{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2019}} {{Use Indian English|date=February 2019}} {{More citations needed|date=July 2015}} {{Infobox settlement | name = Varangaon | native_name = | other_name = | nickname = | settlement_type = City | image_skyline = | image_alt = | image_caption = | pushpin_map = India Maharashtra | pushpin_label_position = right | pushpin_map_alt = | pushpin_map_caption = Location in Maharashtra, India | coordinates = {{coord|21|01|N|75|54|E|display=inline,title}} | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{flag|India}} | subdivision_type1 = State | subdivision_name1 = Maharashtra | subdivision_type2 = District | subdivision_name2 = Jalgaon | established_title = <!-- Established --> | established_date = | founder = | named_for = | government_type = | governing_body = Varangaon Municipal Council<ref>{{cite news|language=Marathi|url= http://online3.esakal.com/NewsDetails.aspx?NewsId=4643943509226395405&SectionId=13&SectionName=%C3%A0%C2%A4%E2%80%B0%C3%A0%C2%A4%C2%A4%C3%A0%C2%A5%20%C3%A0%C2%A4%C2%A4%C3%A0%C2%A4%C2%B0|title= वरणगाव पालिकेची निवडणुक होणार अठरा प्रभागात|trans-title= Varangaon Palikechi Nivadnuk Honar Athra Prabhagat|date=4 January 2015|access-date=1 July 2015|work=Sakal|location=Varangaon}}</ref> | unit_pref = Metric | area_footnotes = | area_rank = | area_total_km2 = | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = | population_total = 35411 | population_as_of = 2011 | population_rank = | population_density_km2 = auto | population_demonym = Varangaonkar | population_footnotes = | demographics_type1 = Language | demographics1_title1 = Official | demographics1_info1 = Marathi | timezone1 = IST | utc_offset1 = +5:30 | postal_code_type = PIN | postal_code = 425305 | area_code_type = Telephone code | area_code = 02582 | registration_plate = MH 19 | blank1_name_sec1 = | blank1_info_sec1 = | website = | footnotes = | width_km = 1.75 | length_km = 2.64 | blank_name_sec1 = Sohail Kachhi }}
'''Varangaon''' is a town in Jalgaon district of Maharashtra in India.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.gormatnews.com/index.php/maharashtra/jalgaon/1029-2015-03-20-07-10-25|title=भुसावळ तालुक्यातील वरणगाव वरणगावात निवडणूक फिव्हर|trans-title= Bhusawal Talukyatil Varangaon Varangaonat Nivadnuk Fever|language=Marathi|date=20 March 2015|access-date=1 July 2015|location=Jalgaon|work=www.gormatnews.com}}</ref> It is situated in Bhusawal taluka.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Dhayade|first=Kundan|url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/pincode/maharashtra/jalgaon/varangaon-ord.factory|title=Varangaon Ord.factory Pin Code|date=17 April 2020|work=India TV|access-date=17 April 2020}}</ref>
==Geography== A river, Bhogvati, flows through the town.<ref>{{cite news|title= तालुक्यात नद्या तहानलेल्याच|location=Bhusawal|trans-title= Talukyat Nadya Tahanlelyach|work=Sakal|date=20 September 2009|access-date= 1 July 2015|url=http://www.esakal.com/esakal/20090919/5500808076793690049.htm|language=Marathi}}</ref> Bhogvati later joins the Tapi River near Bhusaval. The Hatnur Dam, is present 11 km north on the River Tapi, provides water to the town.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://maharashtratimes.indiatimes.com/maharashtra/nashik/-/articleshow/3910962.cms?|last=Vijay Pathak|location=Jalgaon|date=30 December 2009|access-date=3 July 2015|title= हतनूर धरण 'गाळा' च्या मार्गावर|trans-title=Hatnur Dharan 'Gala' cya Margavar|language=Marathi|work=Maharashtra Times}}</ref>
==Economics== The Ordnance Factory of Varangaon of the Ordnance Factories Board.It manufactures gunpowder and similar military products for the Indian Armed Forces is located in Varangaon.<ref>{{cite news|language=Marathi|url=http://m.divyamarathi.bhaskar.com/news/Jalgaon/5525/MAH-NMAH-JAL-oedence-factory-varangaon-blast-one-death-2885195.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150702013739/http://m.divyamarathi.bhaskar.com/news/Jalgaon/5525/MAH-NMAH-JAL-oedence-factory-varangaon-blast-one-death-2885195.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2 July 2015|last=Suresh Ujjainwaal|date=20 February 2012|access-date=1 July 2015|title= अॉर्डनन्स फँक्टरीचा गलथान कारभार|trans-title=Ordnance Factorycha Galthan Carbhaar|work=Divya Marathi}}</ref> Varangaon railway station falls on the Mumbai–Howrah rail route.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.bharatrail.info/station/Varangaon-VNA-station.html|title= Varangaon Railway Station|work= www.bharatrail.info|access-date = 1 July 2015}}</ref>
