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{{About|the district|its eponymous headquarters|Jalna, Maharashtra}}
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'''Jalna district''' (Marathi pronunciation: [[Help:IPA/Marathi|[d͡ʒaːlnaː]]]) is an administrative [[district]] in the state of [[Maharashtra]] in western [[India]]. [[Jalna (city)|Jalna]] town is the district headquarters. The district is part of [[Aurangabad division]].

==Geography==
The district is situated in central Maharashtra, in the north of the [[Marathwada]] region—one of eight districts—as part Aurangabad division, and is bounded on the north by [[Jalgaon district]], on the east by [[Parbhani district]] and [[Buldhana district]], on the south by [[Beed district]] and on the west by [[Aurangabad district, Maharashtra|Aurangabad district]].

The district occupies an [[area]] of {{convert|7687|sqkm|sqmi}}.<ref name="JalnaDistrictHome" /> The range of geographical latitudes and longitudes of the district is from 19.01' N to 21.03'N and from 75.04'E to 76.04'E, with gently to moderately sloping topography. The Northern part of the district is occupied by the Ajanta and [[Satmala Range|Satmala]] hill ranges.

===Rivers and lakes===
The [[Godavari River]] flows along the southern boundary of the district, from west to east. The [[Purna River (tributary of Godavari)|Purna River]], one of the major tributaries of the Godavari, also flows through the district. The Dudhana, the principal tributary of the Purna, and the Kelana and the Girija, also tributaries of the Purna, as well as the Gulati and the Kundlika—which has been [[Ghanewadi Dam|dammed]] to create the Ghanewadi Reservoir, which provides water to Jalna city—are other rivers draining the district.

==History==
{{historical populations|11=1901|12=3,56,096|13=1911|14=4,27,615|15=1921|16=3,63,765|17=1931|18=4,65,592|19=1941|20=5,21,222|21=1951|22=5,69,324|23=1961|24=7,20,141|25=1971|26=8,93,498|27=1981|28=10,26,252|29=1991|30=13,59,589|31=2001|32=16,07,391|33=2011|34=19,59,046|percentages=pagr|footnote=source:<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/A2_Data_Table.html Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901]</ref>|align=right}}

Jalna was formerly a part of the Princely State of [[Hyderabad]]. After Indian independence in 1947, it became part of [[Aurangabad district, Maharashtra|Aurangabad district]]. On 1 May 1981, the present district was formed from Jalna, Bhokardan, Jafrabad and [[Ambad]] [[taluka]]s of Aurangabad district and [[Partur]] taluka of [[Parbhani]] district.<ref name="JalnaDistrictIntro">{{cite web |title=Introduction |url=https://jalna.gov.in/about-district/introduction/ |website=Jalna district |access-date=25 March 2019}}</ref>

==Divisions==
The district was formed during the term of chief minister [[A. R. Antulay|Abdul Rehman Antulay]]. The district is divided into two sub-divisions, Jalna and Partur. These are further divided into eight talukas: Jalna, Ambad, Bhokardan, Badnapur, Ghansavangi, Partur, Mantha and Jafrabad. There is a total of 970 villages in the district.

The district has five constituencies of Maharashtra State [[Vidhan Sabha]] ( Legislative Assembly):
* [[Partur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)]]
* [[Ghansawangi (Vidhan Sabha constituency)]]
* [[Jalna (Vidhan Sabha constituency)]]
* [[Badnapur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)]]
* [[Bhokardan (Vidhan Sabha constituency)]]

While Partur and Ghansawangi are part of [[Parbhani (Lok Sabha constituency)]], the other three are part of the [[Jalna (Lok Sabha constituency)]].

==Demographics==
According to the [[2011 census of India|2011 census]], Jalna district has a [[Demographics of India|population]] of 1,959,046,<ref name=districtcensus>{{cite web|url = https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/27/2718_PART_A_DCHB_JALNA.pdf|title = District Census 2011 - Jalna|year = 2011|publisher = Office of the Registrar General, India}}</ref> roughly equal to the nation of [[Lesotho]]<ref name="cia">{{cite web | author = US Directorate of Intelligence | title = Country Comparison:Population | url = https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html | access-date = 2011-10-01 | quote =Lesotho1,924,886}}</ref> or the US state of [[New Mexico]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php |title=2010 Resident Population Data |publisher=U. S. Census Bureau |access-date=2011-09-30 |quote=New Mexico – 2,059,179 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019160532/http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php |archive-date=19 October 2013 }}</ref> This gives it a ranking of 237th in India (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]]).<ref name="districtcensus" /> The district has a population density of {{convert|255|PD/sqkm|PD/sqmi}}.<ref name="districtcensus" /> Its [[Family planning in India|population growth rate]] over the decade 2001–2011 was 21.84%.<ref name="districtcensus" /> Jalna has a [[sex ratio]] of 929 [[Women in India|females]] for every 1000 males,<ref name="districtcensus" /> and a [[Literacy in India|literacy rate]] of 73.61%. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes constitute 13.90% and 2.16% of the population respectively.<ref name="districtcensus" />
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At the time of the [[2011 Census of India]], 76.16% of the population in the district spoke [[Marathi language|Marathi]], 9.16% [[Urdu]], 7.09% [[Hindi]] and 4.46% [[Lambadi]] as their first language.<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16.html 2011 Census of India, Population By Mother Tongue]</ref>

==Notable people==
*[[B. R. Barwale|Badrinarayan Ramulal Barwale]] – father of the Indian seeds industry, who revolutionised farming practices by producing cheaper and higher-yield seeds in the Marathwada region of India.
*[[Rajesh Tope (politician)|Rajesh Tope]] - Health Minister of Maharashtra
*[[Raosaheb Danve]] (born 18 March 1955) represents Bhartiya Janata Party in 17th Lok Sabha and is a Minister of State Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Modi 2.0 Government formed on 30 May 2019
*Kailash Gorantyal – MLA from Jalna (Vidhan Sabha constituency), Maharashtra, India as a member of Congress.
*[[Santosh Danve]] is an Indian politicitian from Maharashtra. He is the youngest member of the 13th Maharashtra Legislative Assembly and belongs to the Bhartiya Janata Party.

==See also==

* [[Tourism in Marathwada]]
* [[Institute of Mental Health (Erragadda)]] - Institute was shifted from Jalna To Hyderabad in 1953 after Hyderabad State (1948–56) was formed.<ref>Deo N S (2012). Darul Majanine, Jalna to Institute of Mental Health, Erragadda Hyderabad: The Forgotten History, Research Aaj Tak Vol.1 No.4 (Sept-Dec 2012).</ref>

== References ==
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==External links==
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* [http://jalna.gov.in Jalna district official website]

{{Geographic location
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|North =
|Northeast = [[Buldana district]]
|East = [[Hingoli district]]
|Southeast = [[Parbhani district]]
|South = [[Beed district]]
|Southwest =
|West = [[Aurangabad district, Maharashtra|Aurangabad district]]
|Northwest =
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