Erandol

Infobox Indian Jurisdiction
type = village
native_name = Erandol
state_name = Maharashtra
skyline =
skyline_caption =
latd = 20.9167 |longd=75.3333
locator_position = right
area_total = 7
area_magnitude = 7
altitude = 226
district = Jalgaon
leader_title = Member of Parliament
leader_name = Annasaheb M. K. Patil
population_total = 33728
population_as_of = 2001
population_density =
area_telephone = 0258
postal_code = 425109
vehicle_code_range = MH-19 MH-19

Erandol is a small-town (taluka) in Jalgaon district of Maharashtra state, India. Erandol is situated on the banks of Anjani River, is the historical town in the district of Jalgaon formerly called as Khandesh. There is the centuries old Mosque called as Jama Masjid which is a worshipping place of muslims. In Erandol there are many Dargah of Sufi saints among which the famous one is of Hazrat Khurram Qattal Shah and Naththu Bapu.

Geography

Erandol is located at coord|20.92|N|75.33|E|. [ [http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/16/Erandol.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Erandol] ] It has an average elevation of 227 metres (744 feet). The East-West Corridor - National Highway 6, which connects Surat and Kolkata connects the town to Dhule to the west and Jalgaon to the west. Nearest railway station is Pachora, about 30 km South-east.

Erandol is a historic place. It has a great history of freedom fighters also. Late LomaKaka Kalkar, Tatyasaheb Mahajan are few to mention.

Demographics

As of 2001 India census, [GR|India] Erandol had a population of 30,120. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Erandol has an average literacy rate of 65%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 72%, and female literacy is 57%. In Erandol, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Erandol is well famous in the region for its basic and highschool level education. R T Kabre Highschool is worth mentioning, which is located on NH6, and has been a place responsible for development of quite a few big personalities in the region. There are also good Urdu teaching schools, which are centres for learning for the surrounding rural population.

Places of Interest

Jama Masjid is the centuries old historical , worshipping place of muslims is worth visiting has beutiful inscription of Quranic verses on its walls,. it forms a large quadrangle surrounded by a wall a great part of which has a succession of windows with stone lattice work of various patterns.on either side of the mehrab(imam's praying place) are arched recesses surrounded by beautiful and varied scroll work, with the crescent and star on the tops of each.The central Masjid has a massive roof of great blocks and beams of stone still bearing traces of red and yellow colouring, the whole supported on large stone pillars ornamented with flowers.And there are plenty of graves of the famous sufis in side the courtyard of Jama Masjid. Erandol was formarly known as Ek chakra nagari at the time of Pandavas & after that the name of the town was Arunawati."'Padmalaya"': A Ganesh-temple located on the outskirts of this village, near the temple, is a place where Ganpati Kshetra is there which is a in shashtra's known as "Purna Peeth" which is one of "Sade Teen Peeth" in India. Here is that place where Bhim had killed the mighty Bakasura.

References

Shree Shketra Padmalaya
* http://ejalgaon.com/photogallery/padmalaya%20temple.htm

The place "Padmalaya" is 8 km away from Erandol , situated at the tiny hills. It is a shrine having two statue of Shree Ganesha at a single place. The Anjani Dam is 1.5 km away, constructed on river Anjani. It is the hope for Erandols development.