Narangi Explained

Naringi
Settlement Type:village
Pushpin Map:India Maharashtra#India
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Maharashtra, India
Coordinates:19.4742°N 72.8107°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Maharashtra
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Palghar
Parts Type:Talukas
Parts:Vasai
Unit Pref:Metric
Elevation M:11
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Marathi
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30

Naringi is a village in the city of Virar, in the state of Maharashtra, India.

Geography

Naringi is located at .[1] It has an average elevation of 11 metres (36 feet). The climate of the village is tropical. During Summer, the humidity level is very high and in winter the climate is almost always dry. Naringi falls in a region of high to very high rainfall often experiencing devastating rainfall in the monsoon period of June to September, every year.

Administration

Narangi falls under the jurisdiction of Vasai-Virar Municipal Corporation, a recently formed civic body in the region. Narangi comes under Ward 5 of the corporation. The corporator of the region is Dr. Vasant Mangela, a candidate of the Bahujan Vikas Aaghadi, who is also a social worker and Chairman of the Jai Bhavani Reti Utpadak Cooperative Society, which is an organisation of traditional sand-lifters fighting against the use of suction pumps used in sand-mining.[2]

Demography

The people living in Narangi, are mostly the Mangela community. The etymology of the word 'Mangela' comes from the words Mang, meaning fishing nets in the Marathi language and Ela meaning people. Literally, the word means a fisherman, and the Mangela Koli are a community of Koli fishermen.[3]

Education

Sports

Narangi has a huge cricket ground in its west end. It is named as 'Jai Bhavani Reti Bandar Cricket Ground'

Notes and References

  1. http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/16/Virar.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Virar
  2. Web site: HC bans illegal sand dredging at Vaitarna . 2011-01-29 . Ram Parmar . 2010-02-15 . Mumbai Mirror.
  3. Web site: Mangela Kolis - the origin . 2011-01-29.