Ahmednagar district

Coordinates: 19°05′53″N 74°43′57″E / 19.09806°N 74.73250°E / 19.09806; 74.73250
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Ahmednagar district
Shrirampur
Government
 • BodyAhmednagar Zilla Parishad
 • Guardian MinisterRadhakrishna Vikhe Patil
(Cabinet Minister Mah)
 • President Zilla Parishad
  • President
    Rajshri Ghule
  • Vice President
    Pratap Shelke
 • District Collector
  • Rajendra Bhosale (IAS)
 • CEO Zilla Parishad
  • Sambhaji Langore (IAS)
 • MPs
  • Ahmednagar
    )
  • Shirdi
    )
Area
 • Total17,048 km2 (6,582 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total4,543,159
 • Density270/km2 (690/sq mi)
 • 
NH-222
SH-10
Average annual precipitation501 mm
Websiteahmednagar.nic.in

Ahmednagar district (Marathi pronunciation:

Nashik Division. The district is bordered by Aurangabad district to the northeast, Nashik district to the northwest, Thane and Pune districts to the southwest, Solapur district to the south and Beed district
to the southeast.

History

Although Ahmednagar district was created as early as 1818, modern history of Ahmednagar may be said to have commenced from 1869, the year when parts of Nashik and Solapur, which till then had comprised Nagar, were separated and the present Nagar district was formed.

British India. The district remained part of the Central division of Bombay Presidency until India's independence in 1947, when it became part of Bombay State
, and in 1960 the new state of Maharashtra.

Economy

In 2006 the

640).[1] It is one of the twelve districts in Maharashtra currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).[1]

The district has the maximum number of sugar factories in the state. The first cooperative sugar factory in Asia was established at Pravanagar. A role model of water conservation work can be seen at Ralegaon Siddhi, which is also called the Ideal Village.

Tourism

Newase where Dnyaneshwari was written, Shri Saibaba's Shirdi, one of Ashtavinayaks at Siddhatek, the famous Kanifnath temple, attract devotees. The Palace of Chand Bibi, the Bhandardara dam, Harishchandragad Fort, the Maldhok (Indian Bustard) sanctuary and the Rehkuri sanctuary are some of the places of tourist attraction.

Divisions

Ahmednagar district consists of fourteen talukas. These talukas are

Ahmednagar district has twelve

Vidhan Sabha constituencies
, six in each of the two parliamentary constituencies.

For the
Shirdi Parliamentary Constituency
(SC)
  • #216
    Akole
    (ST)
  • #217
    Sangamner
  • #218
    Shirdi
  • #219
    Kopergaon
  • #220
    Shrirampur
    (SC)
  • #221
    Newasa
    .
For the
Ahmednagar Parliamentary Constituency
  • #222
    Shevgaon
  • #223
    Rahuri
  • #224
    Parner
  • #225
    Ahmednagar City
  • #226
    Shrigonda
  • #227
    Karjat-Jamkhed.[3][4]

The Ahmednagar district is under proposal to be divided and a separate Sangamner district and it can be carved out of existing Ahmednagar district with the inclusion of the northern parts of Ahmednagar district which include Rahata, Rahuri, Shrirampur, Sangamner, Akole, Kopargaon, and Nevasa talukas in the proposed district. Sangamner is geographically at centre for ease of administration and well connected by Roads. Sangamner having its separate Vana Vibhag, Bandhakam Vibhag Office, District Court etc.

conservation.[5]

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901821,946—    
1911927,795+1.22%
1921720,709−2.49%
1931971,296+3.03%
19411,125,402+1.48%
19511,413,446+2.31%
19611,779,246+2.33%
19712,273,223+2.48%
19812,712,491+1.78%
19913,372,935+2.20%
20014,040,642+1.82%
20114,543,159+1.18%
source:[6]

