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Jangaon
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Andhra Pradesh • India
Coordinates: 17.72° N 79.18° E
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
Area
Elevation

382 m (1,253 ft)
District(s) Warangal
Population 43,601 (2001)

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Jangaon is a town, revenue divisional headquarter and a Municipality in Warangal district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. A municipality is an administrative entity composed of a clearly defined territory and its population and commonly referring to a city, town, or village, or a small grouping of them. ... Warangal is a district in Andhra Pradesh, India. ... India is subdivided into twenty-eight states and seven union territories; the states and territories are themselves further subdivided. ... Andhra Pradesh  : (Telugu: ఆంధ్ర ప్రదేశ్, Urdu: آندھرا پردیش, IPA: ), is a state in South India. ...

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Geography

Jangaon is located at 17.72° N 79.18° E[1]. It has an average elevation of 382 metres (1253 feet). it is a revnue division The metre (or meter, see spelling differences) 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. ...


History

The name of jangaon evolved from "jain gaon" which means village of jains a religion of India. kolanpak (kulpak)of Nalgonda district which is about 20km from jangaon is a famous pilgrimage center for jain people n it has much historical back ground.


When jain religion dominated in India most of the tourists from different places of India visited kulpak. at that time most of the jains they settled in Jangaon, which is called jaingaon at that time. things changed from time to time n people started calling it as Jangaon. kulpak's history starts in 1st century A.D. n we find the archaeological scluptures at there now .


Jangaon played a vital role in Freedom struggle from autocratic Hyderabad Nizam's rule. Bairanpalli, a village near Jangaon, is well known as a second Jallianwala Bagh for its sacrifices of about 150 martyrs in Telangana Liberation fight with Nizam's army also called as Razakaars.


Demographics

As of 2001 India censusGRIndia, Jangaon had a population of 50,270. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Jangaon has an average literacy rate of 70%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 79%, and female literacy is 59%. In Jangaon, 12% 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). ...


Education

Jangaon is a major educational centre in Warangal district. It consists of a good number of reputed schools, Intermediate, Degree and PG colleges, two Engineering colleges and one Pharmacy college.


Govt Junior College, ABV Degree college, Christu Jyoti Engineering college, St. Mary's, St. Paul's high schools, Sarswati Vidya Mandir, Sri Aurobindo high school, ABV and Ekashila degree Colleges and others form a pool of good educational institutions in Jangaon.


Places of Interest

Connectivity

Jangaon is well connected with rail and road routes. National highway 202 passes through the town. It is about 80km away from the state capital, Hyderabad and 50 km away from warangal city.


Major Occupations

The life of the people here directly or indirectly depends on agriculture. Farming, farming related business, education, retail and wholesale business, hand loom, weaving etc include the major occupations of the people here.


Weavers colony at Jangaon is famous for its well known Silk Sarees, which are also exported to Pochampalli. These sarees are special, hand made and have a unique design. Anybody can easily find it out that it is a pochampalli saree.


Pembarthi, located 6 km from Jangaon, is world famous for Brass artifacts. The craftsmen at Pembarthi follow the method of embossing on brass and copper sheets.


References

  1. ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Jangaon

External links

  • [1] Jangaon Weather


 

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