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 byBeed district and on the west by Aurangabad district. The district occupies an area of. 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 hill ranges.
Rivers and lakes
The Godavari River flows along the southern boundary of the district, from west to east. The 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 dammed to create the Ghanewadi Reservoir, which provides water to Jalna city—are other rivers draining the district.
History
Jalna was formerly a part of the Princely State of Hyderabad. After Indian independence in 1947, it became part of Aurangabad district. On 1 May 1981, the present district was formed from Jalna, Bhokardan, Jafrabad and Ambad talukas of Aurangabad district and Parturtaluka of Parbhani district.
Divisions
The district was formed during the term of chief ministerAbdul 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 StateVidhan Sabha :
Partur
Ghansawangi
Jalna
Badnapur
Bhokardan
While Partur and Ghansawangi are part of Parbhani, the other three are part of the Jalna.
Jalna district has a population of 1,959,046, roughly equal to the nation of Lesotho or the US state of New Mexico. This gives it a ranking of 237th in India.
Badrinarayan Ramulal Barwale is widely regarded as the father of the Indian seeds industry, who revolutionised farming practices by producing cheaper and higher-yield seeds in the Marathwada region of India.
Arjun Khotkar is a Shiv Sena politician from Jalna district, Marathwada. He is current Member of Legislative Assembly from Jalna, Maharashtra, India as a member of Shiv Sena.
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.
