Parbhani district
Parbhani district | |
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NH 222[2] | |
Website | parbhani |
Parbhani district (Marathi pronunciation:
Officer
Members of Parliament
Sharad Jadhav
Members of Legislative assembly
- Meghana Bordikar (BJP) (Jintur)
- SHS(UBT)) (Parbhani)
- Ratnakar Gutte(RSP) (Gangakhed)
- Suresh Warpudkar(INC) (Pathri)
Guardian Minister
Guardian Minister Parbhani | |
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पालकमंत्री परभणी | |
Chief Minister of Maharashtra | |
Term length | 5 years / No time limit |
Website | parbhani |
list of Guardian Minister
Name | Term of office |
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Diwakar Raote Cabinet Minister |
31 October 2014 - 8 November 2019 |
Nawab Malik Cabinet Minister |
9 January 2020 - 27 March 2022 |
Dhananjay Munde Cabinet Minister Additional Charge |
27 March 2022 - 29 June 2022 |
Tanaji Sawant Cabinet Minister |
24 September 2022 - 4 October 2023 |
Sanjay Bansode Cabinet Minister |
4 October 2023 - Incumbent |
District Magistrate/Collector
District Magistrate / Collector Parbhani | |
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जिल्हाधिकारी तथा जिल्हदंडाधिकरी परभणी | |
Incumbent Mr. Raghunath Gawade (IAS) since 2023 | |
Residence | At Parbhani District |
Appointer | Government of Maharashtra |
Term length | No time limit |
Website | parbhani |
list of District Magistrate / Collector
Name | Term of office |
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Mr Raghunath Gawade (IAS) | 2023 - Incumbent |
History
From 1596 to 1724, major part of the present territory of the district was divided between
Geography
Parbhani district lies between 18.45 and 20.10 North Latitudes and 76.13 and 77.39 East Longitude. The district is bounded on the north by Hingoli and Buldhana districts. On the east by Nanded and Hingoli, on the South by Latur and on the West by Beed and Jalna districts.
The hills on the north east form part of the Ajanta Hill ranges which passes through Jintur Tahsil. The hills on the southern side are the Balaghat Hill ranges. The district is at an average height of 357 m from mean sea level.
Climate
Parbhani's climate is classified as tropical. The Köppen-Geiger climate classification is Aw. When compared with winter, the summers have much more rainfall.[4]
Climate data for Parbhani (1961–1990) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 36.0 (96.8) |
38.2 (100.8) |
41.1 (106.0) |
44.5 (112.1) |
45.0 (113.0) |
44.2 (111.6) |
38.1 (100.6) |
35.0 (95.0) |
36.1 (97.0) |
36.1 (97.0) |
35.0 (95.0) |
34.0 (93.2) |
38.4 (101.1) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 28.0 (82.4) |
32.0 (89.6) |
35.6 (96.1) |
38.4 (101.1) |
39.6 (103.3) |
33.0 (91.4) |
30.1 (86.2) |
29.4 (84.9) |
30.7 (87.3) |
31.6 (88.9) |
30.0 (86.0) |
28.0 (82.4) |
32.3 (90.1) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 11.8 (53.2) |
14.9 (58.8) |
18.7 (65.7) |
22.3 (72.1) |
24.6 (76.3) |
24.0 (75.2) |
22.8 (73.0) |
22.2 (72.0) |
21.8 (71.2) |
19.0 (66.2) |
14.7 (58.5) |
11.5 (52.7) |
18.9 (66.0) |
Record low °C (°F) | 3.0 (37.4) |
5.9 (42.6) |
9.6 (49.3) |
14.8 (58.6) |
17.1 (62.8) |
18.2 (64.8) |
17.9 (64.2) |
18.1 (64.6) |
15.0 (59.0) |
9.1 (48.4) |
6.8 (44.2) |
2.7 (36.9) |
2.7 (36.9) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 5.7 (0.22) |
4.6 (0.18) |
12.5 (0.49) |
7.0 (0.28) |
19.2 (0.76) |
157.8 (6.21) |
238.4 (9.39) |
265.4 (10.45) |
184.9 (7.28) |
74.6 (2.94) |
13.8 (0.54) |
12.5 (0.49) |
996.4 (39.23) |
Average rainy days | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 8.8 | 10.8 | 11.2 | 8.9 | 3.2 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 48.6 |
Source: India Meteorological Department (record high and low up to 2010)[5][6] |
This entire
The state capital of Mumbai is to the west; Parbhani is well connected by road to other major towns in Maharashtra and also in the neighboring state of Telangana. Parbhani is a major railway junction connecting Telangana with Marathwada.
