Faizpur is a town in Tahasil of Yawal in Jalgaon district of Maharashtra, India.

Geography

Faizpur is located at 21.17°N, 75.85°W. It has an average elevation of 226 metres (741 feet).

Transport

Road Faizpur is well connected by road network. Maharashtra state highway No. 4 runs through the city. Rail Faizpur itself does not connected with railway network. Nearest railway station is Savda railway station (9 km). And nearest railway Junction is Bhusawal junction railway station (19 km). Air Nearest airports are, Domestic : Jalgaon airport (45 km). International: Devi Ahilyabai Holkar airport, indore (230 km).

Demographics

India census, Faizpur had a population of 26,602. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Out of which 13% of the population is under 6 years of age. Faizpur has an average literacy rate of 85.96%, higher than the national average of 74.04. Male literacy is 89.45%, and female literacy is 82.28%.

Politics

The Fiftieth (50th) Session of the Indian National Congress was held on 27 and 28 December 1937 at Faizpur, a village on the outskirts of Yawal Taluka of Jalgaon District of Bombay Presidency (Maharashtra). ''It was, here, for the first time that Congress held its Annual Session in a backward rural setting. A large number of peasants participated in the session. The Faizpur Session was important for the Congress which had been raising demands for the welfare of the peasants and struggled for them. The Faizpur Session was also important because it was presided over by Jawaharlal Nehru who was at his peak of influence in the Congress and Rajmal Lalwani was the treasurer for that conference.'' Faizpur Municipal Corporation was established in 1889. List of presidents of corporation

Education

Faizpur has many schools, colleges, private institutions & coaching classes. Lots of students from surrounding villages also come here for educational purposes. Because of that, Faizpur emerged as education hub of this area.

Schools

Colleges

Tourist places

Notable people

Bal Sitaram Mardhekar - A Marathi writer who brought about a radical shift of sensibility in Marathi poetry.