Ahmednagar district explained

Ahmednagar district
Settlement Type:District
Total Type:Total
Coor Pinpoint:Ahmednagar
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Maharashtra
Subdivision Type2:Division
Subdivision Name2:Nashik
Established Title:Established
Seat Type:Headquarters
Seat:Ahmednagar
Parts Type:Tehsils
Parts Style:para
P1:Akole, Jamkhed, Karjat, Kopargaon, Nagar, Nevasa, Parner, Pathardi, Rahata, Rahuri, Sangamner, Shevgaon, Shrigonda, Shrirampur
Area Total Km2:17048
Population As Of:2011
Population Total:4,543,159
Population Urban:17.67%
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Demographics
Demographics1 Title1:Literacy
Demographics1 Info1:80.22%
Demographics1 Title2:Sex ratio
Demographics1 Info2:934
Governing Body:Ahmednagar Zilla Parishad
Leader Title:Guardian Minister
Leader Name:Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil
Leader Title1:President Zilla Parishad
Leader Name1:
  • President
    Vacant
  • Vice President
    Vacant
Leader Title2:District Collector
Leader Name2:
  • Siddharam Salimath (IAS)
Leader Title3:CEO Zilla Parishad
Leader Name3:
  • Ashish Yerekar (IAS)
Leader Title4:MPs
Leader Name4:
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+05:30
Registration Plate:MH-16 MH-17 and MH-51
Blank Name Sec1:Major highways
Blank Info Sec1:NH-50, NH-222SH-10
Blank Name Sec2:Average annual precipitation
Blank Info Sec2:501 mm

Ahmednagar district (Marathi pronunciation: [əɦ(ə)məd̪nəɡəɾ]) is the largest district of Maharashtra state in western India. The historical Ahmednagar city is the headquarters of the district. Ahmednagar and Sangamner are the largest cities in the district. It was the seat of the Ahmednagar Sultanate of late medieval period (1496–1636 CE). This district is known for the towns of Shirdi associated with Sai Baba, Meherabad associated with Meher Baba, Shani Shinganapur with Shanidev, and Devgad with Lord Dattatreya. Ahmednagar district is part of 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. Ahmednagar District was created after the defeat of the Maratha Empire in the Third Anglo-Maratha War in 1818, when most of the Peshwa's domains were annexed to 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 Ministry of Panchayati Raj named Ahmednagar one of the country's 250 most backward districts (out of a total of 640). 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)
For the Ahmednagar Parliamentary Constituency

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.

Ralegaon Siddhi is a village in the district that is considered a model of environmental conservation.[5]

Demographics

In the 2011 census Ahmednagar district recorded a population of 4,543,159,[6] roughly equal to the nation of Costa Rica[7] or the US state of Louisiana.[8] This gave it a ranking of 33rd among the districts of India (out of a total of 640).[6] The district had a population density of 266PD/sqkm.[6] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 12.43%.[6] Ahmadnagar had a sex ratio of 934 females for every 1000 males,[6] 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.[6]

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.[9]

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.[10]

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 Bombay presidency. Christian missionaries, particularly from the United states of America, arrived in early 19th century when the British parliament allowed proselytizing in areas under the control of the East India Company. In Ahmednagar Christians are a result of the American Marathi mission and the mission of the Church of England's Society for the Propagation of the Gospel.The first Protestant Christian mission in the district was opened in 1831.The Hume Memorial Congregational Church in Ahmednagar city was built in 1833 by WIDER CHURCH MINISTRIES OF USA later known as American Marathi Mission. Christianity has been Ahmednagar's third-largest religion, found all over the district except in the south-west.It is called as Jerusalem of Maharashtra. [11] Every village has one or more resident families as Christian and every village has its own church for worship.[12] Ahmednagar's Christians are called Marathi Christians and a majority of them are Protestants.[13]

Officer

Members of Parliament

Guardian Minister

Post:Guardian Minister Ahmednagar
Insignia:Emblem_of_India.svg
Insigniasize:50px
Insigniacaption:Emblem of India
Incumbent:Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil
Incumbentsince:27 September 2022
Style:The Honourable
Termlength:5 years / No time limit
Appointer:Chief Minister of Maharashtra

list of Guardian Minister

NameTerm of office
Hasan Mushrif9 January 2020 - 14 August 2022
Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil27 September 2020 - Incumbent

