Ahmednagar (pronunciation (help·info)), is a city located in the Ahmednagar district in the state of Maharashtra, India, about 120 km northeast of Pune and 114 km from Aurangabad. Ahmednagar takes its name from Ahmad Nizam Shah I, who founded the town in 1494 on the site of a battlefield where he won a battle against superior Bahamani forces.[2] It was close to the site of the village of Bhingar.[2] With the breakup of the Bahmani Sultanate, Ahmad established a new sultanate in Ahmednagar, also known as Nizam Shahi dynasty.[3]
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Ahmednagar | |
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Coordinates: 19.08°N 74.73°E / 19.08; 74.73 | |
Country | India |
State | Maharashtra |
District | Ahmednagar |
Founded | 1490 |
Founded by | Ahmad Nizam Shah I |
Named for | Ahmad Nizam Shah I |
Government | |
• Type | Mayor–Council |
• Body | Ahmednagar Municipal Corporation |
• Mayor | Rohini Shendage (SS) |
Area | |
• Total | 39.30 km2 (15.17 sq mi) |
Elevation | 649 m (2,129 ft) |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 350,905 |
• Rank | 124th |
• Density | 8,900/km2 (23,000/sq mi) |
Demonym | Ahmednagarkar / Ahmednagari/ Nagarkar (Marathi) |
Languages | |
• Official | Marathi |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 414001, 414003 |
Telephone code | 0241 |
Vehicle registration | MH 16,17 |
Website | ahmednagar |
Ahmednagar has several dozen buildings and sites from the Nizam Shahi period.[4] Ahmednagar Fort, once considered almost impregnable, was used by the British to house Jawaharlal Nehru (the first prime minister of India) and other Indian Nationalists before Indian independence. A few rooms there have been converted to a museum. During his confinement by the British at Ahmednagar Fort in 1944, Nehru wrote the famous book The Discovery of India.[5] Ahmednagar is home to the Indian Armoured Corps Centre & School (ACC&S), the Mechanised Infantry Regimental Centre (MIRC), the Vehicle Research and Development Establishment (VRDE) and the Controllerate of Quality Assurance Vehicles (CQAV). Training and recruitment for the Indian Army Armoured Corps takes place at the ACC&S.[6]
Ahmednagar is a relatively small town and shows less development than the nearby western Maharashtra cities of Mumbai and Pune. Ahmednagar is home to 19 sugar factories and is also the birthplace of the cooperative movement.[citation needed] Due to scarce rainfall, Ahmednagar often suffers from drought. Marathi is the primary language for daily-life communication. Ahmednagar has recently published a plan of developing the city by year 2031.[7]
The town Ahmednagar was founded in 1490 by Ahmad Nizam Shah I on the site of a more ancient city, Bhingar. With the breakup of the Bahmani Sultanate, Ahmad established a new sultanate in Ahmednagar, also known as Nizam Shahi dynasty.[8]
It was one of the Deccan sultanates, which lasted until its conquest by Mughal emperor Shah Jahan in 1636. Aurangzeb, the last Mughal emperor, who spent the latter years of his reign, 1681–1707, in the Deccan, died in Ahmednagar and is buried at Khuldabad, near Aurangabad in 1707, with a small monument marking the site.
In 1759, the Peshwa of the Marathas obtained possession of the place from Nizam of Hyderabad and in 1795 it was ceded by the Peshwa to the Maratha chief Daulat Rao Sindhia. Ahmednagar was besieged by a British force under Richard Wellesley and captured. It was afterward restored to the Marathas, but again came into the possession of the British in 1817, according to the terms of the Treaty of Poona, and was known as Ahmednuggur.
Ahmednagar is home to the Indian Armoured Corps Centre & School (ACC&S), the Mechanised Infantry Regimental Centre (MIRC), the Vehicle Research and Development Establishment (VRDE) and the Controllerate of Quality Assurance Vehicles (CQAV). Training and recruitment for the Indian Army Armoured Corps take place at the ACC&S. Formerly, the city was the Indian base of the British Army's Royal Tank Corps / Indian Armoured Corps, amongst other units. The town-houses the second-largest display of military tanks in the world and largest in Asia.[9][failed verification]
Situated in the rain shadow region of the Western Ghats, Ahmednagar has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). The climate is hot throughout the year and sweltering during the pre-monsoon months from March to mid-June, whilst monsoon rainfall averages less than a third of that received in Mumbai and about a tenth what is received in Mahabaleshwar on the crest of the mountains.
