Buldhana Rajmata Jeejabai was born at Sindkhedraja in this district, which is a major tourist attraction owing to the ancient Lonar crater, declared a world heritage. Shegaon of Gajanan Maharaj and Sailanibaba’s Dargah are the major places of pilgrimage. This district produces bumper crop of hybrid-jowar, cotton, udad and moong. 1. Districts   Buldhana 2. Area   9680 sq. kms 3. Sub-divisions   5 (Buldhana, Mehekar, Khamgaon, Malkapur, Jalgaon- Jamod) 4. Talukas   13 (Buldana, Chikhali, Deolgaonraja, Mehekar,Lonar, Sindhkhedraja, Khamgaon, Shegaon,Jalgaon-Jamod, Sangrampur, Malkapur, Motala, Nandura) 5. Distance from Mumbai   500 kms. 6. Means of Transport   Railway Stations -Malkapur, Nandura, Jalamb, Shegaon,Khamgaon-Jalamb ST Buses 7. Population   Total-22,26,328 Male-11,44,314 Female-10,82,014 8. Literacy   Per cent-76.14 Total-14,43,854 Male-8,47,170 Female-5,96,684 9. Area under Irrigation   11716 hectares 10. Irrigation Projects   Major-1 Medium-4 Minor-712 Imp. Projs.-2         1. Nalganga         2. Vaan 11. Industries   Big and Medium-12 Small-703 12. Languages/Dialects   Marathi 13. Folk-Arts   Shahiri folk troupe, Gondhal, Bhajan, Keertan 14. Weather   Temperature   Max.-31.1 Deg. C.   Min.-20.3 Deg. C. Rainfall-844.20 mm (Average) 15. Main Crops   Cotton, jowar, soyabeans, tur, groundnut, udad,moong, chana, dal, sunflower 16. Area under Horticulture   25,42,390 hectares 17. Health Infrastructure   PHCs-52 Rural Hosp.-9 Dist. Hosp.-3 Big Cottage Hosp.-1 18. Tourist Places   Lonar, Sindkhedraja, Shegaon,Dnyanganga sanctuary, Ambabarva 19. Educational Institutions   Colleges-29 Prim. Schools -1483 Sec. Schools – 300 Help | Download| Terms Of Use| Feedback Best Viewed in 800*600 IE4.0 and above. Website Services Maintained byCybertech Networks Pvt Ltd.