Parner taluka

Parner taluka पारनेर तालुका
Tehsil
Location of Parner in Ahmednagar district in Maharashtra
Country	India
State	Maharashtra
District	Ahmednagar district
Headquarters	Ahmednagar
Major villages	Parner, Nighoj, Alkuti, Takali Dhokeshwar, Supe, Kanhur Pt.
Government
• Tehsildar	Mr. Jaysing Walvi.
• Lok Sabha constituency	Ahmednagar (Lok Sabha constituency)
• Assembly constituency	Parner
• MLA	Vijayrao Auti
Area
• Total	1,930 km2 (750 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	296,547
• Density	150/km2 (400/sq mi)
Demographics
• Literacy rate	75.78%
• Sex ratio	1.01 ♂/♀
Rain	695 mm
Website	Official website
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Parner taluka (Marathi: पारनेर तालुका) is a taluka in Ahmednagar district in the state of Maharashtra, India.

Geography

Area by land type
Type of Land			Percent
Agriculture			76.55%
Forest			9.74%
Other			13.71%

Area

The following are area details:

Type of Land	Area in km2	Area %
Agriculture	1,477.63	76.55%
Forest	187.92	9.74%
Other	264.73	13.71%
Total	1,930.28	100.00%

Population

Population by Sex
Sex			Percent
Male			50.26%
Female			49.74%

The table below shows the population of the taluka by sex. The data is taken from the 2001 census.

	Population	% of Total Population	Number of Literate	Literacy (% of Population)
Male	123902	50.26	89698	72.39
Female	122633	49.74	63927	52.13
Total	246535	100	153625	62.31

Major Villages

For list of all villages in Parner Taluka, visit Villages in Parner taluka

The following are a few of the notable villages of Parner Taluka:

