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Chinawal is a village in the Jalgaon district, state of Maharashtra, India. It is situated at the foothills of the Satpura range in a generally hot and dry climate. The densely populated Chinawal village is surrounded by flat land and nutrient-rich black soil. The flora and fauna of the Chinawal village are impacted by the human habitation and cultivation of the land, but still naturally occurring life like neem trees, tree squirrels and graculas can be found in and around the village. Using modern methods of the agriculture and agronomic practices, villagers of the Chinawal village have achieved a high growth rate of produce, especially bananas, which is noted by the Government of Maharashtra and various other institutions. Chinawal is also known for its educational facilities. It has Marathi, Urdu and English medium schools which offer education from kindergarten to higher secondary school, and which is facilitated by students' accommodations and school buses. Around 12 thousand population of the Chinawal village is connected to the outer world through a network of roads, cellphones, internet, cable and satellite TV. The 'vangyache bharit'& 'Vangyachi Bhaji' loving villagers favor urad dal, shev bhaji, puran poli and kheer in their dishes. Keeping pace with the changing times, the preferences of the villagers regarding clothes, entertainment and sport have undergone a sea change. The villagers now prefer shirt-pant instead of dhoti-kurta, and tamasha has been replaced by Bollywood films, while cricket is more popular among than the younger generation than traditional sports like kabaddi and kho kho. The multicultural society of the village, comprising Hindus and Muslims, celebrates all the festivals with religious fervor. The villagers generally live in peaceful harmony with each other. Situated in the region known as Rishikas during the Ramayana era, the land of the Chinawal village has witnessed the rise and fall of several empires from Satavahanas to Holkars, and finally British Raj, to the fall of which Chinawal village contributed by participating in the Indian independence movement. == Overview== Chinawal village is located at in Raver tahsil and Jalgaon district of Maharashtra state of India. It has an average elevation of 246 metres (810 feet) from the sea level. It is situated at the foothills of Satpura range which is in the north-east region of Deccan Traps and Khandesh. Landscape surrounding village is approximately flat, free of dikes and hills. The loam to clayey soil is of volcanic origin which contain poor to moderate organic carbon and nitrogen, poor amount of phosphorus and high to very high amount of potassium. Level of soil salinity and alkalinity is very low, hence non-agricultural land is almost non-existent. Such volcanic ash rich soil is well-suited for the cultivation of cotton and banana crops.〔Morton, J. 1987. Fruits of warm climates p. 29–46, Julia F. Morton, Miami, FL.〕 Naturally occurring neem trees are often grown in controlled way for the shade in hot summer. Landscape of Chinawal village, street sides and borders of the farm lands are chiefly dotted with these neem trees. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Chinawal」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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