Jafrabad, Jalna
Jafrabad is a town and a tehsil in Jalna subdivision of Jalna district in the state of Maharashtra, India.
Jafrabad | |
|---|---|
Tehsil | |
| Jafarabad | |
Jafrabad Location in Maharashtra, India | |
| Coordinates: 20.19°N 76.01°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Maharashtra |
| District | Jalna |
| Founded by | Jafar Khan - Jagir from Emperor Aurangzeb |
| Named for | Jafar Khan |
| Government | |
| • Type | Nagar panchayat |
| • Body | Jafrabad Nagar Panchayat |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Marathi, Hindi, Urdu |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 431206 |
| Telephone code | 02485 |
| Vehicle registration | MH-21 |
| Nearest city | Deulgaon Raja, Bhokardan,Chikhali |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Raosaheb Danve (2019) |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Santosh Danve (2019) |
| Website | jafrabadmahaulb |
Jafrabad resides over the bank of Purna River. Jafrabad is well known for the fight between Marathas and British at Asseye in 1803, where a small monument carving the name of British Officer Colonel Stevenson, who died during the war, was erected.
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