Varangaon

Varangaon is a town in Jalgaon district of Maharashtra in India.[2] It is situated  in Bhusawal taluka [3].

Varangaon
town
Varangaon Location in Maharashtra, India
Coordinates: 21°01′N 75°54′E
Country	India
State	Maharashtra
District	Jalgaon
Government
• Body	Varangaon Municipal Council[1]
Population
• Total	154,251
Demonym(s)	Varangaonkar
Language
• Official	Marathi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	425305
Telephone code	02582
Vehicle registration	MH 19

Geography

A river, Bhogvati, flows through the town.[4] Bhogvati later joins the Tapi River near Bhusaval. The Hatnur Dam, is present 11 km north on the River Tapi, provides water to the town.[5]

Economics

The Ordnance Factory of Varangaon of the Ordnance Factories Board.It manufactures gunpowder and similar military products for the Indian Armed Forces is located in Varangaon.[6] Varangaon railway station falls on the Mumbai–Howrah rail route.[7]

Religion

Nageshwar Temple is situated on the outskirts of the town, which is an ancient Shiva temple.[8] It is believed that the Maratha Sardar Bajirao Peshva paid his tributes to this temple, before marching on to Delhi and the Mughal Sultanate. Muktai Temple of Mehun Muktainagar is also nearby.

Economy

Farming is the main source of income of the majority of the people.[9] Sugarcane, banana, cotton and jowar are the main crops, taken twice a year in both harvests. The fields are irrigated by water from the River Tapi.

References

1. "वरणगाव पालिकेची निवडणुक होणार अठरा प्रभागात" [Varangaon Palikechi Nivadnuk Honar Athra Prabhagat]. Sakal (in Marathi). Varangaon. 4 January 2015. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
2. "भुसावळ तालुक्यातील वरणगाव वरणगावात निवडणूक फिव्हर" [Bhusawal Talukyatil Varangaon Varangaonat Nivadnuk Fever]. www.gormatnews.com (in Marathi). Jalgaon. 20 March 2015. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
3. Dhayade, Kundan (17 April 2020). "Varangaon Ord.factory Pin Code". India TV. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
4. "तालुक्यात नद्या तहानलेल्याच" [Talukyat Nadya Tahanlelyach]. Sakal (in Marathi). Bhusawal. 20 September 2009. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
5. Vijay Pathak (30 December 2009). "हतनूर धरण 'गाळा' च्या मार्गावर" [Hatnur Dharan 'Gala' cya Margavar]. Maharashtra Times (in Marathi). Jalgaon. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
6. Suresh Ujjainwaal (20 February 2012). "अॉर्डनन्स फँक्टरीचा गलथान कारभार" [Ordnance Factorycha Galthan Carbhaar]. Divya Marathi (in Marathi). Retrieved 1 July 2015.
7. "Varangaon Railway Station". www.bharatrail.info. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
8. "भुसावळ- नागेश्वर यात्रेस प्रतिसाद" [Bhusawal- Nageshwar Yatress Pratisad]. www.jalgaonlive.com. Bhusawal. 16 February 2012. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
9. Devidas Vani (3 January 2015). "हतनूर'मधून डावा कालव्याचे स्वप्न यंदा तरी पूर्ण होईल?" [Hatnur'Madun Dava Kalvyache Swapna Yanda Tari Purn Hoil?]. Sakal (in Marathi). Bhusawal. Retrieved 7 July 2015.