About Edalabad ( Muktainagar )

Muktainagar (Marathi: ) (earlier known as Edlabad) is a small town situated (~210308N 760318E) on National Highway No. 6 and now become the Ashian Highway 46 (AH-46) at the northern border of Maharashtra in India. Muktainagar is famous for its association with Muktai, younger sister of saint Dnyaneshwar, who attained Samdhi on the banks of Tapti River at a place called Mehun (15km from Muktainagar). It is one of the 15 Tehsils of Jalgaon District also known as Khandesh, and is in the Bhusawal subdivision for administration purpose. Muktainagar has a population of about 50,000. It is surrounded by borders of Malkapur (Vidarbha Region), Bhusawal, Bodwad Tehsils and the Madhya Pradesh state border. Jalgaon is located 60km from Muktainagar. Agriculture and religious tourism happen to the source of earnings of most people. Cotton, jowar and groundnuts are the predominant crops grown in the tehsil. Banana crop is also cultivated on the banks of the Tapi and Purna rivers...