Nijampur Dhule Explained

Nijampur Dhule
Native Name:Nijampur-Jaitane
Native Name Lang:mr
Settlement Type:village
Pushpin Map:India Maharashtra#India
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Maharashtra, India
Coordinates:21.1117°N 74.33°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Maharashtra
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Dhule
Parts Type:Talukas
Parts:Sakri
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:3.04
Population Total:49004
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Marathi
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:424305
Registration Plate:MH 18

Nijampur-Jaitane, about 16km (10miles) north-east of Pimpalner, is a small village in Sakri tehsil in Dhule district of Maharashtra state in India.

Location

Nijampur-Jaitane lies about 19 km north of Sakri. Maharashtra State Highway 17 (MSH 17) passes close to Nijampur. Nijampur is on Nandurbar-Sakri state highway.Nijampur-Jaitane is in sakri taluka.

History

It is said to have derived its present name from Nizam-ul-Mulk, who had halted there for some time. In the beginning of the 17th century (1610) it was described as the first great town between Surat and Agra and was inhabited by many wealthy money-lenders.

Fragments of hemadpanthi temples found scattered throughout the village indicate that the place was of some consequence before the advent of the Muslims.

Tourism

The village has a few temples dedicated to various deities but those dedicated to Vitthal Rakhumai, Lord Balaji, Parasnath, Peshve kalin Ganpati Mandir and Gupteshvar are the only ones of any note.

Peshve kalin Ganesh TempleThis temple was established in the 18th century. People strongly believe that if we wish in front of Lord Ganesha, it will become true.
Balaji templeThe idol in the Balaji temple has a richly ornamented brass Prabhaval of excellent design. The temple is said to have been built in 1769. It is a two stored building. Looked after by the Buwa family for 8 generations.
Parshvanath Jain TempleTire antique shrine of Parasnath, the 23rd Jain tirthankar, now devoid of the idol, is a structure of stone and cement of 22.86 meters × 17.98 meters (75 feet × 59 feet) dimensions.
Gupteshvar templeGupteshvar shrine it is said that it was uncovered from the ground when a certain resident of Nijampur-Jaitane dreamt of its existence.
Gopalpura templeGopalpura is located near Maruti Temple. The place is very pleasant surrounded by various flower trees. Samadhi of Swami Nityanand is located inside the Gopalpura campus.

The village has also an old gadhi, now in utter ruins, and a spring called Sakharjira whose waters are palatable. The village of nizampur is near to the India biggest project "Suzlon private limited" &"Solar city project".Outside 3 km on Nijampur-Jaitane has very popular "Mhasai mata temple".Some people originally belonging to this place have surnames such as Nijampure, Nijampurkar (belonging to Nijampur)There is a temple of Shree Sant Savta Maharaj which is built in 2010.

Economy

Most of the economy is agriculture related. Vegetables grown in the village are sold in the markets of Surat, Nasik and Mumbai. Crops such as Millet, Chilli, onion, Groundnuts, sugarcane, Gram, cotton, wheat, jowar, etc. are also grown.

Administration

Nijampur has as Village Gram Panchayat for day-to-day administration. The District Zilla Panchayat headquarters is at Dhule and the Block Panchayat is also at Dhule.

Nijampur has no commercial banks, co-operative banks, agricultural credit societies, non-agricultural credit societies or other credit societies present within the village.

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