Anjangaon

Anjangaon is a city and a municipal council in Amravati district in the state of Maharashtra, India.

It is technically made up of two main zones, Anjangaon and Surji, on either side of Shahanur River, and is called Anjangaon-Surji in combination.

A popular story exists that during the year of banishment, Arjuna generated the water stream by hitting the soil by an arrow.

According to Imperial Gazetteer of India[4] (William Wilson Hunter), "in the year 1881, the population of Anjangaon was 9842 consisting of 5060 males and 4782 females.

A mart for cotton cloth, excellent basket-work, and pan grown in the adjacent garden lands.

Anjangaon has a literacy rate of 88.93%, higher than the state average of 82.34%; with 91.01% of the males and 86.72% of females literate.

A short list includes In Surji area Dwarkeshwar Yatra is a major event to be held every year on second day of Pola festival.

Various religious functions are celebrated like Piwali Marbat, Rupalal Punyatithi, Chaitra Paurnima Rathotsav of Jains etc.

There is a co-operative sugar factory named as "Ambadevi Sahakari Sakhar Karkhana" which is not operational currently.

The cotton ginning and pressing companies, sawmills, oil mills are the main industries in the area.

Anjangaon Surji is also one of the leading place for production of long pepper (Piper longum, or Pippali), sometimes called Indian long pepper, is a flowering vine in the family Piperaceae, is also cultivated for its fruit, which is usually dried and used as a spice and seasoning.

The state transport (MSRTC) buses ply from Anjangaon to Amravati, Paratwada, Akola, Akot, Ramtek, Yavatmal, Pandharkavada, Nagpur, Aurangabad etc.

Shahanur Dam Image
Sant Gadge Maharaj statue
A view of Gulab Baba Ashram Takarkheda More, Anjangaon Surji
Ambadevi Sahakari Sakhar Karkhana OLD Photo
Anjangaon Surji Bus Stand
Anjangaon Railway Station