Malegaon | |
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City | |
| मालेगाव | |
 Malegaon Fort | |
| Nickname: Textile City | |
 Malegaon in Maharashtra | |
| Coordinates:20°33′N74°33′E / 20.55°N 74.55°E /20.55; 74.55 | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Maharashtra |
| District | Nashik |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal Corporation |
| • Body | Malegaon Municipal Corporation |
| • MLA | |
| Area | |
• Total | 68 km2 (26 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 26.25 |
| Elevation | 438 m (1,437 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 481,228 |
| Demonym(s) | Malegaonkar, Malegaoova |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 423203 (City and Soygaon) & 423105 (for Camp area) |
| Vehicle registration | MH-41 |
| Official language | Marathi, Urdu[1] |
| Website | malegaonmahaulb |
Malegaon (IAST:Mālegāv; Pronunciation:[malegaːʋ]) is a city inNashik District ofMaharashtra State inIndia. It is situated on the bank of the Girna river with Mosam River river flowing through middle of the city dividing it in two parts. Malegaon is famous for its loom industries.
On the road linking Mumbai and Agra – nowNational Highway-3(NH3), it used to be a small junction known asMaliwadi (hamlet of gardeners).
Naro Shankar Raje Bahadur was appointed as an agent inMalwa. He was gifted 18 villages which included Malewadi. He constructed Malegaon Fort in 1740 using craftsmen fromSurat and northern India, the construction of which took 25 years. After the fort was completed, the craftsmen settled in the town. Since long people have been immigrating to Malegaon after persecution. Since after corona there has been rise in expansion of city.
Malegaon(previously Maligaon[2]) is at the confluence of theGirna andMosam (previously Moosy[2]) rivers, at elevation of 438 metres (1437 feet) at18°25′N77°32′E / 18.42°N 77.53°E /18.42; 77.53.[3]
It is 280 km northeast of the state capitalMumbai. It is centrally located and has good connectivity with nearby cities likeNashik,Pune,Mumbai,Indore,Surat, andDhule. It is at 89.5km (~ 1.45 hrs. drive) from nearest airportNashik Airport.
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| Climate data for Malegaon (1991–2020, extremes 1901–2020) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 36.4 (97.5) | 41.0 (105.8) | 45.6 (114.1) | 45.6 (114.1) | 46.7 (116.1) | 44.4 (111.9) | 39.4 (102.9) | 37.2 (99.0) | 39.0 (102.2) | 40.9 (105.6) | 39.4 (102.9) | 36.8 (98.2) | 46.7 (116.1) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 30.2 (86.4) | 33.3 (91.9) | 37.5 (99.5) | 40.5 (104.9) | 40.7 (105.3) | 35.9 (96.6) | 30.6 (87.1) | 29.1 (84.4) | 30.8 (87.4) | 33.5 (92.3) | 31.7 (89.1) | 31.1 (88.0) | 33.7 (92.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 10.2 (50.4) | 12.1 (53.8) | 16.2 (61.2) | 20.2 (68.4) | 23.2 (73.8) | 23.4 (74.1) | 22.7 (72.9) | 21.8 (71.2) | 21.0 (69.8) | 18.6 (65.5) | 14.7 (58.5) | 11.1 (52.0) | 18.1 (64.6) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 0.6 (33.1) | −0.6 (30.9) | 5.6 (42.1) | 9.4 (48.9) | 15.0 (59.0) | 15.6 (60.1) | 17.4 (63.3) | 15.6 (60.1) | 14.2 (57.6) | 7.5 (45.5) | 5.6 (42.1) | 2.6 (36.7) | −0.6 (30.9) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 3.3 (0.13) | 0.3 (0.01) | 4.3 (0.17) | 3.9 (0.15) | 9.2 (0.36) | 113.2 (4.46) | 137.4 (5.41) | 112.1 (4.41) | 124.5 (4.90) | 64.6 (2.54) | 18.0 (0.71) | 2.7 (0.11) | 593.8 (23.38) |
| Average rainy days | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 5.9 | 7.8 | 7.0 | 6.3 | 2.8 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 33.2 |
| Averagerelative humidity (%)(at 17:30IST) | 32 | 30 | 21 | 20 | 25 | 48 | 65 | 71 | 65 | 47 | 41 | 39 | 42 |
| Source:India Meteorological Department[4][5][6] | |||||||||||||
Villages near Malegaon and towards Satana, Nampur, Sonaj, Talwade and Vadel are agricultural areas and major producers ofonions.Pomegranate is another crop of commercial importance that is cultivated by farmers in nearby pockets. Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) of Malegaon has a front office at Malegaon and a research farm at Vadel.[7] There is also a campus of Mahatma Gandhi Vidyamandir's H. H. Sri Sri Murlidhara Swamiji College of Agriculture and H. H. Sri Sri Murlidhara Swamiji College of Horticulture in the Malegaon Camp area.[8] There is also a cloth manufacturing industry mostly using power looms. Cloths made are also further processed in few plants or sold to merchants. Several plastic manufacturing companies are operational around city. Around 3 Buffalo meat processing and export units are present in Malegaon City.[9] Post Covid-19 period, it is becoming a medical tourism hub. People are coming for treatment. Several outskirts are getting Farmhouses built for 1 day outing and rest. These farmhouses are equipped with swimming pools.
