Badnapur taluk in
Jalna District is situated on the right bank of the river Dudhna. It lies between 19° N latitude and 75° E longitude. It is historically important as the meeting place of General
Wellesley and Colonel Stevenson, where the plan of operations for attacking the Marathas two days before the battle of
Assaye was finalised. An important landmark here is the
dargah of Mir Gulam Shah. The place is accessible both by road and railway.
Aurangabad Chikalthan Airport is nearest, around 40 km from Badnapur. There are railway stations at Badnapur and the district headquarters
Jalna.