District Magistrate/Collector

Post:District Magistrate / Collector Ahmednagar
Insignia:Emblem_of_India.svg
Insigniasize:50px
Insigniacaption:Emblem of India
Incumbent:Dr. Rajendra Bhosale (IAS)
Incumbentsince:2020
Termlength:No time limit
Appointer:Government of Maharashtra

list of District Magistrate / Collector

Notable people

Villages

References

External links

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ministry of Panchayati Raj . September 8, 2009 . A Note on the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme . National Institute of Rural Development . September 27, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120405033402/http://www.nird.org.in/brgf/doc/brgf_BackgroundNote.pdf . April 5, 2012 .
  2. Web site: Tahsil Information. Ahmednagar District. https://web.archive.org/web/20090410171740/http://www.ahmednagar.nic.in/html_docs/GEO-Main.htm. 10 April 2009. dead. 12 May 2013.
  3. Web site: Map of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies within Ahmednagar District. 2013-05-12. https://web.archive.org/web/20130512215311/http://www.ahmednagar.nic.in/election/maps/Map%20Ahmednagar.jpg. 2013-05-12. dead.
  4. Web site: Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008. The Election Commission of India. 269–270, 278. 2013-05-12. https://web.archive.org/web/20101005180821/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/CurrentElections/CONSOLIDATED_ORDER%20_ECI%20.pdf. 2010-10-05. live.
  5. Web site: A model Indian village- Ralegaon Siddhi . 2006-10-30. https://web.archive.org/web/20061011121216/http://edugreen.teri.res.in/explore/renew/rallegan.htm. 11 October 2006 . live.
  6. Web site: District Census Hand Book – Ahmednagar . . Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  7. Web site: US Directorate of Intelligence . Country Comparison:Population . 2011-10-01 . Costa Rica 4,576,562 July 2011 est . https://web.archive.org/web/20110927165947/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html . 2011-09-27 . dead .
  8. Web site: 2010 Resident Population Data . U. S. Census Bureau . 2011-09-30 . Louisiana 4,533,372 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20101225031104/http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php . 2010-12-25 .
  9. Web site: 2011. Population by Religion - Maharashtra . censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  10. Web site: Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Maharashtra . censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  11. Web site: A History of the Church of England in India, by Eyre Chatterton (1924) . Anglicanhistory.org . 2012-11-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071123134649/http://anglicanhistory.org/india/chatterton1924/14.html . 2007-11-23 . live .
  12. Web site: The Gazetteers Department - AHMADNAGAR . Ahmednagar.nic.in . 2012-11-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120429221048/http://www.ahmednagar.nic.in/gazetteer/his_modern_period.html . 2012-04-29 . dead .
  13. Web site: The Gazetteers Department - AHMADNAGAR . Ahmednagar.nic.in . 2012-11-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111007150511/http://ahmednagar.nic.in/gazetteer/people_castes.html . 2011-10-07 . live .
  14. News: Gaikwad . Anand . इंदुरीकर महाराजांचा वाढदिवस पंकजा मुंडे, थोरात, जानकरांनी केला 'एन्जाॅय' . 1 January 2021 . Sarkar Nama . 10 January 2019 . mr.
  15. Book: Anna Kurian . Texts and Their Worlds I: Literatures of India - An Introduction . Foundation Books . Lincoln, Neb . 2006 . 81-7596-300-X .
    • 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.

  16. Web site: IBMRD . IBMRD . 2015 . 28 April 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150423053440/http://www.ibmrd.org/ . 2015-04-23 . live .
  17. Web site: VIMS . VIMS . 2015 . 28 April 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150502144931/http://www.vims.edu.in/node/6 . 2015-05-02 . live .
  18. Web site: NIIR . NIIR . 2015 . 28 April 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304045019/http://www.npcs.in/directory/contact/187949/padmashri-dr-vitthalrao-vikhe-patil-sahakari-sakhar-karkhana-ltd.html . 2016-03-04 . live .
  19. Web site: Padma Shri . Padma Shri . 2015 . 11 November 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151015193758/http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf . 2015-10-15 . live .