Nhavi

Nhavi
Village
Nhavi Location in Maharashtra, India Show map of Maharashtra Nhavi Nhavi (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 21.17°N 75.85°E / 21.17; 75.85
Country	India
State	Maharashtra
District	Jalgaon
Languages
• Official	Marathi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)

Nhavi is a cast village in Yawal taluka in Jalgaon district in the state of Maharashtra, India.

Demographics

The residents of Nhavi are mostly from the Leva Patil caste, with many Muslims, Koli,Tadvi bhil, Buddhists, Parashi and Pawra. The Leva community is prevalent in the area of Nhavi. Nhavi is covered with 8 temples, viz Vithhal, Swaminarayan, Durga Devi, Manu Devi, Khanderav, Lord Ram, Lord Shiva & Hanumaan (Raj Rajeshwar Mahadev Mandir) and so on. Holi festival is the specialty of Nhavi and is famous for God Khanderav.

According to the census conducted in 2011, by the Ministry of Home Affairs, the total population reported was 12,782 and 3,143 Households. It shows 6,549 males and 6,233 female population out of which 1,442 are under the age of 6 years. The literacy level noted in the survey was near 95 percent. Pincode of Nhavi village is 425524.

Education

There are 9 major academic institutes in Nhavi:

• Bharat Vidyalaya Nhavi
• Shetki Basic Shala Nhavi
• Marathi Mulinchi Shala Nhavi
• G P Madhyamik Nhavi
• Sharada Vidyalaya Nhavi
• Urdu anglu High school Nhavi
• J T Mahajan Primary School Nhavi
• J T Mahajan Polytechnic College Nhavi
• J T Mahajan College of Engineering Nhavi
• J T Mahajan Industrial Training Institute Nhavi
• J T Mahajan College of M E

J. T. Mahajan College of Engineering is one of the "A" grade educational institute in the Nhavi area. It caters all the hardworking students across the country.

Industry

The main livelihood of the residents is farming, with bananas as the prevalent crop. Madhukar Sahakari Sakhar Karkhana (Sugar Factory) is situated near village and most of the people work there. The main market is Weekly market that opens on Monday 2.00 pm to 6.00 pm where farmers sell vegetables to the villagers. People from neighboring villages like Marul, Talegaon, Kalmoda, Hambardi, Borkheda also buy & sell in this weekly market.

Media

Majority of local newspapers are published from Jalgaon, namely Deshdoot, Deshonnati, Lokmat etc.

References

https://all-pincodes.com/pincode-of-Nhavi%20B.O-is-425524

External links

• http://www.censusindia.gov.in
• https://data.gov.in