Anjangaon is a city and a municipal council in Amravati district in the state of Maharashtra, India. Basically there are twin cities, Anjangaon and Surji, on either side of river Shahanur, and are called Anjangaon-Surji in combination.It has an average elevation of 374 metres (1227 feet).
Fruit Cultivation And Marketing :
Anjangaon Surji is famous for bananas and oranges. Anjangaon is the main centre for the supply of bananas in Maharashtra along with Jalgaon. Bananas are supplied across north India (Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Jammu, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Delhi, etc.) and Nepal from here.
Transport :
Anjangaon is connected to Amravati (76 km) and Akola (75 km) by roadways. The state transport (MSRTC) buses ply from Anjangaon to Amravati, Paratwada, Akola, Akot, Ramtek, Yavatmal, Pandharkavada, Nagpur, Aurangabad etc. Some private travel agencies run bus services to Pune and Mumbai. Anjangaon Surji is a station of Bhusaval–Nagpur section of Central Railway on Achalpur-Murtijapur narrow gauge railway route. This narrow gauge train is popularly known as Shakuntala Express. Nearest broad gauge railway station is Murtijapur(50 km).
Places to Visit :
Shahanoor Dam (8 km) : This dam is built using soil and has a hydroelectricity generation project and water supply project for nearly 156 villages and 2 cities based on gravitation without using electricity. The dam is located in the north of the city in the ranges of Satpuda.
Religious and Spiritual Places :
Deonath Math, Surji : This Math established in 1705 by Deonath is a tourists attraction.
Vitthal Mandir : This temple was established by Ruplal Maharaj.
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