Ghargaon

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Ghargaon
Ghargaon
Location of Ghargaon
in Maharashtra and India
Coordinates 18°36′58″N 74°41′53″E / 18.616°N 74.698°E / 18.616; 74.698
Country  India
State Maharashtra
District(s) Ahmadnagar
Population 5,000 (2001)
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
Area
Elevation

561 m (1,841 ft)

Ghargaon is an old village in a municipal council Shrigonda in Ahmednagar district in the Indian state of Maharashtra.

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[edit] Historical monuments

The place consists of:

  • Shivlinga, i.e. Temple of Lord Shiva-"Naganath Maharaj"

[edit] Rituals

[edit] Yatra

3 days After Akshayya Trutiya, i.e. on tha day- Shashthi.

[edit] Bazar day

Sunday

[edit] Geography

located at 18°36′58″N 74°41′53″E / 18.616°N 74.698°E / 18.616; 74.698.[1] It has an average elevation of 561 metres (1840 feet).

[edit] Demographics

[edit] People

The people of ghargaon are called as "Ghargaonkar".The famous personalities of this village are == Mr.swapnil Karale BSc(Agri.)MBA ,Hon.Shri.'' Devidas N. Rode (Mech.Engineer) & Amit R. Mahadik(Comp.Engineer)' ==

[edit] Transportation

Bicycles,two wheelers,Four wheelers,Bus, near by Railway Station is Belwandi about 5 KM from Ghargaon.

[edit] Education

Zilla Parishad Primary School,Y.C.High School,And Sr. college.,D ed,B ed College.

[edit] Politics

Mainly 4 Parties (Supporters) are there in village. 1)NCP 2)INC 3)Shivsena 4)BJP

[edit] Industry and business

No industrial Area.only small businesses.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Shrigonda