title: Bodwad
text: # Bodwad
  
  Bodwad is a small town in Jalgaon district of Maharashtra in India. It is the administrative center of the state Maharshtra in Bodwad Taluka.
  
  ## Demographics
  
  According to the 2011 population census, Bodwad has a population of 24,221, of which 12,588 are males and 11,633 are females. There are 3,118 children between the ages of 0 and 6, which comprises 12.87% of the population. Bodwad is known for Cotton production and corn. Dry area.
  
  ## Politics
  
  Former president of India Pratibha Patil hails from this taluka. Her ancestral village, Nadgaon, is a few miles away from Bodwad and is part of Muktainagar assembly constituency. From 1989-2019 former Revenue Minister of Maharashtra, Eknath Khadse was MLA of this constituency. Before splitting from Bhusawal, Bodwad was part of Bhusawal Taluka.
  
  ## Education facilities
  
  The taluka contains the Government ITI institute at Nadgaon village.
  
  