Jalgaon

Jalgaon is a major city in western India, located in north of Maharashtra state within region of Khandesh. It is the administrative headquarters of Jalgaon district. Jalgaon has a municipal corporation, and had 460,228 residents at the 2011 census . It is 59km from the Ajanta Caves. Jalgaon, can be reached by National Highway 6 or with a Railway and has an airport through private jet .The city, with industrial areas, schools, hospitals, shopping malls and residential areas, has communications and transport infrastructures. Known as Banana City, it contributes about half of Maharashtra's banana production.GeographyJalgaon has an average elevation of 225m . Jalgaon is also known as Khandesh. The Girna River flows north, west of the city. It is connected by rail with Bangalore, Goa, Mumbai, Pune, Nagpur, Delhi, Howrah and Ahmedabad. Jalgaon is on Asian Highway 46 - National Highway 6, connecting it with Hajira - Surat and Kolkata via Nagpur. The Ajanta Caves are about 58 km (34 mi) south of the city, and the Yaval Wildlife Sanctuary is about 32 km (20 mi) north. the rainy season comes in the starting of June Month.