== Demographics == AS per Indian census 2011, the population of Varangaon was 35,411. Out of these 18,385 were male and 17,026 were female.<ref name="2011cens"/>
{| class="wikitable" ! rowspan="2" |Year ! rowspan="2" |Male ! rowspan="2" |Female ! rowspan="2" |Total Population ! rowspan="2" |Change ! colspan="8" |Religion (%) |- !Hindu !Muslim !Christian !Sikhs !Buddhist !Jain !Other religions and persuasions !Religion not stated |- |2011<ref name="2011cens">[https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/11382/download/14495/DDW27C-01%20MDDS.XLS Census India 2011].</ref> | style="text-align:right;" |18385 | style="text-align:right;" |17026 | style="text-align:right;" |35411 | style="text-align:right;" | - | style="text-align:right;" |70.114 | style="text-align:right;" |19.610 | style="text-align:right;" |0.384 | style="text-align:right;" |0.107 | style="text-align:right;" |8.983 | style="text-align:right;" |0.661 | style="text-align:right;" |0.000 | style="text-align:right;" |0.141 |} {{Graph:Chart | width=400 | height=150 | xAxisTitle=Year | yAxisFormat = % | showSymbols = |colors = orange,green,blue,red,pink,grey,purple,black | yAxisTitle=Religion | legend= | y1Title=Hindu | y2Title=Muslim | y3Title=Christian | y4Title=Sikhs | y5Title=Buddhist | y6Title=Jain | y7Title=Other | y8Title=Religion not stated | x=2001,2011 | type = rect | y1=,0.70114 | y2=,0.1961 | y3=,0.00384 | y4=,0.00107 | y5=,0.08983 | y6=,0.00661 | y7=,0 | y8=,0.00141 }}
==Religion== Nageshwar Temple is situated on the outskirts of the town, which is an ancient Shiva temple.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://jalgaonlive.com/%E0%A4%AD%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%B3-%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%97%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B6%E0%A5%8D%E2%80%8D%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%B0-%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0/|title= भुसावळ- नागेश्वर यात्रेस प्रतिसाद|date=16 February 2012|access-date=3 July 2015|work=www.jalgaonlive.com|trans-title=Bhusawal- Nageshwar Yatress Pratisad|location=Bhusawal}}</ref> It is believed that the Maratha Sardar Bajirao Peshva paid his tributes to this temple, before marching on to Delhi and the Mughal Sultanate. Muktai Temple of Mehun Muktainagar is also nearby{{Citation needed|date=April 2020}}.
==Economy== Farming is the main source of income of the majority of the people.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.esakal.com/CricketCarnival/NewsDetails.aspx?NewsId=4653655025713003086&SectionId=13&SectionName=%E0%A4%89%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%B0%20%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B7%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%9F%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0&NewsDate=20150103&Provider=%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B8%20%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A3%E0%A5%80%20-%20%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B3%20%E0%A4%B5%E0%A5%83%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BE&NewsTitle=%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%82%E0%A4%B0%27%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%A7%E0%A5%82%E0%A4%A8%20%E0%A4%A1%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BE%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%B5%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%9A%E0%A5%87%20%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A8%20%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%BE%20%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%80%20%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%82%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A3%20%E0%A4%B9%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%88%E0%A4%B2?|last=Devidas Vani|title=हतनूर'मधून डावा कालव्याचे स्वप्न यंदा तरी पूर्ण होईल?|date=3 January 2015|access-date=7 July 2015|location=Bhusawal|trans-title=Hatnur'Madun Dava Kalvyache Swapna Yanda Tari Purn Hoil?|language=Marathi|work=Sakal}}</ref> Sugarcane, banana, cotton and jowar are the main crops, taken twice a year in both harvests. The fields are irrigated by water from the River Tapi.
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