Parbhani

This article is about the municipality in Maharashtra, India. For its namesake district, see Parbhani district.

Parbhani
—  city  —
Parbhani Location of Parbhani in Maharashtra and India
Coordinates	19°16′N 76°47′E
Country	India
State	Maharashtra
District(s)	Parbhani
Population	259,170 (2001)
Time zone	IST (UTC+05:30)
Area • Elevation	• 407 metres (1,335 ft)
Codes • Pincode • 431401 • Vehicle • MH 22

Parbhani (Marathi: परभणी parbhani, Urdu: ﭘﺮﺑﮭﻨﯽ IPA  [pərbhNi] ) is a city in Parbhani district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. Parbhani, formerly known as “Prabhavatinagar”, is a city in the Marathwada region of Maharashtra. It is the administrative headquarters of Parbhani District.

Parbhani is situated approximately at the centre of Maharashtra. The state capital, Mumbai lies to the western Maharashtra of Parbhani. The nearest major city is Aurangabad. Parbhani is well connected by road to other major cities also in Maharashtra and even in the neighbouring state of Andhra Pradesh. Parbhani is an important Railway junction on the Mumbai-Parbhani-Secunderabad and Parli-Parbhani-Bangalore lines.

Parbhani has one of the four agricultural universities in Maharashtra — Marathwada Agricultural University (MAU). It was established in 1972.^{[citation needed]} The objectives of the university are education in agriculture and allied sciences, research based on regional needs and facilitate technology transfer, etc. It is the only agricultural university in India where all the branches of Agricultural Sciences are taught.

College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Parbhani is located here which is one of the constituent Veterinary Colleges coming under the authority of Maharashtra Animal and Fishery Sciences University, Nagpur from 2000. Earlier this college was established in 1972 as a part of MAU.

Parbhani has its share in Hindu mythology.^{[citation needed]} The Hindu saint who is considered to be the reincarnation of the Dattatraya in Hindu mythology, Shri Shirdi Saibaba, was said to be born in this district at a place called Pathri-about 45 km from Parbhani.^{[citation needed]} A Jain temple at Jintur is 40 km away. A village named Mudgal (Tq. Pathri) the only place in India where Vishnu (Mudgal Narsimha) and Shiva (Mudgaleshwar) are worshiped together. Pokharni, a place around 19 km to the south of Parbhani has a famous Lord Narshima temple. Selu is 45 km towards Aurangabad where a temple of Shri Keshavraj Babasaheb is, who was Guru of Shri SaiBaba. Selu is a important railway station on the Mumbai-Secundrabad rail line.

Culture

Notable temples in Parbhani include Motha Maruti (a temple of Lord Hanuman) which is famous in the city, Shree Supari Hanuman Mandir, Jabreshwar (at Wadgalli). Pardeshwar Temple and Beleshwar Mahadev Temple are known for the worship of Lord Mahadev (also known as Bhagwan Shankar). The Naag Temple is also present in Parbhani, near the Temple of Lord Shani.

Urus (fun fair) is an important festival where people of all religions come together and celebrate for a week in Parbhani district Pathri tehasil having three important places: Sai Baba of Shirdi temple in Pathri, Datta temple in Gunj(khurd) and Renuka Devi temple at Gondgaon.

Geography

Parbhani is located at 19.27°N 76.78°E / 19.27; 76.78. It has an average elevation of 407 metres (1335 feet).

Climate

Climate data for Parbhani
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Average high °C (°F)	30.0 (86.0)	33.3 (91.9)	37.2 (99.0)	40.2 (104.4)	46.6 (115.9)	36.6 (97.9)	31.9 (89.4)	30.6 (87.1)	31.4 (88.5)	32.4 (90.3)	30.6 (87.1)	29.1 (84.4)	34.16 (93.48)
Average low °C (°F)	13.8 (56.8)	16.4 (61.5)	20.3 (68.5)	24.2 (75.6)	26.3 (79.3)	24.4 (75.9)	23.0 (73.4)	22.3 (72.1)	22.0 (71.6)	19.9 (67.8)	15.8 (60.4)	13.4 (56.1)	20.15 (68.27)
Precipitation mm (inches)	2.1 (0.083)	1.6 (0.063)	9.7 (0.382)	9.2 (0.362)	23.4 (0.921)	139.4 (5.488)	238.1 (9.374)	239.9 (9.445)	182.3 (7.177)	73.8 (2.906)	16.1 (0.634)	10.6 (0.417)	946.2 (37.252)
Source: IMD

