Jalna, Maharashtra

Jalna
City
Nickname(s): 
City of Steel, Seed Capital of India
Map
Jalna in Maharashtra
Coordinates: 19°50′28″N 75°53′11″E / 19.8410°N 75.8864°E / 19.8410; 75.8864
Country India
StateMaharashtra
DistrictJalna
Named forJanullah Shah Baba / Jalaha (Weaver)
Government
 • TypeMunicipal Corporation
 • BodyJalna Municipal Corporation
 • Superintendent of PoliceShailesh Balkawade (IPS)
 • MPKalyan Kale, Congress
 • MLAKailash Gorantyal Congress
 • MayorVacant (Administrator Rule)
Area
[1]
 • Total
81.6 km2 (31.5 sq mi)
Elevation
[2]
508 m (1,667 ft)
Population
 (2023)
 • Total
393,000
 • Rank127 in India
 • Density4,800/km2 (12,000/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Jalnekar, Jalnavi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
431203, 431213
Telephone code02482
Vehicle registrationMH-21
Official languageMarathi[3]
Websitehttps://jalna.gov.in/

Jalna pronunciationⓘ is a city in Jalna district in the Aurangabad Division, or Marathwada region, of the Indian state of Maharashtra.[1] It was part of Hyderabad State as a tehsil of Aurangabad district, before Jalna district was formed effective 1 May 1981.[4], Jalna become Maharashtra's 29th Municipal Corporation.[5][6]

  1. ^ a b "District Census Handbook – Jalna" (PDF). Census of India. The Registrar General & Census Commissioner. 2011. p. 22. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 November 2019. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Maps, Weather, and Airports for Jalna, India". fallingrain.com. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
  3. ^ "52nd Report of the Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities in India" (PDF). nclm.nic.in. Ministry of Minority Affairs. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
  4. ^ Maharashtra’s Jalna is one of the biggest hubs of steel industry in Central India.
  5. ^ "Jalna, steel and mosambi hub, becomes Maha's 29th Municipal Corporation". daijiworld.com. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
  6. ^ "Maha: Jalna municipal council to become 29th corporation". Urban Update. 17 May 2023. Retrieved 15 August 2023.