Jintur
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Jintur is a city and a municipal council
in Parbhani district
in the India
n state
of Maharashtra
.
, Jintur had a population of 38,109. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Jintur has an average literacy rate of 63%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 69%, and female literacy is 56%. In Jintur, 16% of the population is under 6 years of age.
An ancient Jain Temple is situated 3 kilometres (2 mi) north of Jintur called Nemgiri. This has seven caves and Idols of Bhagvan Mahaveer, Bhagvan Adinath, Bhagvan Shantinath, Bhagvan Neminath, Bhagvan Parshwanath, Nandishwar and Bhagvan Bahubali. Bhagvan Neminath idol is the largest Padmasanastha Idol and Bhagvan Parshwanath Idol is rested on a small stone of about 3 to 4 in (76.2 to 101.6 mm) diameter. This idol is about 6 feet (1.8 m) tall. It is an old temple and for last 400 years it has been created by King sanghavi and his family and nowadays maintained by the Digamber Jain samaj Jintur.
Two more Digamber Jain temple situated in city, one is Shree Parshvanath Digamber Jain Mandir(Nice Glass work to see here) and another one is Shree Mahaveer Digamber Jain Mandir.
2."Shri Nrusimha Temple Varud" and "Shri Santoba Samadhi Mandir"
Viasrao Deshmukh Urdu High School & Jr. College.
Municipal council
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in Parbhani district
Parbhani District
Parbhani district earlier also known as Prabhavatinagar, is one of the eight districts in the Marathawada region of Maharashtra State of India. The district had a population of 1,527,715 of which 31.76% were urban as of 2001...
in the India
India
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n state
States and territories of India
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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...
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Geography
Jintur is located at 19.62°N 76.7°E. It has an average elevation of 455 metres (1492 feet).Demographics
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, Jintur had a population of 38,109. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Jintur has an average literacy rate of 63%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 69%, and female literacy is 56%. In Jintur, 16% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Important places
1.Jain TempleAn ancient Jain Temple is situated 3 kilometres (2 mi) north of Jintur called Nemgiri. This has seven caves and Idols of Bhagvan Mahaveer, Bhagvan Adinath, Bhagvan Shantinath, Bhagvan Neminath, Bhagvan Parshwanath, Nandishwar and Bhagvan Bahubali. Bhagvan Neminath idol is the largest Padmasanastha Idol and Bhagvan Parshwanath Idol is rested on a small stone of about 3 to 4 in (76.2 to 101.6 mm) diameter. This idol is about 6 feet (1.8 m) tall. It is an old temple and for last 400 years it has been created by King sanghavi and his family and nowadays maintained by the Digamber Jain samaj Jintur.
Two more Digamber Jain temple situated in city, one is Shree Parshvanath Digamber Jain Mandir(Nice Glass work to see here) and another one is Shree Mahaveer Digamber Jain Mandir.
2."Shri Nrusimha Temple Varud" and "Shri Santoba Samadhi Mandir"
Interesting places
There are many places around Jintur, specially Aundha Naganatha Temple 43 km (26.7 mi) from the Jintur, this is one of the very ancient temple, Yeladari dam 12 km (7.5 mi) and a very good place to visit, Charthana, Mainnapuri, Ganeshpur is near from jintur there is temple of ganesha every sankshti chaturthi people come from jintur by walk ganeshpur is around 24 km from jinturEducation
There are many good institutions around the town, like Dyneshwar Vidyalay, Jawahar Vidyalay,ITI Jintur, DSM college and Government Polytechnic andViasrao Deshmukh Urdu High School & Jr. College.