?Dhule Maharashtra • India
Dhule
Coordinates: 20°54′N 74°47′E / 20.9, 74.78
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Area • Elevation	• 240 m (787 ft)
District(s)	Dhule
Population	341,473 (2001)

Coordinates: 20°54′N 74°47′E / 20.9, 74.78 Dhule (Marathi : धुळे) is a city and a municipal council in Dhule district in northwestern part of Maharashtra state, India. , Maharashtra (Marathi: महाराष्ट्र , IPA:  , English: ) is Indias third largest state in terms of area and second largest in terms of population after Uttar Pradesh. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Image File history File links Locator_Dot. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... A time zone is a region of the Earth that has adopted the same standard time, usually referred to as the local time. ... Location of Mirzapur and the 82. ... The geography of India is diverse, with landscape ranging from snow-capped mountain ranges to deserts, plains, rainforests, hills, and plateaus. ... Basic Definition In geography, the elevation of a geographic location is its height above mean sea level (or some other fixed point). ... The divisions of a district. ... Dhule District is a district of Maharashtra state in central India. ... 2001 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and also: The International Year of the Volunteer The United Nations Year of Dialogue Among Civilizations Events January January 1 - A black monolith measuring approximately nine feet tall appears in Seattles Magnuson Park, placed by an anonymous... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... Marathi is one of the widely spoken languages of India, and has a long literary history. ... Municipal council (conseil municipal)(maire) // Despite enormous differences in population, each of the communes of the French Republic possesses a mayor (maire) and a municipal council (conseil municipal) which manage the commune from the mairie (city hall), with exactly the same powers no matter the size of the commune (with... Dhule District is a district of Maharashtra state in central India. ... , Maharashtra (Marathi: महाराष्ट्र , IPA:  , English: ) is Indias third largest state in terms of area and second largest in terms of population after Uttar Pradesh. ...

Geography

Dhule is located at 20.9° N 74.78° E^[1]. It has an average elevation of 240 metres (787 feet).Dhule lies in the Khandesh region, which forms the northwest corner of southern India's Deccan Plateau, in the valley of the Tapi river. Dhule is situated on the banks of the Panzara River (पांझरा). The metre (American English:meter) is a measure of length. ... A foot (plural: feet or foot;[1] symbol or abbreviation: ft or, sometimes, ′ – a prime) is a unit of length, in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... Districts comprising the Khandesh region of Maharashtra. ... Deccan Plateau // Main article: Geography of India So anyway,The Deccan Plateau (Marathi: डेक्कन), also known as The Great Country, is a vast elevated tableland area with widely varying terrain features making up the majority of the southern India located between three ranges and extending over eight states. ... The Panzara or Panjhra is a river in Kandesh region of Maharashtra state of India. ...

Demographics

As of 2001 India census^GRIndia, Dhule had a population of 341,473. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Dhule has an average literacy rate of 75%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 80% and, female literacy is 69%. In Dhule, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age. 2001 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and also: The International Year of the Volunteer The United Nations Year of Dialogue Among Civilizations Events January January 1 - A black monolith measuring approximately nine feet tall appears in Seattles Magnuson Park, placed by an anonymous... 1870 US Census for New York City A census is the process of obtaining information about every member of a population (not necessarily a human population). ...

History

Dhule became part of the Mughal Empire in 1601, during the reign of Akbar. In the 18th century Dhule came under Maratha rule. In 1818, Dhule was annexed by the British, and was included in the Bombay Presidency. Dhule city is a well planned city, and it is believed that it was planned by Capt. James Briggs (Please see note below). After Indian independence in 1947, Bombay Presidency became Bombay State, which in 1960 was divided along linguistic lines into the new states of Maharashtra and Gujarat. Flag Mughal Empire at its greatest extent in 1700 Capital Agra, Delhi Language(s) Persian (initially also Chagatai; later also Urdu) Government Monarchy List of Mughal emperors  - 1526-1530 Babur  - 1530–1539 and after restoration 1555–1556 Humayun  - 1556–1605 Akbar  - 1605–1627 Jahangir  - 1628–1658 Shah Jahan  - 1659–1707... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... The Marāthās (Marathi: , also Mahrattas) form an Indo Aryan group of Hindu warriors and peasants hailing mostly from the present-day state of Maharashtra, who created a the expansive Maratha Empire, covering a major part of India, in the late 17th and 18th centuries. ... 1818 (MDCCCXVIII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar. ... Bombay Presidency was a former province of British India. ... Year 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Bombay state is a former state of India. ... Year 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... , Maharashtra (Marathi: महाराष्ट्र , IPA:  , English: ) is Indias third largest state in terms of area and second largest in terms of population after Uttar Pradesh. ... , Gujarat (Gujarati: , IPA:  ) is a state in the Republic of India. ...

Transport

The nearest international airport is Mumbai, though it also has its own domestic airport at Gondur (in dismal condition). Dhule also has a distinction of having railway terminus, which is connected to nearest railway junction at Chalisgaon. , “Bombay” redirects here. ...

