Bhusawal is located on the bank of Tapi river, is the biggest taluka of Jalgaon district, and situated on National Highway No. 6 (NH6). Bhusawal railway junction is one of the largest railway yards of the Indian subcontinent. The hinterland of Bhusawal is famous for banana cultivation. World Heritage famous Ajanta is about 60 km (via Jamner) from Bhusawal. The spelling "Bhusaval" is used by the Ra
ilways (Central Government), while the spelling "Bhusawal" is used by the municipality. Generally People magazine spells it as "Bhusawal" or "Bhusaval" according to their preference. Demographics
The total population of Bhusawal is 204,016. The male population of which is 105,164 while female population is 98,852.The literacy rate of Bhusawal Agglomeration is 90.53% which is higher than National Urban average of 85 %. Literacy rate for male and female for Bhusawal stood at 94.94 % and 85.89 % respectively. Total literates in Bhusawal UA were 165,435 of which males were 88,928 and remaining 76,507 were females. Religions in Bhusawal
Religion Percent
Hindus
74%
Muslims
14%
Buddhists
8.6%
Christians
1.4%
Jains
1.7%
Others†
0.3%
Distribution of religions
†Includes Sikhs (0.2%), Buddhists (
