Pachora/ पाचोरा

Pachora city. पाचोरा शहर.
जळगाव जिल्ह्यातील बाजारपेठ असलेलेले तालुक्याचे शहर.

Pachora (30° 40' N, 75° 20' E, p. 15,044) 231 miles from Bombay on the Bombay-Itarsi railway line, is the headquarters of the Pachora taluka. Though Pachora is the nearest railway station, about 25 miles from the Ajanta Caves, Jalgaon, about 35 miles away, is the nearest railway station from which conveyance is available to go to the Ajanta Caves. Except the traces of a wall and the old fort where the Mamlatdar's office is held, there is nothing old in Pachora. A good well-shaded road runs between it and the railway station, and it has a travellers' bungalow.

Of the total population of 1,50,444 according to the census figures of 1951, the agricultural classes number 3,213 and the non-agricultural classes 11,831. Of the latter, 3,572 persons derive their principal means of livelihood from production other than cultivation; 2,640 persons from commerce; 771 persons from transport: and 4,848 persons from other services and miscellaneous sources.

Pachora municipality was established on 1st April 1947. It has an area of 1.25 square miles and is now governed by the Bombay District Municipal Act, 1901. The municipal council consists of 21 members. Two seats each are reserved for women and Scheduled Castes and one for Scheduled Tribes.

The municipality has, besides the managing committee, committees for public works department, sanitation, school, dispensary, lighting and bazar.

For the year 1956-57 the income of the municipality excluding extraordinary and debt heads amounted to Rs. 2,81,564, municipal rates and taxes being Rs. 1,76,488, realisation under specific Acts Rs. 606, revenue derived from municipal property and powers apart from taxation Rs. 12.249, grants and contributions Rs. 61,542 and miscellaneous Rs. 30,679. For the same year, the expenditure excluding extraordinary and debt heads amounted to Rs. 2,54,611. general administration and collection charges Rs. 58,729, public health and convenience Rs. 97,991, public safety Rs. 12,950, public works Rs. 44,259, public instruction Rs. 22,910 and miscellaneous Rs. 17,772.

Pachora has no permanent water-supply scheme. Due to the famine-like conditions prevailing in the district, the municipality started a temporary water-supply scheme by laying a 3" diameter pipe-line. Water is supplied from two public wells which are known as "Bara Rabat" and "Chinch Bawadi".

There is no proper drainage system. The municipality has constructed stone-lined gutters in the various wards.

The municipality maintains one fire-fighter.

There are approximately four miles of roads, all metalled.

Compulsory primary education is managed by the District School Board, the municipality paying a grant of Rs. 19,000 per annum. There is one municipal library which provides a free reading room.

The Pachora Municipal dispensary is situated just near the Mamlatdar's Office. There is a veterinary dispensary managed by the District Local Board, the municipality paying a proportionate grant for treating animals within the municipal area.

The municipality manages burial and cremation grounds in the eastern part of the town.

Tal.: Pachora
Dist: Jalgaon

-Ganesh Vitthal Pawar/ गणॆश विठ्ठल पवार (Pimpalgaon Hareshwar)