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Malegaon — city/town — Coordinates 20°33′N 74°33′E / 20.55°N 74.55°ECoordinates: 20°33′N 74°33′E / 20.55°N 74.55°E Country India State Maharashtra Population 409,190 (2001[update]) Time zone IST (UTC+05:30) Malegaon (Marathi: मालेगाव, Urdu: مالیگاوں) is a city and a Municipal Corporation in the Nashik district in the Indian state of Maharashtra.
Malegaon is one of the largest cities in northwest Maharashtra with an estimated population of 12 lakh to 14 lakh. It is second largest city of Nashik district after Nashik city.
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Geography
Malegaon is located at at the confluence of Girna and Mausam rivers, at elevation of 438 metres (1437 feet) at 18°25′N 77°32′E / 18.42°N 77.53°E[1]. It is located at around 280 km northeast of state capital Mumbai. It has good conectivity with nearby cities like Nashik, Manmad, and Dhule.
History
Malegaon is located on the Mumbai-Agra national highway (N.H.03) at the confluence of Mausam and Girna Rivers. Situated on the road linking Mumbai and Agra — now National Highway No 3 — it was once a small junction known as Maliwadi (hamlet of gardens) and quickly gained the reputation for being a source of employment. When a local jahagirdar, Naro Shankar Raje Bahadur, started building a fort in the area in 1740, a project that took 25 years, a sizeable number of Muslim workers and artisans from places like Surat and northern India settled in the area. After the British capture of the Malegaon fort in 1818, Muslims from Hyderabad migrated to the region. The 1857 revolt saw many Muslims from the north locate themselves here, and the pattern kept repeating itself over the years. Malegaon, with its growing Muslim presence, became something of a shelter and a source of employment for the community whenever it faced reversals. If famine in 1862 forced Muslim weavers in the Varanasi area to move to Malegaon, the political upheavals in the Hyderabad of the late 1940s and 1950s saw a similar exodus to the town. Communal riots, specially from the 1960s onwards, have also undoubtedly contributed to swelling the number of Muslim migrants to Malegaon.
Economy
Malegaon is a major textile producing centre and is famous for its power-looms. It has estimated 3 lakh power looms, producing about 10 million meters of cloth.
Demographics
As of 2001[update] India census[2], Malegaon had a population of 409,190. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Malegaon has an average literacy rate of 73%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 70%, and female literacy is 61%. In Malegaon, the ST consists of 12% and around 11% are SCs. About 18% of the population is under 6 years of age. In addition, most of the children forced to work at teenage to help the family, because of poverty. 50-60% of the population belongs to Muslim communities.
Now[when?] the plastic industry is growing day by day. The daily production of plastic is near about 1,50,000 meters.
Proposal to carve out Malegaon District
The Nashik district is under proposal to be divided and a separate Malegaon district be carved out of existing Nashik district.
Education
The vast city's education system has been able to support various languages (Urdu/Marathi/English) through numerous institutions. But donations in urdu medium schools are becoming huge problem.
Schools and Colleges in Malegaon in Alphabetic Order
- Al-Hera Urdu High School
- Adinath English Medium School
- AIT College of Pharmacy
- Amit Thappur Marey College.
- A.T.T High School and Junior College
- Chiragh Preprimary & Primary School
- Diamond Girls High School
- Jamia Mohammadia Mansoora (Arabic University)
- Jamia Tus Salihat Arabic School
- Jamatul huda high school
- Darul Uloom Hanfiya Sunniyah Arabic School
- Jamai Kulyatut Tahiraat Arabic School
- Jamia Bayt Ul Uloom Arabic School
- Jamia Mohammadia Mansoora (Arabic University )
- J.A.T B.Ed College, Malegaon
- J.A.T High School and Junior College
- Jamhoor High School & Junior College
- JAT Senior college
- LVH High School
- Mahatma Gandhi School
- Mother Aaisha Urdu High School & Jr. College
- Karmaveer Bhavusaheb Hire school.
- Karmaveer Bhavusaheb Hire college
- Karmaveer Bhavusaheb Hire school. Manjre
- K.Y.N.Jaddhv Vidya
- Masiha Primary& high School
- Marathi B.Ed. College, Malegaon
- Madrassa Aysa Siddiqa Arabic School
- Madrassa Mohammadiya Arabic School
- Mahde Millat (Arabic School)
- Maharaja Shivagi Paisewala College
- New English School, Sonaj
- Nishat Girls High School
- Pandit Sahib Jawaharlal Nehru Madhyamik & Uchhmadhyamik Vidhyalay Patne
- Para dise high school
- P.E.S English Medium School
- Renukabai Bhausaheb Hire College
- Rajiv Gandhi international school
- Renukabai Bhausaheb Hire school
- Ratilal Virchand Shah Vidyalaya
- R.Z.Kakani vidyalaya(girls)
- SWES High School & Junior College
- SVEM's Center for Education.
- T R Highschool, Dabhadi
- Tahezeeb High School
- The Urdu Night High School
- T.M. High School
- The Malegaon High School and Junior College
- The Malegaon Girls High School & Jr.College
- Zam Zam High School
- Z.P.Kakani Vidyalay(boys)
Urdu in Malegaon
Malegaon is major centre of the Urdu language. Urdu is prevalent in all eastern parts of city. One can find sign boards in Urdu in all parts of city.
Bombings
Main article: 2006 blasts at MalegaonOn 8 September 2006, at least 37 people died and at least 125 were seriously injured when three bomb blasts hit a cemetery in Malegaon town.
Main article: 29 September 2008 western India bombingsOn 29 September 2008, the eve of Ramzan, two bombs exploded in Malegaon killing seven persons. Investigations later lead to Hindu extremist organization involved in bombings.
References
- ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Malegaon
- ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. http://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999. Retrieved 2008-11-01.
External links
- Indian Express article: A Town Called Malegaon
- Indian Express article on Hyderabad & Malegaon Blasts
- Malegaon Blast in Pictures
External links
- Supermen of Malegaon at the Internet Movie Database, a documentary about Muslim film fans from Malegaon and how they started making "Malegaonized" versions of Bollywood and Hollywood films.
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