Nhavi


Nhavi is a village in Yawal taluka in Jalgaon district in the state of Maharashtra, India.

Demographics

The residents of Nhavi are mostly from the Leva Patil caste, with many Muslims, Koli, Buddhists, Parashi and Pavari. The Leva community is prevalent in the area of Nhavi. Nhavi is covered with 8 temples, viz Vithhal, Swaminarayan, Durga Devi, Manu devi, Khanderav, Lord Ram, Lord Shiva & Hanumaan and so on. Holi festival is the speciality of Nhavi and is famous for God Khanderav.
According to census conducted in 2011, by Ministry of Home Affairs the total population reported was 12,782 and 3,143 Households. It shows 6,549 males and 6,233 female population out of which 1,442 are under age of 6 years. The literacy level noted in survey was near to 95 percent.

Education

There are 9 major academic institutes in Nhavi:
J. T. Mahajan College of Engineering is one of the "A" grade educational institute in the Nhavi area. It caters all the hardworking students across the country.

Industry

The main livelihood of the residents is farming, with bananas as the prevalent crop. Madhukar Sahakari Sakhar Karkhana is situated near village and most of the people work there. The main market is Weekly market that opens on Monday 2.00 pm to 6.00 pm where farmers sell vegetables to the villagers. People from neighboring villages like Marul, Talegaon, Kalmoda, Hambardi, Borkheda also buy & sell in this weekly market.

Media

Majority of local newspapers are published from Jalgaon, namely Deshdoot, Deshonnati, Lokmat etc.