Inamgaon Explained

Inamgaon
Settlement Type:village
Pushpin Map:India Maharashtra#India
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Maharashtra, India
Coordinates:18.5889°N 74.5389°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Maharashtra
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Pune
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Total:5311
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Language
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Marathi
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:412210
Area Code Type:Telephone code
Area Code:02137
Registration Plate:MH 12
Blank1 Name Sec1:Nearest city
Blank1 Info Sec1:Pune, Shirur
Blank2 Name Sec1:Sex ratio
Blank2 Info Sec1:52 : 48 /
Blank3 Name Sec1:Literacy
Blank3 Info Sec1:approx. 80%
Blank4 Name Sec1:Lok Sabha constituency
Blank4 Info Sec1:Shirur
Blank5 Name Sec1:Vidhan Sabha constituency
Blank5 Info Sec1:Shirur

Inamgaon is a post-Harappan agrarian village and archaeological site located in Maharashtra, western India. Situated along the right bank of the Ghod River, it is considered to be the 'regional centre' of the Bhima Valley.

Inamgaon is one of the most intensively and extensively excavated and well reconstructed Chalcolithic sites of the Deccan plateau.

Geography

The village is located around to the east of the city of Pune. The region, situated within the lower reaches of the Ghod, is characterized by Cretaceous-Eocene Deccan Trap basalt.

Archaeological site

An ancient site, measuring approximately by, is located about north of Inamgaon.[1]

There are five mounds at the site. The largest mound is called 'Inamgaon I', and it has been extensively excavated, and studied for its archaeological finds.[2] The site was occupied between 3800-3200 B.P. (calibrated), or 1800-1200 BC.

The Chalcolithic settlement was excavated in order to better understand the early and later Jorwe culture.[3] There are 3 phases of the Chalcolithic that are found at Inamgaon.

The excavation was a landmark in India's archaeology history due to its extensive and systematic process.[4] The excavations revealed multiple cultural phases including Late Jorwe Culture, Early Jorwe Culture, and Malwa Culture. Archaeology findings are available at different museums such as Deccan College Post-Graduate and Research Institute, and Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya[5]

Current Social Life

The modern day Inamgaon is on developing verge. Farming and Allied business are prime income source for Inamgaon. The Ghod River is being conducive for the cultural and social buildings. Inamgaon have been allotted with two Reservoirs & Small Dams for water storage projects by Maharashtra Water Resources Regulatory Authority. These Reservoirs & Small Dams for water storage helps to store water and ease the water availability. The settlement have all types of Preschool, Primary school & Secondary school . The New English School Inamgaon. is secondary school. Inamgaon farmers have the capital shares in two different cooperative Sugar factory. The Shrigonda Sahakari Sakhar Karkhana and Ghodganga Sugar Factory. The industrial establishments are closer and are conducive for the villagers employment. Inamgaon is catered by Petrol station and Social gathering hall. The settlement is being served by various national banks, however only Pune District Central Cooperative Bank scores the presence. The united capital shares of villagers and Pune District Central Cooperative Bank support have established Cooperative society, which, indeed contributes to needy farmers to have monitory support when requires. This Cooperative society governing body is formed by elective people by the villagers.

External links

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Expedition Magazine - Penn Museum. 2022-03-26. www.penn.museum.
  2. Lukacs. John R. . Rebecca K. Bogorad, Subhash R. Walimbe & Donald C. Dunbar . September 1986. Paleopathology at Inamgaon: A Post-Harappan Agrarian Village in Western India. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society . 130. 3. 289–311 . 986828. 11620956.
  3. SANKALIA . H. D. . D. ANSARI & M. K. DHAVALIKAR . 1971 . Inamgaon: A Chalcolithic Settlement in Western India . Asian Perspectives . XIV . 140 .
  4. Dutta . Anwita . 2006. A Critical Review of the Economy of the Chalcolithic People of Inamgaon . Ancient Asia . 1. 123 . 10.5334/aa.06111 . free .
  5. Web site: Latest News and Information on Inamgaon . 1 July 2018 . 2 February 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160202212338/http://incrediblehealthtips.com/pregnancy/news/Inamgaon.html . dead .