Nandgaon, Maharashtra

Nandgaon
—  city  —
Nandgaon Location of Nandgaon in Maharashtra and India
Coordinates	18°23′N 72°55′E / 18.38°N 72.92°E / 18.38; 72.92Coordinates: 18°23′N 72°55′E / 18.38°N 72.92°E / 18.38; 72.92
Country	India
State	Maharashtra
District(s)	Nashik
Population	23,191 (2001[update])
Time zone	IST (UTC+05:30)
Area • Elevation	• 0 metres (0 ft)

Nandgaon is a city and a municipal council in Nashik district in the Indian state of Maharashtra.

Geography

Nandgaon is located at 18°23′N 72°55′E / 18.38°N 72.92°E / 18.38; 72.92.^[1] It has an average elevation of 0 metres (0 ft). The climate here is quite dry as compared to other talukas in the district. Average rainfall is 524 mm. The river shakambari flows through it. The city was once famous for its Railway Sleeper manufacturing unit. Nandgaon, the headquarters of the taluka of the same name, with in 1971 a population of 15,885, is a railway station on the Bombay-Bhusaval section of the Central Railway. It is a municipal town lying 96.56 km. (sixty miles) north-east of Nasik and is also connected by road to Ellora caves which are 70.81 km. (forty -four miles) distant. From a small village in 1881, Nandgaon has grown into a fairly big town but in spite of the commercial activity and prosperity it has brought, the town has not been developed on system atic lines. The roads, though of cement-concrete, are for the most part narrow flanked by rows of congested and ill-ventilated houses, with the exception of the one leading to the railway station. The railway station has comfortable waiting and refreshment rooms. Behind the railway station not far away, is a travellers' bungalow. Here are also located the municipal civil dispensary and the veterinary dispensary of the Zilla Parishad.

Being the headquarters of a taluka the town has the offices of the Mamlatdar, the panchayat samiti, range forest officer and a score of other Government offices. Due to the Girna project, offices of the Executive Engineer, Girna project, and a special sub-divisional soil conservation office have been set up here. The town has civil and judicial courts, a police station, and post and telegraph. During the harvesting season the Nandgaon market-yard handles large quantities of grains and cereals. There are two saw mills, two ginning factories and a milk dairy. The town has also banking facilities, and co-operatives in various fields.

Municipality: Established in 1921, the Nandgaon municipality has an area of 40.76 square kilometres (15.74 sq mi) under its jurisdiction. The committee composed of 19 councillors is headed by a president who is elected by the councillors from among themselves. With the assistance of the necessary staff, the committee carries on the municipal administration. Municipal Council of Nandgaon falls under category 'C'. The population of Nandgaon town is 23195 as per 2001 census.

Finance: Municipal income in 1964-65 derived from municipal rates and taxes and other sources, but excluding extraordinary and debt heads, amounted to Rs. 3,63,990. Extraordinary and debt heads brought in an income of Rs. 1,10,475. Expenditure during the same year incurred due to general administration and collection, public health, safety, convenience and instruction but excluding extraordinary and debt heads stood at Rs. 3,28,644. Extraordinary and debt heads accounted for Rs. 1,34,040.

Health, sanitation and water-supply: The town has a public civil dispensary conducted by the municipality and a veterinary dispensary maintained by the Zilla Parishad. The charges for treat ment are nominal in these dispensaries. There are also five private medical practitioners in the town. Drainage system consists of only open stone-lined gutters with cess-pools to collect the sullage. Scavengers are employed to remove it out of the town. For water-supply the inhabitants depend upon wells, private and municipal.

Education: Primary education is compulsory. It is placed in charge of the Zilla Parishad. The municipal contribution towards the enforce ment of this amounts to 5 per cent of the rateable value which came to Rs. 15,724 in 1964-65. Besides six primary schools, the town has two privately conducted high schools and a training college. There are three libraries of which one is maintained by the railway employees. One of these libraries receives an annual municipal grant of Rs. 300.

Cremation and burial places are maintained and used by the communities concerned. Of late provision has been made for holding daily and weekly markets. Weekly bazar is held on Thursdays.

Objects: Nandgaon has five mosques of which the Jumma masjid is the largest and the most important. It is said to be nearly half -a-century old. There are temples dedicated to Ekvira goddess and Parsh vanatha. The Ekvira temple with a 1.52 x 1.52 metres (5' X 5') mandap and 3.65 X 3.65 metres (12' X 12') gabhara is reported to be nearly 200 years old. An eighteen-handed image of the goddess occupies a central position in the gabhara. There is a dipmal in the court-yard and a homakunda in the mandap. Ekvira is the village deity or the gramadaivata of Nandgaon. A fair is held in Her honour on Chaitra Shuddha 15. It is attended by a little over 2,500 persons. Located near the Malegaon Vesh, the Parshvanatha temple is a Jain place of worship. It is a double-storeyed building with a spacious sabhamandap richly ornamented with carved arches and other designs. Near the main entrance there are two elephant figures in a sitting posture. In Bha drapada, celebrations are held on a lavish scale. There is a marble manastambha about 10.97 metres (36 ft) in height. The town has also a dargah known as Ammacha dargah. It has a railway station and well connected to major cities. The area of Nandgaon taluka is 1089.82 km². In Nandgaon taluka; No. of Villages is 93, No. Of Grampanchayat is 88 and No. of Towns is 2. Total population of taluka is 236000 & Literacy rate is 63%(2001 census). The pilgrim place "Nastanpur" and the fort of "khoja" (now you can see only the ruins of the fort) is near to it. Nandgaon is well connected to nashik, it is 100 km from nashik. Also it is well accessible through railway. There are two important dams in taluka. One is Girana Dam under major project and another is Nagya-sakya under medium project.

1. Girana at Panjhan, completed in 1969 with height 56.60 m and capacity of 524,000,000 cubic metres.
2. Nagya Sakya at Hinganwadi, completed in 1994 with height 23.09 m and capacity of 15,620,000 cubic metres.

References

1. ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Nandgaon