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Regarding the origin of Vaijapur which was also known as Baizapur, it is related that a certain Kunbi struck upon a lingaI while ploughing his field. He installed this linga in a temple to Vaijanath and hence the village came to be known as Vaijapur. Yet another story tells that a certain princess Vaija was converted by a Muhammedan saint and that after her death she was laid to rest in the tomb of that saint.To commemorate this event the village was termed as Vaijapur or Baizapur. The town gives glimpses of its former prosperity in the handsome stone buildings which were erectedby the savakars or capitalists of the place. The basement of the structures and the lower half of the walls are constructed of huge stone slabs, cemented and bolted together. Large kiln-burn bricks have been employed in building the upper portions of the walls, and the roofs are terraced. The town had a population of 16,660 in 1971.It also has a medium size project on Nārangi-Sārangi river junction, for water supply to the Vaijapur city, Municipality Vaijapur was constituted a municipality in 1944 and according to the 1961 Census its jurisdiction extended over an area of 13.6 squaw miles. The municipal affairs are managed by a committee of 21 members presided over by the President who is elected by the members from among themselves. Necessary administrative staff has bean appointed to lock after the various municipal departments. In 1973–74 municipal income and expenditure amounted to Rs. 8,04,000 and Rs. 6,81,000 respectively
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