of children below six years of age was 3,201, making up 13.35% of the total population of the village. The sex ratio of Muktainagar village is 928, which is close to the Maharashtra state average of 929. The child sex ratio is 820, lower than the [[Maharashtra]] average of 894. In 2011, the literacy rate of Muktainagar village was 84.41% compared to an average of 82.34% in Maharashtra. In Muktainagar male literacy stands at 88.86% and female literacy at 79.70%. Members of [[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes|scheduled castes]] (SC) constituted 10.75% of the population of Muktainagar village, while [[scheduled tribes]] (ST) made up 5.25%.<ref name="Census2011">{{cite web|title=Census of India: Search Details|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=592162|access-date=5 January 2018|website=Census of India 2011|publisher=Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India}}</ref>
 
==Education facilities==
[[G.G. Khadse college|G.G. Khadse College]] is a college offering undergraduate and postgraduate courses. A [[Veterinary medicine|veterinary college]] is expected to start in 2020.
 
==Politics==
The former [[President of India]] [[Pratibha Patil]] started her political career in Muktainagar in the early 1960s.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.pratibhapatil.info/profile/|title=PERSONAL PROFILE|last=|first=|date=|website=pratibhapatil.info|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180702011030/http://www.pratibhapatil.info/profile/|archive-date=2 July 2018|access-date=|url-status=live}}</ref> The former revenue minister of Maharashtra, [[Eknath Khadse]], was [[Maharashtra Legislative Assembly|MLA]] from Muktainagar from 1989 to 2019.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/slideshows/people/rise-and-fall-of-former-bjp-minister-eknath-khadse/tryst-with-power/slideshow/52600771.cms|title=Rise and fall of former BJP minister Eknath Khadse|last=|first=|date=5 June 2016|website=The Economic Times |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180702014009/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/slideshows/people/rise-and-fall-of-former-bjp-minister-eknath-khadse/tryst-with-power/slideshow/52600771.cms|archive-date=2 July 2018|access-date=|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Shiv Sena (1966–2022)|Shiv Sena's]] [[Chandrakant Nimba Patil]] is the current [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]] from the [[Muktainagar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Muktainagar Vidhan Sabha constituency]]. He narrowly defeated Rohini Eknath Khadse of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]] in the [[2019 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|2019 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly elections]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/maharashtra-election-result-2019-rohini-khadse-daughter-of-bjp-leader-eknath-khadse-trails-in-muktai-2121795%3famp=1&akamai-rum=off|title=Maharashta election 2019 : Rohini Khadse daughter BJP leader Eknath Khadse losses in Muktainagar.|last=Shrinivas|first=Chandrashekhar|date=24 October 2019|website=NDTV|access-date=}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
*[[List of villages in India]]
* [[Muktainagar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)]]


== References ==
==References==
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[[Category:Villages in Jalgaon district]]
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[[Category:Cities and towns in Jalgaon district]]
[[Category:Talukas in Maharashtra]]

Latest revision as of 21:51, 26 January 2026

Muktainagar
Edlabad
Town
Changdeva Temple and art on exterior walls, Purna river (bottom)
Jalgaon district
Jalgaon district
Muktainagar
Location in Maharashtra, India
Jalgaon district
Jalgaon district
Muktainagar
Muktainagar (India)
Coordinates: 21°3′8″N 76°3′18″E / 21.05222°N 76.05500°E / 21.05222; 76.05500
Country India
StateMaharashtra
DistrictJalgaon
Named forMuktabai
Government
 • Typenagar panchayat
 • Bodynagar panchayat
Area
 • Total2,197 ha (5,429 acres)
Dimensions
 • Length3.53 km (2.19 mi)
 • Width1.74 km (1.08 mi)
Elevation
230 m (750 ft)
Highest elevation
(Hill)
244 m (801 ft)
Lowest elevation
(Purna river bank)
214 m (702 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total23,970
 • Density258/km2 (670/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialMarathi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
425306
Telephone code91-02583
Vehicle registrationMH-19
Lok Sabha constituencyRaver
Vidhan Sabha constituencyMuktainagar

Muktainagar (formerly Edlabad) is a town in Jalgaon district, Maharashtra, India. It is the administrative headquarter of its eponymous taluka. It is located in North Maharashtra region. [1][2]

It is located near the bank of Purna river and is the highest populated town in Muktainagar taluka.[2]

History[edit | edit source]

During British rule, Muktainagar taluka was known as Edlabad petha and was part of the East Khandesh district.[3] Around 1880, Muktainagar taluka was made part of Khandesh district's Bhusaval subdivision.[4] Muktainagar taluka (then known as Edlabad mahal) was part of Bhusaval taluka.[5]

Demographics[edit | edit source]

According to the 2011 Census of India, Muktainagar had 5,352 households and a population of 23,970, of which 12,433 were males and 11,537 females. The population of children below six years of age was 3,201, making up 13.35% of the total population of the village. The sex ratio of Muktainagar village is 928, which is close to the Maharashtra state average of 929. The child sex ratio is 820, lower than the Maharashtra average of 894. In 2011, the literacy rate of Muktainagar village was 84.41% compared to an average of 82.34% in Maharashtra. In Muktainagar male literacy stands at 88.86% and female literacy at 79.70%. Members of scheduled castes (SC) constituted 10.75% of the population of Muktainagar village, while scheduled tribes (ST) made up 5.25%.[6]

Education facilities[edit | edit source]

G.G. Khadse College is a college offering undergraduate and postgraduate courses. A veterinary college is expected to start in 2020.

Politics[edit | edit source]

The former President of India Pratibha Patil started her political career in Muktainagar in the early 1960s.[7] The former revenue minister of Maharashtra, Eknath Khadse, was MLA from Muktainagar from 1989 to 2019.[8] Shiv Sena's Chandrakant Nimba Patil is the current MLA from the Muktainagar Vidhan Sabha constituency. He narrowly defeated Rohini Eknath Khadse of the BJP in the 2019 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly elections.[9]

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Dasgupta, Rajan (5 October 2019). "Muktainagar is in Jalgaon district of Maharashtra". Times Of India. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 District census handbook Jalgaon (PDF). Mumbai: Directorate of census operations Maharashtra. 2014.
  3. ↑ Koppikar, Devrao Vithalrao (1950). The Bombay Forest Manual, Revised ...: Forest law and policy, and constitution, protection, management and working of forests. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
  4. ↑ Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency. Government Central Press. 1880. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
  5. ↑ "CENSUS OF INDIA 1961: district census handbook Jalgaon" (PDF). Census India. 1961.
  6. ↑ "Census of India: Search Details". Census of India 2011. Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  7. ↑ "PERSONAL PROFILE". pratibhapatil.info. Archived from the original on 2 July 2018.
  8. ↑ "Rise and fall of former BJP minister Eknath Khadse". The Economic Times. 5 June 2016. Archived from the original on 2 July 2018.
  9. ↑ Shrinivas, Chandrashekhar (24 October 2019). "Maharashta election 2019 : Rohini Khadse daughter BJP leader Eknath Khadse losses in Muktainagar". NDTV.
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