• Hivare Korda is a village situated in Parner Taluka. It's 15 km from parner and 5 km from NH 222. It is famous for the Malaganga Devi Mandir and famous for it's YATRA utsav.Which is generally in summer days.
• Sawargaon (Guruvache) is one of the village in the Parner Taluka, Near 1 km from National Highway NH-222 (Sawargaon Phata), famous for the HANUMAN TEMPLE, Shree Kshetra Hanuman Devastan and Aamati bhakari at a time of Hanuman Yatra Ustav.
• Kasare is the historical village in Parner which is famous for "BIROBA VAHAIKE" during yatra utsav.Its very greeny village & "HINDUGARAJANA PRATISTHAN" is of the social group active in kasare which under leading Mr.Jayvant Panmand.
• Devibhoyare is famous for Navratra Ustav of Goddess Shree Devi Ambikamata. It is famous for state-level drama competition.
• Parner is the main city in the taluka.
• Tikhol is a small village in parner towards 14 km north of parner city.It is 3 km from National Highway.It is famous for Tikhol DAM
• Pimpalgaon Rotha is 12 km from Kanhur. It is famous for Shree Kshetra Korthan Khandoba Devastan.
• Karegaon is a small village of approximately 550 people, on the west side of Parner Taluka, 2.5 km from National Highway NH-222. The Shree Kareshwar temple is located here.
• Goregaon is a model village of around 5,000 people, developing under the guidance of Babasaheb Tambe.
• Pimpri Jalsen is a village famous for education.
• Takali Dhokeshwar is one of the biggest village in the taluka. On NH-222, Takli Dhokeshwar is famous for the Lord Shiva temple near Dhoki, Nagar Road.
• Ralegan Siddhi is considered to be a model of environmental conservation under Anna Hazare.
• Shahajapur village features 50-60 windmills.
• Karjule Hareshwar is 26 km northwest of Parner City. It is famous for the Hareshwar Temple and Mandhol Dam.
• kalewdi village is 31 km northwest of parner city.IS famous for utsav "BUVAMAHARAJ" TEMPLE. and famous human unity and making bhavy samudayik sohala shivajirao group "shivajirao belkar"
• Randhe is famous for the Ambabai [Ambikadevi] Temple.
• Darodi is famous for the Shaikh Bahauddin Chishti Dargaah and Charangeshwar Temple and Khandoba Temple.
• Lonimavala is famous for having a big wall around the village, which was constructed during the times of Chhatrapati Shivaji.
• Babulwade is famous for its Lord Shiva temple, which is on the mountain. They celebrate Yatra on Maha Shivaratri.
• Dhawalpuri is famous for the Durgadevi Temple and Fakirbaba Uruse.
• Wadgaon Savtal is 30 km from Parner City. It is famous for the Shree Datta Savtal Baba Temple.
• Kanhur Pathar features a marketplace and the Bhiravnath Temple,MALGANGA TEMPAL & SHRAVANII BAIL POLA USTAV .
• Kakanewadi is a small village 3 km from Takali, Dhokeshwar. It is famous for the Shri Ram Mandir and Someshwar Mandir.Shri Ram Pol
• Kinhi is a small village 10 km from Parner Takali, Dhokeshwar. It is famous for the Shree Sadguru Omkar Baba Temple.
• Wesdare is a small village 3 km from Kanhur Pathar. It has a Bhairvnath temple and many other temples.
• Nandur Pathar is small village of about 2,500 people, on the west side of Parner taluka. It is 4 km from NH-222.
• Katalwedha is a small village 7 km from Ane and Ek Mukhi. Datta is a famous temple there. They celebrate Yatra at Chaitra Purnima.
• Padali Ale is small village 3 km from Alkuti there are temples of.The mahor Swayambhu Sangameshwara, Dakshin Mukhi Hanuman and Dharmanatha.
• Kamatwadi is small village with a population of 500. There is a jagrut temple of khandoba. It is 22 km from takli dhokeshwar.
• Walavne is a Village in Parner Taluka. It is located 39 km towards west from District headquarters Ahmednagar. 194 km from State capital Mumbai. Walavne is surrounded by Shirur Taluka towards South, Nagar taluka towards East, Rahuri taluka towards North, Shrigonda Taluka towards South .
• Punewadi is village nearby parner.Major work is farming.Also well known for BHAIRAVNATH TEMPLE .
• Supe is a Town in the Parner Taluka .MIDC in Parner taluka is situated in Supe . Famous wind mills of Shajapur are situated near Supe.It is situated at the Ahmednagar and Pune Highway.
• Pimpri Gawali is a village situated in Parner Taluka .It is 23 km away from Parner. This village has been awarded as 'Adarsh gaon ' .PG Farmsys is the company which exports the agriculture produce of farmers in many countries.Many villagers are doing work in villages to get more awards to the village.

Transportation

Bus

Parner is served by the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation. These buses provide transportation for people throughout the state of Maharashtra.

Railway

The nearest railway station is Ahmednagar, about 40 kilometers away.

Climate

The climate of Parner is moderate, with variations in temperature ranging between 16 °C and 35 °C.

Rainfall

The following chart details the amount of rainfall per year 1981–2004.

Year	Rainfall (in mm)
1981	486.9
1982	622.0
1983	869.0
1984	540.0
1985	575.0
1986	714.0
1987	313.0
1988	472.0
1989	738.0
1989	713.0
1990	630.0
1991	442.0
1992	551.0
1993	696.0
1994	486.9
1995	259.0
1996	656.0
1997	361.0
1998	702.0
1999	245.0
2000	456.0
2001	384.0
2002	438.0
2003	190.0
2004	695.0

Notable people

• Senapati Pandurang Mahadev Bapat (1880–1967) was a revolutionary and an Indian freedom fighter. He was born in Parner village.
• Anna Hazare is an Indian social activist who is especially recognized for his contribution to the development of Ralegan Siddhi, a village in Ahmednagar district, Maharashtra, and his efforts for establishing it as a model village. He was awarded the Padma Bhushan by the government of India in 1992. He is one of the leading figures who championed the Right to Information Act in India and is known for his struggle against corruption in public offices.

See also

• Talukas in Ahmednagar district