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Waghrul is a village in Jalna Subdivision of Jalna district, Maharashtra, India.[1][2] There was a small military base during the time of Shivaji Maharaj. There is a nearly 300-year-old Jagdamba Mata Devi temple with Barav (well) in the village. The Marathwada Mukti Sangram began from Waghrul.
Waghrul | |
|---|---|
Village | |
| Nickname: Waghrul Deviche | |
  Waghrul Location in Maharashtra, India | |
| Coordinates: 19°57′38″N 75°58′46″E / 19.96056°N 75.97944°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Maharashtra |
| District | Jalna |
| Government | |
| • Type | Nagar Gram Panchayat |
| • Body | Waghrul Gram Panchayat |
| Area | |
• Total | 7.86 km2 (3.03 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 3,741 |
| • Density | 476/km2 (1,230/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Marathi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Postal code | 431203 |
| Telephone code | 02482 |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-MH |
| Vehicle registration | MH-21 |
Schools and colleges in Waghrul include Z.P High School,[3] Rangnath Maharaj High School,[4][5] and Rajkunwar High School and College.[6]
Marathi is the official language of the village, and the most commonly spoken.
Waghrul is connected to major towns of the state by state highways. There are roads to Jalna, Deulgaon Raja, Jafrabad, Deulgaon Mahi, Chikhli, Sambhaji Nagar, Nagpur, and Mumbai having been widened to four-lane highways. The new Mumbai-Nagpur Expressway (Samruddhi Mahamarg) passes through Jalna. The proposed Jalna-Nanded Expressway is also an important corridor that connects the rest of the Marathwada cities like Parbhani and Nanded to the Samruddhi Mahamarg.
References
edit- ↑ "वाघ्रुळ जहागीर, इंदकरवाडी ग्रा.पं.ला मिळाले नवे सरपंच:११ बिनविरोध; २३ जागांसाठी मतदान अन् मतमोजणी". Bhaskar (in Marathi).
- ↑ "Farmers in 3 Marathwada villages create oasis in suicide-prone region". Financial Express. June 23, 2017.
- ↑ "Z.P.(BOYS)HIGH SCHOOL - Jalna District Jalna (Maharashtra)". schools.org.in.
- ↑ "RANGNATH MAHARAJ HIGHSCHOOL - Navha District Jalna (Maharashtra)". schools.org.in.
- ↑ "Rangnath Maharaj School Transfer Order" (PDF). commons.wikimedia.org.
- ↑ "RAJKUNWAR COLLEGE WAGHRUL".