History

In the book of history, it has been noted in the treaty between Sadashivrao Bhau and Nizam of Hyderabad at the conclusion of battle of Udgir by which Peshwa received revenue from the town. After this, Peshwa went to fight third battle of Panipat in 1761. Parbhani languished for over 650 years under Muslim rule, under the Sultans, the Mughals and later the Nizam. The town remained a part of the Hyderabad State under the rulership of the Nizam until Operation Polo of the Indian Army in 1948. Thereafter it became a part of the independent Republic of India. Until 1956 the town remained a part of Hyderabad State within India. Under the administrative reforms that year and the break-up of the State of Hyderabad, Parbhani and the adjacent towns were transferred to the multilingual Bombay State. Since 1960 it has been a part of Maharashtra state. Historically name Parbhani is derived from "Prabhavati Nagari" named after goddess "Prabhavati" meaning Goddess with great aura.

Demographics

Parbhani after sunset

According to Imperial gazetteer of India, in 1901 the population of Parbhani town and taluka (comprising 165 villages) as a whole was 9,852 and 93,325 respectively. At the 2001 India census, Parbhani city had a population of 259,170. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Parbhani has an average literacy rate of 67%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 74%, and female literacy is 59%. In Parbhani, 15% of the population is under 6 years of age. Parbhani is the 134th most populous city in India.

Healthcare

The condition of healthcare in Parbhani is very good. Though high-end facilities are not available, essential basic needs of healthcare can be easily fulfilled. A number of intensive care units are currently being opened up in Parbhani.

Education

There are high quality education facilities in Parbhani. There are well-reputed schools, good colleges and most importantly an agricultural university. Besides boys there were 41 girls under instructions for primary education in 1903.

Schools

Some of the notable schools are

• Indian Schools of Learning & Integration, Dr. Iqbal Nagar, Parbhani 02452-222613
• Queen's School
• St. Augustine High School.
• Bal Vidya Mandir
• Akashkanya Kalpana Chavla school.
• Gandhi Vidyalaya
• Vishwashanti Dnyanpeeth High School & Junior College.[ISO 9001:2008 Certified]
• Marathwada high school
• Swami Vivekananda School
• Shri Sarang Swami Vidyalay
• Bharatiya Bal Vidya Mandir
• Model Urdu School
• Moidul-Muslimeen High School
• Dr. Zakir Hussain High School
• Abhinav Vidya Vihar
• Moidul Muslimeen Primary School
• Maulana Azad Pri & High School
• Nutan Vidya Mandir
• Model English High School
• Aurbindo Aksharjyoti English School
• Aksharnandan school
• Silver Spring school

• Aditya Primary English school
• Little Angel's English School, Raviraj Park
• Jyotirgamaya English School, Raviraj Park
• Balgopal Pre Primary School, Venkatesh Nagar, PBN
• Bakle English School
• Suyog English School, Shanti Nagar, Darga Road

Colleges

Some of the colleges are

• Marathwada Agricultural University (MAU)
• Shri Shivaji College, Parbhani
• College of Agriculture, MAU, Parbhani
• College of Horticulture, MAU, Parbhani
• Govt. College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Parbhani
• Govt. College of Food Technology
• Govt. College of Agricultural Engineering, MAU, Parbhani
• Govt. College of Home Science
• Vishwashanti Dnyanpeeth Junior College[ISO 9001:2008 Certified]
• Shree Shivaji College Of Arts, Commerce, and Science
• Dnyanopasak College Of Arts, Commerce, Science, and Technology
• Sitaramji Mundada Marathwada Poly
• Dr. Zakir Hussain college of Arts, Science and Commerce
• Saraswati-Dhanwantari Dental College and Hospital.
• Yeshwant College of Information Technology, Bioinformatics and Biotechnology
• M.G.M. College of CS & IT
• shri guru budhhi swami mahavidyalaya purna JN.

External links

• Official website of Bal Viddya Mandir Highshool,Parbhani.