Jafrabad, Jalna


Jafrabad is a town and a tehsil in Jalna subdivision of Jalna district in the state of Maharashtra, India.
Jafrabad resides over the bank of Purna River. Jafrabad is well known for the fight between Marathas and British at Asai in 1803, where a small monument carving the name of British Officer Colonel Stevenson, who died during the war, was erected.

Governance

Jafrabad is a nagar panchayat in the Panchayat Raj system of governance. It possesses government offices as Panchayat Samiti, Tehsil, Krishi Department, Block Education Office, Integrated Child Development Service Scheme office, Live-Stock Development Extension Office, MSEB Department, PWD Department, Taluka Health Office, Bhoomi Abhilekh Department for better governance.
It has two rural hospitals, four primary health centres, and related sub-centres.
Jafrabad has a Weather Reporting Office.

Educations

There are many schools and colleges in Jafrabad. Siddharth junior and senior college are main among them. Apart from this, there are Samarth College, Dyanasagar College. New High School, Z.P High School is a school. 'Gyanjyoti Savitribai Phule Sarvajanik Wachanalaya v Abhyasika' is a public library and study room.

Notable People

Late Dr. Faiz Siddiqi, Late Mr. MOhammed Bin Ahmed Late Mr. Nathu Patel Late Mr. Pratap Singh