Arjuni Morgaon

Arjuni Morgaon
Arjuni Morgaon
	Town
	Arjuni Railway Station
	Arjuni Morgaon Maharashtra, India Arjuni Morgaon Arjuni Morgaon (India) Arjuni Morgaon Arjuni Morgaon (Asia)
	Coordinates: 20°49′3.216″N 80°1′52.097″E
Country	India
State	Maharashtra
District	Gondia
Government
• Type	Municipal Council
• Body	Arjuni Municipal Council
Area
• Total	8 km2 (3 sq mi)
Area rank	4th in Gondia.
Population (2011)
• Total	9,472
• Density	1,200/km2 (3,100/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Arjunikar
Language
• Official	Marathi[1]
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	441 701
Telephone code	07196
Vehicle registration	MH-35
Lok Sabha constituency	Gondia-Bhandara
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Arjuni Morgaon
Climate	Dry & hot (Köppen)

Arjuni Morgaon is a town and Municipal Council in Arjuni Morgaon subdivision of Gondia district in the Berar region in the state of Maharashtra, India. It is connected to Balaghat-Gondia-Gadchiroli-Chandrapur NH-753.

Environs

Deer at Navegaon Bandh National Park.

The subdivision is known for its rice crops and greenery, as most of the land is forested. Itiyadoh Dam situated around 18 km from Arjuni. It is a naturally formed dam build upon a single wall. Several hectares of land are under irrigation because of this dam.

Navegaon Bandh National Park and Bird Sanctuary is around 12 km from Arjuni is a well-known picnic spot. One can enjoy boating in the beautiful pond. Arjuni also has Charbhatti Hanuman Temple Near to Gondia-Balharshah Line At deep in Forest.

There is also a Tibetan Refugee camp all over Maharashtra located approximately 15 km from Arjuni, providing cultural diversity to the region. They have temples that are open to every visitor, a national bank, hotels, colleges and communal schools. The Tibetan temples are architecturally very exotic and were inspired by models from Tibet.

Economy

The economy of the village is mainly agriculture-based and most of the people are either farmers or farm workers. There are a lot of rice mills in Arjuni Moragon.

Language

Marathi is the official and most spoken language of the village.

Road

Arjuni Morgaon is well connected to major industrial and commercial places by road. It is about 130 km from the city of Nagpur and about 80 km from district headquarters, Gondia. The Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation runs buses and Private buses connecting Arjuni Morgaon to Nagpur via Lakhandur, Pauni, Umred to Nagpur. Important roads that link Arjuni Morgaon connected with national highway 753, state highways MSH-11, 275, 354, 366, and district road MDR-36.

Railway

Arjuni railway station connects to Gondia-Balharshah Electric BG Line (280 km Broad gauge) with stoppage of all types of Express and Passenger trains.

Air

Nearest airports are Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport, Nagpur is about 130 km and Gondia Airport is about 80 km from Arjuni Morgaon.

Tourism

Itiadoh Dam - situated around 18 km from Arjuni. It is a naturally formed dam build upon a single wall.
Navegaon National Park and Bird Sanctuary - around 12 km from Arjuni.
Nagzira wildlife sanctuary - 45 km from Arjuni
Pratapgarh Temple - 20 km
Hanuman temple - 15 km from Arjuni
Tibetan Refugee Camp and Tibetan Buddhist Temple - 14 km from Arjuni

References

"552nd Report of the Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities in India" (PDF). nclm.nic.in. Ministry of Minority Affairs. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 29 March 2019.

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[langoff-1] "552nd Report of the Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities in India" (PDF). nclm.nic.in. Ministry of Minority Affairs. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 29 March 2019.