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Parbhani

The Agricultural University in Marathwada is situated at Parbhani, famous for its fertile land. The bumper crop of jowar of Parbhani district is its testimony. Sant Janabai of Gangakhed, the Jain temple caves of Jintoor, the birthplace of Saibaba at Parthi, the Yeldari Project, Pardeshwar Temple or Jambul Bet are some of the places of tourists’ and devotees’ attraction. Bharud, Potraj, Gondhal, Kalgitura are the main folk-arts of the district

1. District

Parbhani

2. Area

6511 sq. kms

3. Sub-divisions

2 (Parbhani, Selu)

4. Talukas

9 (Parbhani, Jintur, Pathari,Selu, Gangakhed, Palam,Sonpeth, Manvat, Purna)

5. Distance from Mumbai

By Railway-552 kms

6. Means of Transport

Railway
ST Buses

7. Population

Total-14,91,109
Male-7,61,937
Female-7,29,172

8. Literacy

Per cent-67.04
Total-8,39,140
Male-5,13,802
Female-3,25,338

9. Area under Irrigation

1,85,000 hectares

10. Irrigation Projects

Major-1
Medium-2
Minor-42
Imp. Projs.-2
1. Purna Yeldari
2. Purna Siddheshwar

11. Industries

Medium-11
Small-754

12. Languages/Dialects

Marathi, Hindi, Urdu

13. Folk-Arts

Gondhal, Shahiri, Bharud,Potraj, Kalgitura

14. Weather

Temperature

	Max.-42.6 Deg. C.
	Min.-10.6 Deg. C.

Rainfall 957.2 mm (Average)

15. Main Crops

Jowar, cotton

16. Area under Horticulture

35000 hectares

17. Health Infrastructure

PHCs-30
Rural Hosp.-8
Dist. Hosp.-1
Health Sub-Cents.-313
Urban Disp.-3
Ayurvedic Disp.-5
Health Units-4

18. Tourist Places

Sant Janabai mandir at Gangakhed,Jain temple cave at Jintur, Sayyed Shah Turabul Haq Baba Dargah at Parbhani, Manora (Charthana, Taluka Jintur), Shree Pardeshwar temple at Parbhani, Birth place temple of Shirdi Sai Baba at Pathri, Yeldari project in Jintur taluka, Jambulbet and Ranesavargaon (Taluka Palam)

19. Educational Institutions

University -1(Marathwada Agriculture University at Parbhani)
Colleges-38
Prim. Schools -1072
Sec. Schools – 188

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