In the

districts of India (out of a total of 640).[7] The district had a population density of 266 inhabitants per square kilometre (690/sq mi).[7] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 12.43%.[7] Ahmadnagar had a sex ratio of 934 females for every 1000 males,[7] and a literacy rate of 80.22%. 20.09% of the population lives in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes made up 12.63% and 8.63% of the population respectively.[7]

Religions in Ahmednagar district (2011)[10]
Religion Percent
Hinduism
 
 90.40%
Islam
 
 7.06%
Jainism
 
 0.85%
Buddhism
 
 0.75%
Christianity
 
 0.50%
Other or not stated
 
 0.54%

In the 2011 census, the vast majority of the population in Ahmednagar was Hindu, but there was a significant population of Muslims. Jains and Buddhists are small minorities.[10]

Languages of Ahmednagar district (2011)[11]

  Marathi (88.89%)
  Hindi (4.74%)
  Urdu (2.74%)
  Others (3.63%)

At the time of the

2011 Census of India, 88.89% of the population in the district spoke Marathi, 4.74% Hindi and 2.74% Urdu as their first language. Other languages include Telugu and its dialect Waddar, as well as Marwari.[11]

Culture

Islam arrived in Ahmednagar during the Tughlaq dynasty. There are many Muslim monuments like salabat khan's Tomb known as chandbibi, Faria Baug, Ground Fort and many dargas (mosques), and they are found in main town and cities.

During the British era Ahmednagar was part of

Protestants.[14]

Officer

Members of Parliament

  • Ahmednagar
  • Shirdi

Guardian Minister

Guardian Minister Ahmednagar
पालकमंत्री अहमदनगर
Chief Minister of Maharashtra
Term length5 years / No time limit
Websiteahmednagar.gov.in/en/

list of Guardian Minister

Name Term of office
Hasan Mushrif 9 January 2020 - 14 August 2022
Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil 27 September 2020 - Incumbent

District Magistrate/Collector

District Magistrate / Collector Ahmednagar
जिल्हाधिकारी तथा जिल्हदंडाधिकरी अहमदनगर
Emblem of India
Incumbent
Dr. Rajendra Bhosale (IAS)
since 2020
AppointerGovernment of Maharashtra
Term lengthNo time limit
Websiteahmednagar.gov.in/en/

list of District Magistrate / Collector

Name Term of office
Dr. Rajendra Bhosale (IAS) 2020 - Incumbent

Notable people

  • C Ramchandra
    - Music Director and Playback singer.
  • Meher Baba - spiritualist, has Ashram's in Meherabad & Meherazad, Ahmednagar
  • Balasaheb Bharde (1912–2006), Former Minister, former speaker of the State Legislative Assembly and Padma Bhushan recipient.
  • Anna Hazare - social activist
  • Indian guru shri Gaur Gopal Das an internationally renowned motivational speaker and a well-known monk of ISKCON organization, was born in Vambori village.
  • Zaheer Khan, Indian Cricketer born at Shrirampur City on 7 October 1978, who has been a Key member of the Indian cricket team since 2000. He also played for Worcestershire in County Cricket and plays for Mumbai in Indian domestic cricket. He is currently the second-most successful Indian pace bowler in Test match cricket, behind Kapil Dev.
  • B. J. Khatal-Patil Ex. Cabinet Minister of Maharashtra, a senior Maharashtra leader and a veteran Congressman.
  • Indurikar Maharaj - comedian kirtankar, and social educator[15]
  • Dagdu Maruti Pawar (1935–1996), a Marathi author and poet known for his contributions to Dalit literature.[16] He was born in Dhamangaon, Akole taluka.
  • Ajinkya Rahane, Indian cricketer born at Ashvi village, Sangmner on 6 June 1988.
  • Bhausaheb Thorat (12 Jan 1924-14 Mar 2010), a leader of farmers and Indian National Congress legislator. He was well known in the cooperative movement, founder of the Sangamner Cooperative Sugar Mill, and former president of the Sangamner taluka and State Cooperative Bank. He is recognized for his work in Sangamner taluka and Akole taluka. Concerned about global warming, Bhausaheb Thorat has led a campaign to plant 45 million trees every year. In the epic Ramayana, the sage Agastya turned the arid Dandakaranya into a green heaven through a massive drive of tree planting. A book, The Man Who Planted Trees, an allegorical tale by French author Jean Giono, also inspired Bhausaheb Thorat. For this, he started the Dandakaranya Abhiyaan in June 2006 at Sangamner.[17]
  • Balasaheb Vikhe Patil - member of parliament and a former minister, Padma Bhushan recipient
  • Vithalrao Vikhe Patil - Indian industrialist, the founder of the first sugar factory in the cooperative sector in India at Loni, in Maharashtra and the founder of a group of industries and institutions composed of Institute of Business Management and Rural Development,[18] Padmashri Dr. Vithalrao Vikhe Patil Foundation's Medical College and Hospital[19] and Padmashri Dr. Vitthalrao Vikhe Patil Sahakari Sakhar Karkhana Limited,[20] operating under Padmashree Dr. Vithalrao Foundation. The Government of India honoured him in 1961, with the award of Padma Shri, the fourth highest Indian civilian award for his services to the nation.[21]

