Jamod
village
Nickname:  Viratanagari
Jamod Location in Maharashtra, India
Coordinates: 21°6′0″N 76°36′0″E / 21.10000°N 76.60000°E / 21.10000; 76.60000
Country	India
State	Maharashtra
District	Buldhana
Government
• Type	ग्रामपंचायत
Population
• Total	approx 35,000
Languages
• Official	Marathi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	443402. (old code- 443406)
Telephone code	07266
Vehicle registration	MH-28
Coastline	0 kilometres (0 mi)
Nearest city	Jalgaon Jamod, Shegaon
Avg. summer temperature	42 °C (108 °F)
Avg. winter temperature	28 °C (82 °F)
Website	jamod.in

Jamod is a small town in Jalgaon^[1][2]. Jamod taluka in the Buldhana district of Maharashtra.^[3][2]

The name "Jamod" comes from Jaha moze, which means place of enjoyment. Its old name was Virat Nagari^{[citation needed]}. Jamod is situated on the base of the Satpuda hills,^[2] which means seven hills together. Jamod has good fertile land for growing bananas, vegetables, and oranges, and all nearby villages are situated on hills. The Avji Sidha Maharaj temple is one of the few famous places around Jamod.

Demographics

Generally the Bari caste is located here, which are the farmers of eating leaves (Nagveli). Every year these people arrange bhandara (common food party) at Bambleshwari (Mahadeo) temple.

Religion

There are many Hindu temples, Shree Bembleswar ( arjuns baan place ) including Shri Ram temple, Hanuman temple, Mahadev temple, Janai-Muktai temple, Gajanan Maharaj temple, Indradev temple, Shani Maharaj temple, Balaji temple. There is also a very old Jain temple and a Bembleshwar (mahadeo) temple. Indra dev temple is present only in Jamod in all world.^{[clarification needed]}

Education

• The New Life English convent school
• Jana-Muktai primary high school
• Janta Vidyalaya Jamod
• Marathi Purv Madhymik Shala Jamod
• Educational Revolution Academy (Pravin R. Randale's ERA)

The Holy Jamody Church