Ambajogai is a municipal council, Tehsil and subdivision in Beed district in the state of Maharashtra, India.[2] [3] Ambajogai is known as cultural capital of Marathwada.[4]

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Ambajogai
Municipal council
Yogeshwari (Amba) Temple Top at Ambajogai
Nickname:  Ambanagari[1]
Ambajogai Location in Maharashtra, India Show map of Maharashtra Ambajogai Ambajogai (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 18.73°N 76.38°E / 18.73; 76.38
Country	India
State	Maharashtra
Region	Marathwada
Division	Aurangabad
District	Beed
Named for	Ambabai
Government
• Type	Municipal Council
Population  (2011)
• Total	74,844
Demonym(s)	Ambajogaikar
Languages
• Official	Marathi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN Code	431517
Telephone code	02446
Vehicle registration	MH-44
Lok Sabha constituency	Beed ( Current MP Pritam Khade)
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Kaij ( current MLA Mrs. Namita Mundada)

The town is named as Ambajogai after goddess Ambabai - Yogeshwari whose heritage temple is located here and are visited by people all over from Maharashtra, largely from the Konkan region.[5][6] The town has many heritage places[7] and this township is known as the cultural capital of the Marathwada region.[4] The town has other heritage temples like Sakleshwar and 12 Khambhi temple, Kholeshwar mandir, Mukundraj cave and Dasopant Swami Samadhi, Mukundraj samadhi, Kashivishwanath, Amruteshwar.[8] There is an ancient cave called Shivleni Caves (Hattikhana) or Jogai Mandap declared as a heritage point (Archaeological sites in Maharashtra), where Lord Shankar, Nandi and Elephants are carved in stone. Shiva, Bramha, and Vishnu is also in carved in Stone.[8]

History

The town has been a cultural center in the region from the ancient times. The Jogai Temple, Kholeshwar Temple and Barakhambi temples hints the cultural prosperity of the town dating back to 10th century AD.

The town was under the regime of Nizam of Hyderabad before the accession of Hyderabad state to the dominion of India. It was a military base of the Hyderabad state army. The stable of the horses of the cavalry of the Hyderabad army was later turned into a hospital and medical college which later was named as Swami Ramanand Teerth Rural Medical College.[9]

Demographics

As of 2011^[update] India census, Ambajogai had a population of 74,844. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Ambajogai has an average literacy rate of 85.89%, higher than the national average of 74.04%; with 91.58% of the males and 79.88% of females literate. 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.

References

External links

• Media related to Ambajogai at Wikimedia Commons

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