Ghargaon

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Ghargaon
—  village  —
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; 74.698Coordinates: 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+05:30)
Area

Elevation


561 metres (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"
  • Firangai mata Temple

[edit] Rituals

[edit] Yatra

  • 3 days After Akshayya Trutiya, i.e. on tha day- Shashthi for nagnath maharaj
  • on 7th day of Navratri for Firangai mata

[edit] Bazar day

  • Sunday
  • Saturday of Animals

[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"

[edit] Transportation

Bicycles, two-wheelers, four-wheelers, bus on Ahamadnager to Daund, nearby railway station is Belwandi about 5 km from Ghargaon.

[edit] Education

Zilla Parishad Primary School,Y.C.High School sai krupa inst. d.ed. b.ed m.ed m.b.a. agri diploma deary diploma engg diploma......

[edit] Politics

Mainly 4 Parties (Supporters) are there in village.

  1. NCP
  2. INC
  3. Shivsena
  4. BJP

[edit] References

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