Bhusawal

India
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Bhusawal, city, northern Maharashtra state, western India. It lies along the Tapti River between the Satpura Range and the Ajanta Hills of the Deccan plateau region. The city of Jalgaon is about 12 miles (19 km) to the west-southwest.

Passing through the city are major rail and road routes from Mumbai (Bombay) to Kolkata (Calcutta) and Allahabad. Bhusawal is an important commercial centre for the surrounding cotton-growing region. It also trades in bananas, millet, and peanuts (groundnuts) and has a large-scale oil-processing industry. A large locomotive workshop is located there, as is an arts college affiliated with the University of Pune. Pop. (2001) 172,372; (2011) 187,421.

This article was most recently revised and updated by Maren Goldberg.