Buldhana
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Buldhana (Buldana) is a small city in the state of Maharashtra, India. The headquarters of Buldhana District, located in Amravati Division. It is located on the top of a mountain in Ajanta ranges, approx 900m above sea level. It was an unofficial hill station for british emperors.
Buldhana District
Buldhana District has an area of 9,680 km ², and a population of 2,226,328 (2001 census). The district is bounded on the north by Madhya Pradesh state, to the east by Akola and Washim districts, to the south by Parbhani and Jalna districts, and to the west by Jalna and Jalgaon districts.
Cotton, jowar, cereals and oil seeds, soybeans, and groundnuts are the predominant crops grown in the district.
Buldhana district forms the west part of Amravati division, which corresponds to the former British Raj province of Berar.
Places of interest:
- Shegaon, home to the Sant Gajanan Maharaj.
- Sindkhedraja, birth place of Veer Mata Jijabai, mother of Chhatrapati Shivaji.
- Lonar, place of Lonar Crater & Lonar Lake.
- Ajanta caves, 50 km away from the city.
External links
- Gajanan Maharaj Temple (http://www.gajananmaharajsansthan.org/)
- Lonar Crater (http://www.lonarcrater.com/)
