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Parola Fort

Parola Fort was built in 1727 and the size of the fort is 160 to 130-sq-meters. It is believed that the fort belonged to the father of the Great Rani of Jhansi Lakshmi Bai. Hence, Parola is believed to be the native of Rani Laxmibai.

Parola Fort, is located at Parola city in Parola Taluka of Jalgaon District of Maharashtra.. To reach the attraction one hire Taxis, Auto rickshaws, Tongas and Buses and get around the city.

The Fort is surrounded by Ditches on all the sides and a extended pond on the eastern side. The fort has a height of 525 ft and width of 435 ft. It has seven entrance entrance doors ('darwaja' in Hindi) of which the Main Door called as "Delhi Darwaja" is in the eastern Side.

 
Other doors are named - Dharangaon Darwaja, Vanzari Darwaja, Amalner Darwaja, Peer Darwaja , etc.
 

Getting There

Distance between Jalgaon to Parola Fort is 47 km. Taxis, auto rickshaws, tongas and buses between the two places are easily accessible.

Jalgaon is well connected by road, railways and air to the rest of the country.

Jalgaon Railway Station lies on the main railway line. Several trains like Karnataka Express, Punjab Mail, Navjeevan Express, Jabalpur Garibrath Express, etc. have a stop at Jalgaon. Recently some more express trains like Gitanjali Express, Goa Express and Sachakhand Express have also been provided with stoppage.

Jalgaon Airport is about 6 kilometers away from the city center. Currently there are no scheduled airlines operating at this Airport. The nearest domestic airport from Jalgaon is Aurangabad Airport, located at Aurangabad, roughly 160 km from Jalgaon via Aurangabad - Ajanta - Jalgaon Road.

Bus services called "JMTU" operate by the Jalgaon Municipal Corporation is the best public transportation option in the town.
 

 

   

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