Villages

References

  1. ^ a b Ministry of Panchayati Raj (September 8, 2009). "A Note on the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme" (PDF). National Institute of Rural Development. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 5, 2012. Retrieved September 27, 2011.
  2. ^ "Tahsil Information". Ahmednagar District. Archived from the original on 10 April 2009. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
  3. ^ "Map of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies within Ahmednagar District". Archived from the original on 2013-05-12. Retrieved 2013-05-12.
  4. ^ "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). The Election Commission of India. pp. 269–270, 278. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2010-10-05. Retrieved 2013-05-12.
  5. ^ "A model Indian village- Ralegaon Siddhi". Archived from the original on 11 October 2006. Retrieved 2006-10-30.
  6. ^ Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901
  7. ^ a b c d e f "District Census Hand Book – Ahmednagar" (PDF). Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  8. ^ US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". Archived from the original on 2011-09-27. Retrieved 2011-10-01. Costa Rica 4,576,562 July 2011 est
  9. ^ "2010 Resident Population Data". U. S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2010-12-25. Retrieved 2011-09-30. Louisiana 4,533,372
  10. ^ a b "Population by Religion - Maharashtra". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
  11. ^ a b "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Maharashtra". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  12. ^ "A History of the Church of England in India, by Eyre Chatterton (1924)". Anglicanhistory.org. Archived from the original on 2007-11-23. Retrieved 2012-11-07.
  13. ^ "The Gazetteers Department - AHMADNAGAR". Ahmednagar.nic.in. Archived from the original on 2012-04-29. Retrieved 2012-11-07.
  14. ^ "The Gazetteers Department - AHMADNAGAR". Ahmednagar.nic.in. Archived from the original on 2011-10-07. Retrieved 2012-11-07.
  15. ^ Gaikwad, Anand (10 January 2019). "इंदुरीकर महाराजांचा वाढदिवस पंकजा मुंडे, थोरात, जानकरांनी केला 'एन्जाॅय'". Sarkar Nama (in Marathi). Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  16. ISBN 81-7596-300-X
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  17. ^ * Rev. D. S. Salvi- A missionary who was involved in Farmers development work, through his charitable organization, FEADER India. He built the road connection Rahuri to Taharbad and Taharabad to Rahuri Factory so that the farmers and the shepherd community could be connected to the markets in Rahuri and Factory. /billiontreecampaign/CampaignNews/Dandakaranya.asp Ulhas Latkar, "Dandakaranya Movement in India: Millions of trees planted", United Nations Environment Program. Archived 2009-04-22 at the National and University Library of Iceland
  18. ^ "IBMRD". IBMRD. 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-04-23. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
  19. ^ "VIMS". VIMS. 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-05-02. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
  20. ^ "NIIR". NIIR. 2015. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
  21. ^ "Padma Shri" (PDF). Padma Shri. 2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2015-10-15. Retrieved 11 November 2014.

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