Nhavi

Nhavi
Village
Nhavi

Location in Maharashtra, India

Coordinates: 21°10′N 75°51′E / 21.17°N 75.85°E / 21.17; 75.85Coordinates: 21°10′N 75°51′E / 21.17°N 75.85°E / 21.17; 75.85
Country  India
State Maharashtra
District Jalgaon
Languages
  Official Marathi
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)

Nhavi is a village near Bhusawal in Yawal taluka and Jalgaon district in the state of Maharashtra, India.

Education

There are 9 major academic institutes in Nhavi:

J. T. Mahajan College of Engineering is one of the "A" grade educational institute in the Nhavi nearby area. It caters all the hardworking students across the country. Even students from Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Aassam, Mizoram, Manipur, etc. go there to take their engineering education.

Demographics

The residents of Nhavi are mostly from the Leva Patidar caste, with many Muslims, Koli, Buddhists, Parashi and Pavari. The Leva community is prevalent in the area of Nhavi. Nhavi is covered with 8 temples, like God Vithhal, Swaminarayan, Durga Devi,Manu devi, Khanderav, Lord Ram,Lord Shiva & Hanumaan (Raj Rajeshwar Mahadev Mandir)and so on. Holi festival is the speciality of Nhavi and is famous for God Khanderav.

Industry

The main livelihood of the residents is farming, with bananas as the prevalent crop. Madhukar Sahakari Sakhar Karkhana (Sugar Factory) is situated near village and most of the people work there.

References


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