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Nijampur — village — Coordinates 21°06′42″N 74°19′48″E / 21.11167°N 74.33°ECoordinates: 21°06′42″N 74°19′48″E / 21.11167°N 74.33°E Country India State Maharashtra District(s) Dhule Subdistrict(s) Sakri Population
• Density
501
• 165 /km2 (427 /sq mi)
Time zone IST (UTC+05:30) Area 3.04 square kilometres (1.17 sq mi) Codes-
• Pincode • 424304 • Vehicle • MH 18
Nijampur (Marathi: निजामपूर), about 16 km (9.9 mi) north-east of Pimpalner, is a small village in Sakri tehsil in Dhule district of Maharashtra state in India.
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Location
Nijampur lies about 19 km north of Sakri. Maharashtra State Highway 17 (MSH 17) passes close to Nijampur.Nijampur is on Nandurbar-Sakri High way Nijampur 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. The village has a few temples dedicated to various deities but those dedicated to Vitthal Rakhumai, Krishna, Parasnath and Gupteshvar are the only ones of any note. The first one of these is a double-storeyed edifice maintained by the Nijampurkars. The idol in the Krishna temple has a richly ornamented brass Prabhaval of excellent design. Tire antique shrine of Parasnath, the 23rd Jain tirthankar, now devoid of idol, is a structure of stone and cement of 22.86 metres × 17.98 metres (75 feet × 59 feet) dimensions. Of the Gupteshvar shrine it is said that it was uncovered from the ground when a certain resident of Nijampur dreamt of its existence. The village has also an old gadhi, now in utter ruins, and a spring called Sakharjira whose waters are palatable.
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, 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.
See also
- Dhule City
- Dhule District
- List of districts of Maharashtra
- Khandesh
References
Categories:- Villages in Dhule taluka
- Villages in Dhule district
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