As of 2011[update] Indiacensus,[10] Malegaon city had urban/metropolitan population of 481,228. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Malegaon has an average literacy rate of 70.54%: Male literacy is 74.25% and female literacy is 66.63%. About 15.41% of the population is under 6 years of age.[11]
In Malegaon CityIslam is the mostpracticed religion with approximately 379,927 (78.95%) following it. 89,011 (18.50%) of the population followingHindu religion. Buddhism is followed by 6,830 (1.42%) and Jainism 3,933 (0.82).[11]
| Year | Male | Female | Total Population | Change | Religion (%) | |||||||
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| Hindu | Muslim | Christian | Sikhs | Buddhist | Jain | Other religions and persuasions | Religion not stated | |||||
| 2001[12] | 208864 | 200539 | 409403 | - | 20.975 | 75.382 | 0.253 | 0.109 | 2.128 | 1.056 | 0.071 | 0.026 |
| 2011[13] | 244080 | 237148 | 481228 | 0.175 | 18.497 | 78.949 | 0.105 | 0.042 | 1.419 | 0.817 | 0.020 | 0.151 |
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Malegaon has a lot of schools and colleges. Night schools for elders, only Boys and only Girls schools, colleges offering diploma/degrees in Pharmacy, Education, Medicine, Management, etc. Language of instruction include urdu, marathi and english.
Local artists have been creating spoof films and other comedy moving pictures. 'Malegaon ka Sholay', 'Malegaon ka Superman', 'Malegaon ka Chintu' are some well-known films to name. Recently a movie is in creation around this film making industry 'Superboys of Malegaon'.
A epidemiological study by panel of doctors appointed by government was conducted to unearth the reasons behind super covid control in Malegaon and published in Asian Journal of Medical Sciences.[14] News agencies captured the phenomenon. Indian Express published a story around this with title magic Malegaon project.[15] Times of India also published a news article around this with title Malegaon success story.[16]
During this testing and challenging time, local Unani Medical Doctors (BUMS) played a pivotal role. The Eastern Part of the City was sealed after the Covid outbreak. Doctors in Western Part of the City refused to admit the Covid positive patients. The Malegaon General Hospital had also closed its doors for Covid patients.[17] At this crucial juncture Unani Medical Graduates took control of the Healthcare System of the City. Risking their life, they converted their small dispensaries to admit Covid patients, and went home to home to save them.[18]
On 29 September 2008, three bombs exploded in the States ofGujarat andMaharashtra killing eight people and injuring 80. Three of the arrested suspects were identified as SadhviPragya Singh Thakur,[19][20] Shiv Narayan Gopal Singh Kalsanghra, and Shyam Bhawarlal Sahu. All three were produced before the Chief Judicial Magistrate's court inNashik, which remanded them to custody till 3 November.[21] On 28 October, theShiv Sena, came out in support of the accused saying that the arrests were political in nature.[citation needed],Shiv Sena chief,Uddhav Thackeray, propounded a potentialconflict of interest in political rivalry as theNationalist Congress Party (NCP) controlled the relevant ministry.[22] The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has found evidence againstSadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur and it has recommended the court to act against all charges against her which was proven incorrect.[23]
TheIndian Army officerPrasad Shrikant Purohit was also accused of being involved in the blast.[24]
MLAs fromMalegaon Central Assembly constituency for Maharashtra Assembly:
MLAs from Malegaon Outer Constituency for Maharashtra Assembly:
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