Sillod
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| Coordinates | 20°18′N 75°39′E / 20.3°N 75.65°ECoordinates: 20°18′N 75°39′E / 20.3°N 75.65°E |
| Country | India |
| State | Maharashtra |
| District(s) | Aurangabad |
| Population | 43,859 (2001[update]) |
| Sex ratio | 990 ♂/♀ |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+05:30) |
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• 612 metres (2,008 ft) |
Sillod is a major city and municipal council in the Aurangabad District of the Indian state of Maharashtra with an average elevation of 612 metres (2,008 ft).
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[edit] History
A village named Shivanitapur once stood on the site of the modern day city. According to some historians, there is a Hemadpanthi style Mahadev Mandir still standing in Mhasoba Colony, the old area of city. Mhasoba is the Gram Devasthanam (Hindu temple) of Sillod.[clarification needed] There is also similar temple dedicated to Hindu mystic Siddheshwar Maharaj at Dhotra as well as several well-known villages in the area which are connected to the city by road.
[edit] Demographics
As of the 2001 Indian census,[1] Sillod had a population of 43,859, of which 52 per cent were male and 48 per cent female. The city has an average literacy rate of 65 per cent, higher than the national average of 59.5% with a male literacy rate of 73 per cent and that for females 56 per cent. Seventeen per cent of Sillod's population is under six years of age.
[edit] Administration and Politics
Sillod Municipal Corporation is the local civil body.
[edit] Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Ki Jay
The statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj is one of a kind in the state of Maharashtra, and probably India. The statue stands in front of the Masjid facing the sun. The statue is probably the tallest of all statues of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, which was build in one night under the security and leadership of the mighty Marathas.[citation needed]
[edit] Major urban areas
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Sillod has a Deputy Collector's Office which covers Sillod, Soygoan and the Kannad Tahasil Area under the collector of the Aurangabad District.
[edit] Major towns and villages
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[edit] Judiciary
The city is the seat of the Aurangabad District Court, situated on Main Road. There are also Tehsil and Sessions Court as well as many other courts of Law.
[edit] Economy
Sillod's economy is mainly based on civil servants employed as teachers, engineers, officers and farmers. There is also the Siddheshwar Sahakari Sakhar Karkhana sugar factory as well as ginning and oil mills. The tehsil (administrative district) ranks number one in the production of maize (makka). Corn and maize cultivated in this area demand a special premium in the market.[citation needed]
As well as corn and maize, Sillod is also a leading producer of cotton and ginger. The cultivation of major crops has changed over the last decade due to changes in in the water landscape of the area. Prior to these changes the major crops were sugercane, jowar, bajara (green millet) and cotton with very little cultivation of Ginger.
The villages of Palshi, Bharadi and Borgaon Bazar have had a major impact on shaping the economic prospects of Sillod tehsil. Palashi village has implemented the Tanta Mukti Scheme[clarification needed] of the Maharashtra Government.
Sillod's IT Industry is also growing with six Internet café's, ten computer software training centres, and five computer sales and service companies.
[edit] Tourism and culture
Sillod lies 40 kilometres (25 mi) from the world-renowned Ajanta Caves, a UNESCO World Heritage Site popular for its colourful paintings of ancient India.
Borgaon Bazar village is renowned as the Samadhi meditation site of Swami Narayan Saraswati Maharaja where his followers discovered his roots of Samadhi around 2000.[clarification needed] To date several well-known personalities from South India and West India to visit Borgaon Bazar. Nillod: On the Sillod Aurangabad road Nillod village is situated. In this village there is a Hemadpanthi Nilkantheshwar(Mahadev) Mandir.
[edit] Murdeshwar
It is one of the famous pilgrimage centre and also has a huge temple of mahadeo mandir. It has a very scenic beauty of its own from where is the origin of the famous Kelna River. The temple is now governed and maintained by Kashigiri maharaj (kakde).
[edit] Palshi
Palshi is one of the deciding village in the politics of the Sillod assembly seat. The village has a population of 8000 and the voting population of 3500 as of 2011. The village is self reliant in all aspects. The village has all the political parties mostly dominated by Shivsena and Rashtrwadi Congress. It has implemented all the schemes of the state government such as the Nrega, irrigation programmes, indira awas yojana, pant pradhan gram sadak yojana, sarwa shiksha abhiyan, etc. The Badak are the majority surname in the village which are also the deciding force. The village has the business centre by the name Madhavrao Badak Vyapari Sankul, who was the most noted and influential leader in the politics. He was the only person to be elected for the zilla parishad.
[edit] References
- ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. http://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999. Retrieved 2008-11-01.
