Javkhede
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Javkhede is village in Jalgaon district
, tehsil Amalner
in state of Maharashtra
, India
. Population of Javkhede is about 5,000.the
It is situated on banks of a nullah
. It lies on Border of Dhule
and Jalgaon districts and located between villages Mohadi and Vavade.
Majority of people speak Ahirani language (a dialect of Marathi
). Most of the people in this village are farmers. The popular crops are cotton, Bajra, wheat, groundnut etc.
Javkhede was awarded Adarsh gaon (Ideal village) on national level by a trust headed by noted social activist Anna Hazare
for work on irrigation and water conservation.
Javkhede is famous for Gaadipeeth of Dutta (a Hindu
God
). The biggest festival of this village is Datta Jayanti. On this Day a religious procession is held in the village. A lot of Devotees come to pray on this occasion.
Jalgaon District
Jalgaon district is a district of Maharashtra. It was formerly known as East Khandesh district. It has an area of 11,765 km², and a population of 3,682,690 of which 71.4% were rural....
, tehsil Amalner
Amalner
Amalner, IndiaAmalner, India is a city and a municipal council in Jalgaon district in the state of Maharashtra, India, situated on the bank of the Bori River....
in state of Maharashtra
Maharashtra
Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. Population of Javkhede is about 5,000.the
It is situated on banks of a nullah
Nullah
A Nullah or Nulla is an arm of the sea, stream, or watercourse, a steep narrow valley. Like the wadi of the Arabs, the nullah is characteristic of mountainous or hilly country where there is little rainfall...
. It lies on Border of Dhule
Dhule
Dhule is a city and a Municipal Corporation in Dhule district in northwestern part of Maharashtra state, India. It is one of the very few well-planned cities of India before Indian Independence.-Geography:Dhule is located at...
and Jalgaon districts and located between villages Mohadi and Vavade.
Majority of people speak Ahirani language (a dialect of Marathi
Marathi language
Marathi is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by the Marathi people of western and central India. It is the official language of the state of Maharashtra. There are over 68 million fluent speakers worldwide. Marathi has the fourth largest number of native speakers in India and is the fifteenth most...
). Most of the people in this village are farmers. The popular crops are cotton, Bajra, wheat, groundnut etc.
Javkhede was awarded Adarsh gaon (Ideal village) on national level by a trust headed by noted social activist Anna Hazare
Anna Hazare
Kisan Baburao Hazare , popularly known as Anna Hazare is an Indian social activist and a prominent leader in the 2011 Indian anti-corruption movement, using nonviolent methods following the teachings of Mahatma Gandhi...
for work on irrigation and water conservation.
Javkhede is famous for Gaadipeeth of Dutta (a Hindu
Hindu
Hindu refers to an identity associated with the philosophical, religious and cultural systems that are indigenous to the Indian subcontinent. As used in the Constitution of India, the word "Hindu" is also attributed to all persons professing any Indian religion...
God
God
God is the English name given to a singular being in theistic and deistic religions who is either the sole deity in monotheism, or a single deity in polytheism....
). The biggest festival of this village is Datta Jayanti. On this Day a religious procession is held in the village. A lot of Devotees come to pray on this occasion.