Jafrabad, Jalna
Jafrabad is a town and a tehsil in Jalna subdivision of Jalna district in the state of Maharashtra, India.
Jafrabad | |
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town | |
  Jafrabad Location in Maharashtra, India | |
| Coordinates: 20.19°N 76.01°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Maharashtra |
| District | Jalna |
| Founded by | Jahangir shah mughal |
| Named for | Jafar Badshah |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Marathi, Hindi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 431206 |
| Telephone code | 02485 |
| Vehicle registration | MH-21 |
| Nearest city | Deulgaon Raja, Bhokardan,Chikhali |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Raosaheb Danve (2019) |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Santosh Danve (2019) |
Jafrabad resides over the bank of Purna River. Jafrabad is well known for the fight between Marathas and British at Asai in 1803, where a small monument carving the name of British Officer Colonel Stevenson, who died during the war, was erected.
Governance
Jafrabad is a nagar panchayat in the Panchayat Raj system of governance. It possesses government offices as Panchayat Samiti, Tehsil, Krishi Department, Block Education Office (BEO), Integrated Child Development Service Scheme (ICDS) office, Live-Stock Development (LDO) Extension Office, MSEB Department, PWD Department, Taluka Health Office, Bhoomi Abhilekh Department for better governance.[1]
It has two rural hospitals, four primary health centres, and related sub-centres.[2]
Jafrabad has a Weather Reporting Office.
Educations
There are many schools and colleges in Jafrabad. Siddharth junior and senior college are main among them. Apart from this, there are Samarth College, Dyanasagar College, New High School, Z.P High School is a school. 'Gyanjyoti Savitribai Phule Sarvajanik Wachanalaya and Abhyasika' is a public library and study room.
References
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 17 December 2011. Retrieved 21 September 2018.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)