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18-516: Sakori or Sakuri is a small village in the Ahmednagar district of Maharashtra State , India, about 5 kilometres (3 mi) south of Shirdi . Sakori is best known as the home of Hindu guru Upasni Maharaj and of his ashram , Kanya Kumari Sthan. It is located at 19°43′32″N 74°28′41.18″E  /  19.72556°N 74.4781056°E  / 19.72556; 74.4781056 . Upasani Maharaj (1870–1941) lived four years in nearby Shirdi as

36-501: A disciple of Sai Baba before starting his ashram in Sakori in July 1917. He continued to live in Sakori until his death in 1941. The master Meher Baba was initiated in Sakori after a seven-year discipleship with Upasni Maharaj that began in 1915 when Upasni was living at Shirdi and continued at Sakori from 1917 to 1922. This Ahmednagar district , Maharashtra , India location article

54-678: A majority of them are Protestants . 19°05′53″N 74°43′57″E  /  19.09806°N 74.73250°E  / 19.09806; 74.73250 Ralegan Siddhi Ralegan Siddhi is a village in Parner taluka of Ahmednagar District , in the Indian state of Maharashtra . Located 87 km from Pune , the village has an area of 982.31 ha (1991). It is considered a model of environmental conservation . The village has carried out programs like tree planting , terracing to reduce soil erosion and digging canals to retain rainwater. For energy,

72-481: A separate Sangamner district and it can be carved out of existing Ahmednagar district with the inclusion of the northern parts of Ahmednagar district which include Rahata , Rahuri , Shrirampur , Sangamner , Akole , Kopargaon , and Nevasa talukas in the proposed district. Sangamner is geographically at centre for ease of administration and well connected by Roads. Sangamner having its separate Vana Vibhag, Bandhakam Vibhag Office, District Court etc. Ralegaon Siddhi

90-406: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Ahmednagar district Although Ahmednagar district was created as early as 1818, modern history of Ahmednagar may be said to have commenced from 1869, the year when parts of Nashik and Solapur, which till then had comprised Nagar, were separated and the present Nagar district was formed. Ahmednagar District was created after the defeat of

108-513: Is a village in the district that is considered a model of environmental conservation . In the 2011 census Ahmednagar district recorded a population of 4,543,159, roughly equal to the nation of Costa Rica or the US state of Louisiana . This gave it a ranking of 33rd among the districts of India (out of a total of 640). The district had a population density of 266 inhabitants per square kilometre (690/sq mi). Its population growth rate over

126-624: The Maratha Empire in the Third Anglo-Maratha War in 1818, when most of the Peshwa 's domains were annexed to British India . The district remained part of the Central division of Bombay Presidency until India's independence in 1947, when it became part of Bombay State , and in 1960 the new state of Maharashtra. The district along with its namesake city were renamed to Ahilyanagar in 2023 by

144-642: The government of Eknath Shinde , in honour of Ahilyabai Holkar, the Rani of Indore ; the move faced some criticism. In 2006 the Ministry of Panchayati Raj named Ahmednagar one of the country's 250 most backward districts (out of a total of 640 ). It is one of the twelve districts in Maharashtra currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF). The district has

162-560: The Bhandardara dam, Harishchandragad Fort, the Maldhok (Indian Bustard) sanctuary and the Rehkuri sanctuary are some of the places of tourist attraction. Ahmednagar district consists of fourteen talukas. These talukas are Ahmednagar district has twelve Vidhan Sabha constituencies , six in each of the two parliamentary constituencies. The Ahmednagar district is under proposal to be divided and

180-735: The British era Ahmednagar was part of Bombay presidency . Christian missionaries, particularly from the United states of America, arrived in early 19th century when the British parliament allowed proselytizing in areas under the control of the East India Company . In Ahmednagar Christians are a result of the American Marathi mission and the mission of the Church of England 's Society for the Propagation of

198-672: The Gospel.The first Protestant Christian mission in the district was opened in 1831.The Hume Memorial Congregational Church in Ahmednagar city was built in 1833 by WIDER CHURCH MINISTRIES OF USA later known as American Marathi Mission. Christianity has been Ahmednagar's third-largest religion, found all over the district except in the south-west.It is called as Jerusalem of Maharashtra. Every village has one or more resident families as Christian and every village has its own church for worship. Ahmednagar's Christians are called Marathi Christians and

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216-503: The decade 2001-2011 was 12.43%. Ahmadnagar had a sex ratio of 934 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 80.22%. 20.09% of the population lives in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes made up 12.63% and 8.63% of the population respectively. In the 2011 census, the vast majority of the population in Ahmednagar was Hindu, but there was a significant population of Muslims. Jains and Buddhists are small minorities. Languages of Ahmednagar district (2011) At

234-428: The embankment. Once this was fixed, the seven wells below filled with water in the summer for the first time in memory. Now the village has water year round, as well as a grain bank, a milk bank, and a school. There is no longer any poverty. The World Bank Group has concluded that the village of Ralegan Siddhi was transformed from a highly degraded village ecosystem in a semi-arid region of extreme poverty to one of

252-520: The maximum number of sugar factories in the state. The first cooperative sugar factory in Asia was established at Pravanagar. A role model of water conservation work can be seen at Ralegaon Siddhi , which is also called the Ideal Village. Newase where Dnyaneshwari was written, Shri Saibaba's Shirdi, one of Ashtavinayaks at Siddhatek, the famous Kanifnath temple, attract devotees. The Palace of Chand Bibi ,

270-470: The richest in the country. The Ralegan Siddhi example, now 25 years old, by demonstrating that it is possible to rebuild natural capital in partnership with the local economy, is a model for the rest of the country. Indian social activist Anna Hazare , leader of the village, is accredited in helping in the development of the village. He was awarded the Padma Bhushan —the third-highest civilian award—by

288-525: The time of the 2011 Census of India , 88.89% of the population in the district spoke Marathi , 4.74% Hindi and 2.74% Urdu as their first language. Other languages include Telugu and its dialect Waddar , as well as Marwari . Islam arrived in Ahmednagar during the Tughlaq dynasty . There are many Muslim monuments like salabat khan's Tomb known as chandbibi, Faria Baug, Ground Fort and many dargas (mosques), and they are found in main town and cities. During

306-409: The village had 394 households with a total population of 2306 (1265 males and 1041 females). In 1975 the village was afflicted by drought , poverty prevailed, and trade in illicit liquor was widespread. The village tank could not hold water as the embankment dam wall leaked. Work began with the percolation tank construction. Anna Hazare encouraged the villagers to donate their labour to repair

324-495: The village uses solar power , biogas (some generated from the community toilet ) and a windmill . The project is heralded as a sustainable model of a village republic. The village's biggest accomplishment is in its use of renewable sources for energy. For example, each streetlight in the village has a separate solar panel. The village is headed by a Sarpanch who is the chief of the Gram panchayat (village panchayat ). In 2001,

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