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Gandhali

Coordinates: 21°06′14″N 75°06′18″E / 21.104°N 75.105°E / 21.104; 75.105
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Gandhali
village
Gandhali is located in Maharashtra
Gandhali
Gandhali
Location in Maharashtra, India
Gandhali is located in India
Gandhali
Gandhali
Gandhali (India)
Coordinates: 21°06′14″N 75°06′18″E / 21.104°N 75.105°E / 21.104; 75.105
Country India
StateMaharashtra
DistrictJalgaon
Government
 • BodyGram Panchayat
Population
 (2009)
 • Total10,000
Languages
 • OfficialMarathi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
425420
Telephone code254
Vehicle registrationMH-19
Coastline0 kilometres (0 mi)
Nearest cityAmalner
Literacy75%
Lok Sabha constituencyJalgaon Gramin
Civic agencyGram Panchayat
Avg. summer temperature45 °C (113 °F)
Avg. winter temperature10 °C (50 °F)

Gadhali is a village in Jalgaon district of Maharashtra, India. It is located in the Amalner taluka, 9 km north-east of the Amalner town. It is the first place in Khandesh at which Gujarat Shravak Vanis settled. In 1804 it was plundered and its people scattered by a Pindari leader named Ghodji Bhonsle.

History

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Gandhali Amalner and has Tapi River flowing in northern side at a distance of 7km and has agriculture and farming as main lines of activity. It also has ancient times Jain temple and had wide presence of Gujrathi and Marwadi community during earlier days. History reveals King Shivaji having commuted to Surat via Burhanpur, Dharangaon and Gandhali. It has 300 meters height stoned base along with 7 stoned gates and 14 combating internal gateways.

Transport

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You can travel to Gandhali via State Transport bus from Amalaner named Amalaner to Jalod. Or one can go by minidoor, riksha stand outside ST stand.

Culture

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Near about in Diwali Gadhali village has Fair(yatra) of its own village of Kakasatmaharaj Mandhir.

Village has ancient time two Mahadev temples and two Maruti temples along with grand Vitthal - Rukhmai temple and has Kakasat Maharaj festivity as annual event. It also having Saptashrungi Devi Mandir nearly 3 km on Amalner road. Also Datta temple( Udaykal-1356).

Notable people

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  • Ex-MP and MLA Bhausaheb K. M. Patil, the first president of Jalgaon Zilla Parishad (1962)
  • Nirhatta Datta Pantha founder Madhva-Muni

Infrastructure

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Varkari education trust Chairman Vitthabuva Chaudhari has completed his primary education here. Village has primary and secondary schools and JDCC Bank branch.

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