While this portion of Maharashtra is of no great significance from point of economics, the single most reason for importance of Dhule to India and Maharashtra is because of its geographical location for road transport industry. Dhule is the city from which the most strategic roads of India criss-cross each-other. This is the singular point for road transportation vis-a-vis to Bhusaval or Nagpur in case of Indian Railways. The national highway number 3, popularly known as Mumbai-Agra highway, virtually connects southern India with northern India. And the national highway number 6 on its part connects western India with eastern India. , Maharashtra (Marathi: महाराष्ट्र , IPA:  , English: ) is Indias third largest state in terms of area and second largest in terms of population after Uttar Pradesh. ... , Maharashtra (Marathi: महाराष्ट्र , IPA:  , English: ) is Indias third largest state in terms of area and second largest in terms of population after Uttar Pradesh. ... , Nāgpur   (Marathi: नागपुर) Third largest city in the western Indian state of Maharashtra after Mumbai and Pune with a population of 2. ... Indian Railways (Hindi: भारतीय रेल), abbreviated as IR, is a Department of Government of India, under Ministry of Railways and is tasked with operating the rail network in India. ... , “Bombay” redirects here. ... , stop erasing thisAgra   (Hindi: , Urdu: ), (IPA: ) is a city on the banks of the Yamuna River in Uttar Pradesh, India. ... National Highway 6, commonly referred to as NH_6, is an busy freeway that runs through of south Gujarat, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Orissa, Jharkhand and West bengal state in India. ...

To Visit

Panzara River on a cloudy monsoon day. The photo was taken from the Dhule city side, on the other side is Deopur, which is a suburb of Dhule. The image shows Chhota Pul or small bridge on the left hand side, and Motha Pul or big bridge on the right hand side.

Rajwade Sanshodhan Mandal in Dhule is a famous museum established in 1932 where there is a big collection of articles collected by famous historian V.K.Rajwade. There are many historical articles of mughal and Rajput period. In which, there are coloured pictures, coins, historical copper plates, stone and metal statues, old hand written documents, historical documents, stone apparatuses, pots etc. pre-historical articles, historical apparatuses and art gallery on history related subjects. There is a good reference library containing more than 2000 books. Surya Mandir is an oldest temple. Central jail of the city was constructed by British, and many freedom-fighters, which played important role at national level, were imprisoned here. Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ... The Panzara or Panjhra is a river in Kandesh region of Maharashtra state of India. ... Monsoon in the Vindhya mountain range, central India A monsoon is a rainy season which lasts for several months and has lasting climatic effects. ...

"Samartha Vagdevata Mandir" is famous for its collection of ancient literature on the great Maharashtrian saint Samartha Ramdas Swami. Maharashtra (महाराष्ट्र) is a state in west-central India. ... Samarth Ramdas Samarth Ramdas (Marathi: समर्थ रामदास) (1608-1681) is considered one of the greatest Hindu saints of Indian history. ...

'Shivatharghal', where Samartha Ramdas Swami had wrote the great grantha 'Dasbodh'; this place (Shivatharghal - Near Mahad) was invented by the wellknown historian Late Shree. Shankar Shrikrushna Dev of Dhule in 1930. Samarth Ramdas Samarth Ramdas (Marathi: समर्थ रामदास) (1608-1681) is considered one of the greatest Hindu saints of Indian history. ...

Agra road is the main street in the city where many important businesses/shops are located. Old Dhule or June Dhule is central place, Subhash Nagar is a business area with shops adjacent to Old Dhule.

Other places of attraction include Tower Garden, Hanuman Tekdi (The Holy Mount). Pach-Kandil is the main whole sale market of fruits and vegetables, pat-bazar is a vegetable market near an old canal, which used to run along the river side in the past.

Nisargopchar Kendra, Dhule is situated on Malegaon Road at a distance 1.5 km from bus stand and Railway station. In the vicinity of this centre are Mehboob subhani shrine, Gurudwara, Vitthal temple, Dashera Maidan . Across the road is Gandhi Tatva Gyan Mandir (Gandhian Philosophy Centre) and Goshala founded by Vinoba Bhave in 1932. in dhue 115year old jain templ of shitalnath bhgwan.at sarafa bazar agra road dadawadi jain temple is tollest temple of guru jin kushal suri at chalisgoan road navkar goshala founded by jugrajji mutha at chalisgoan road

Ekvira mata temple is very famous in Dhule.

Education

Dhule city is also famous due the sheer number of educational institutes it hosts. To name few of them here are:

1) SSVPS college of engineering(affiliated to North Maharashtra University)
2) Z.B.Patil College (Former Jai Hind College Of Arts, Science, Commerce)
3) SES college of engineering
4) Gangamai college of engineering (affiliated to North Maharashtra University)
5) Shri Bhausaheb Hire Government Medical College
6) A.C.P.M Medical College (affiliated to Maharashtra University of Health Sciences)
7) Palesha College
8) SSVPS College(Deopur, Dhule)
9) Vidhya Verdhani College
10)Jai Hind High School
11)Jai Hind Senior College
12)Canossa Convent
13)New City High School
14)J.R.City high school
15)Institute of Management Education (IME - Palasha College Campus)
Established: June 3, 1998 Type of Institution: Government University Chancellor: S_M_Krishna Vice-Chancellor: Dr.(Mrs. ...

and many more...

Industry

In hey-days it was a one of the major center for textile industry, with both spinning and weaving operations. Textile industry is still alive here though at much smaller scale than past. Dhule is current site for the construction and operation of world's largest wind farm having an output of 1000MW. This project is being undertaken by Suzlon Energy Limited, world's fourth largest wind turbine company. Many tiny and small scale industries are in the M.I.D.C. area of Dhule. Dhule is also growing up in Electronics equipments as well as in IT field also.

Coordinates: 20°54′N, 74°47′E Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...

References

1. ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Dhule

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