In the northeast, on the boundary of Parbhani and
Administrative Divisions
Parbhani district covers an area of about 6250.58 km2. The district is divided into 9 administrative Sub-units (Tehsils), namely, Parbhani, Gangakhed, Sonpeth, Pathri, Manwath, Palam, Selu, Jintur, and Purna.
Demographics
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1901 | 353,265 | — |
1911 | 425,672 | +1.88% |
1921 | 418,191 | −0.18% |
1931 | 466,278 | +1.09% |
1941 | 498,103 | +0.66% |
1951 | 550,621 | +1.01% |
1961 | 641,081 | +1.53% |
1971 | 805,383 | +2.31% |
1981 | 987,411 | +2.06% |
1991 | 1,293,104 | +2.73% |
2001 | 1,527,715 | +1.68% |
2011 | 1,836,086 | +1.86% |
source:[7] |
According to the
Religion
Hindus and Buddhists make up the majority of the population, both concentrated in rural areas. Ministry of Minority Affairs declared Parbhani as Minority Concentration District as Muslims makes 15.97% of the population.[12] Muslims are concentrated in urban areas and make up the majority in Jintur and Pathri.[11]
Languages
At the time of the
Languages used mostly in the district include Marathi, Dakkhani (Deccan) Urdu, Andh, Lambadi and Hindi.[14]
Land of saints
Parbhani has been described as the land of saints, as several saints have been associated with Parbhani including Janabai from Gangakhed. The famous mathematician Bhaskarbhatt was from Bori in Parbhani district.
Nemgiri (sequence of caves) related to Jainism, is situated in Jintur town of the district.[15]
Sri Sai Janmasthan Temple (Sai Baba Birth Temple) is a temple in heart of the Pathri town, where spiritual master Sai Baba of Shirdi was born.[16][17]
Selu town was home to Guru of Shri Sai Baba "Shri Babasaheb Maharaj". Sai Baba stayed with him for 12 years during which time he acquired knowledge from his Guru.
Turabul Haq Dargah, the tomb of the eponymous Muslim saint is located in Parbhani city.
Mudgaleshwar
It is located on the bank of the Godavari river. A temple is in the midst of the river. The temple in the middle of the river flow and is more than nine hundred years old and same is written on stone script at the entrance. Temple on river bank and old ghat was built by "Ahilya Bai" 250 years back. Lord "Narasimha Swamy" has taken the form "Shivalinga" along with his wife "Mahalaxmi" and son "Moudgalya" and daughter-in-law "Jaabalabai". During rainy season the temple gets immersed in water. To have darshan one has to swim to the temple. Best time to visit is summer season i.e. from April to June. To reach the place one has to travel by train via "Parbhani" or "Parli Vaidyanath".
The temple used to be managed by Shri Sahebrao Mudgalkar and Shri Subhashrao Mudgalkar. The Shivaratri is celebrated here every year. All type of pujas are performed here. Nagbali and Sukhshanti pujas are very famous.
The new dam is constructed on the river. Recently a Dattatriya temple is constructed and murthy staphana is completed on 26 December 2012.
See also
- Make in Maharashtra
- Turabul Haq Dargah, Parbhani
- Marathwada
References
- ^ "Parbhani District : Census 2011 data". Retrieved 9 October 2012.
- ^ "NH 222". Wikimapia. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
- ^ "Chapter 2-History". Parbhani District Gazetteers, Government of Maharashtra. 1967.
- ^ "Climate Parbhani: Temperature, Climate graph, Climate table for Parbhani". En.climate-data.org. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
- ^ "Parbhani Climatological Table Period: 1961–1990". India Meteorological Department. Archived from the original on 14 April 2015. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
- ^ "Ever recorded Maximum and minimum temperatures up to 2010" (PDF). India Meteorological Department. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 March 2014. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
- ^ Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901
- ^ a b c d e f "District Census Hand Book – Parbhani" (PDF). Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
- ^ US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". Archived from the original on 13 June 2007. Retrieved 1 October 2011.
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- ^ a b "Population by Religion - Maharashtra". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
- ^ "Parbhani |". Minorityaffairs.gov.in. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
- ^ a b "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Maharashtra". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
- ^ M. Paul Lewis, ed. (2009). "Andh: A language of India". Ethnologue: Languages of the World (16th ed.). Dallas, Texas: SIL International. Retrieved 28 September 2011.
- ^ "Nemgiri.org". nemgiri.org. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
- ^ "Sri Shirdi Sai Baba Birthplace - Sai Janmasthan". Saijanmasthanpathri.com. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
- ^ "Sai Baba was not a Muslim but a Brahmin, penalise those who insult him: Temple trust to HC". The Indian Express. 15 September 2014. Retrieved 1 August 2015.