Climate data for Ahmednagar (1981-2010, extremes 1901-2012) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 36.1 (97.0) |
38.9 (102.0) |
43.2 (109.8) |
43.5 (110.3) |
44.0 (111.2) |
43.3 (109.9) |
37.7 (99.9) |
39.5 (103.1) |
38.2 (100.8) |
39.7 (103.5) |
35.6 (96.1) |
35.6 (96.1) |
44.0 (111.2) |
Average high °C (°F) | 30.1 (86.2) |
32.3 (90.1) |
35.7 (96.3) |
38.6 (101.5) |
38.6 (101.5) |
33.1 (91.6) |
29.7 (85.5) |
29.2 (84.6) |
29.9 (85.8) |
31.8 (89.2) |
30.3 (86.5) |
29.5 (85.1) |
32.4 (90.3) |
Average low °C (°F) | 11.7 (53.1) |
13.3 (55.9) |
16.8 (62.2) |
20.4 (68.7) |
22.5 (72.5) |
22.1 (71.8) |
21.4 (70.5) |
20.9 (69.6) |
20.4 (68.7) |
18.3 (64.9) |
15.0 (59.0) |
11.6 (52.9) |
17.9 (64.2) |
Record low °C (°F) | 1.8 (35.2) |
2.8 (37.0) |
7.5 (45.5) |
9.5 (49.1) |
15.2 (59.4) |
17.0 (62.6) |
16.5 (61.7) |
12.2 (54.0) |
10.7 (51.3) |
10.6 (51.1) |
5.6 (42.1) |
3.3 (37.9) |
1.8 (35.2) |
Average rainfall mm (inches) | 0.3 (0.01) |
0.8 (0.03) |
1.9 (0.07) |
4.1 (0.16) |
22.7 (0.89) |
124.5 (4.90) |
90.9 (3.58) |
99.6 (3.92) |
186.9 (7.36) |
72.0 (2.83) |
24.8 (0.98) |
6.8 (0.27) |
635.4 (25.02) |
Average rainy days | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 6.4 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 8.8 | 4.2 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 34.3 |
Average relative humidity (%) (at 17:30 IST) | 37 | 32 | 26 | 23 | 30 | 58 | 68 | 70 | 68 | 57 | 52 | 43 | 48 |
Source: India Meteorological Department[10][11] |
As of 2011 Indian census,[12] Ahmednagar had a population of 347,549. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Ahmednagar has an average literacy rate of 84%, higher than the national urban average of 79.9%.[13] 10% of the population is under 6 years of age.
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Ahmednagar city has air connectivity by Seaplane service. The port for Seaplane is located at the Mula Dam water reservoir, 30 min away from Ahmednagar City. The service offered by Maritime Energy Heli Air Services Pvt. Ltd. (MEHAIR) from 22 September 2014. Ongoing Flight is available from Juhu, Mumbai to Mula Dam.[citation needed]
Ahmednagar railway station (station code:ANG) belongs to Solapur Division of Central Railway zone of the Indian Railways. Ahmednagar has rail connectivity with Pune, Manmad, Kopargaon, Shirdi, Daund, Goa, Nasik and other metro-cities like New Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, Bangalore, Ahmedabad. 41 express trains stop at this station.[citation needed] There is still a demand for direct rail connectivity to other major cities of India.[19] Ahmednagar station will now be a part of the Pune railway division. 24 stations of the Daund-Ankai section will be merged with Pune railway division. The Daund-Ankai section is currently under the management of the Solapur railway division. The change to the Pune division will increase the chances of starting demu services between Ahmednagar and Pune stations.[20]
One of the oldest and important railway project of Ahmednagar railway station was kalyan-Ahmednagar railway project which was in planning stage since British regime. It was referred as 3rd ghat project. The survey of this project was carried out in 1973,2000, 2006, 2014 etc. This project was in pink book in 2010. unfortunately this project could not be completed. The alignment length of this project was 184 km and it could have been shortest route for marathwada, andhra and Telangana. The major challenge for this project was proposed 18.96 km tunnel in malshej ghat section.[21]
Malshej Kriti samiti is following for kalyan ahmednagar railway project. Kalyan-murbad section which is first phase of this project is already under survey stage.[22]
Survey of Ahmednagar-Aurangabad Railway line with 120 km length was also carried out in March 2021. The DPR Report of this project is under preparation.[23]
Ahmednagar-Karmala railway option is also getting explored. Ahmednagar railway station will become an important railway junction in future to the level similar to daund railway junction. Kalyan-Murbad-Ahmednagar line is also possible in future.[24]
Ahmednagar is well connected by roads with major cities of Maharashtra and other states. Ahmednagar has 4 lane road connectivity to Aurangabad, Parbhani, Nanded, Pune, Nashik, Beed, Solapur, Osmanabad. National Highway 222 from Kalyan to Nirmal near Adilabad in Telangana passes through the city. The Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) and different private transport operators provide bus service connecting the city to all parts of the state.
Ahmednagar has 3 main bus stands:
Several ways to have a commute in the city. Autorickshaws, which can be trusted as a private commute in the city. Sharing rikshaws also been part of the daily life of the citizen. Newly bus service has been established by Municipal corporation in the month of July 2019 which can turn a safer and cheaper commute to the citizens in the future. Main routes in the city are:
Ahmednagar Municipal Council was upgraded to Municipal Corporation status in 2003. As of Dec 2018, Babasaheb Wakale of BJP was the incumbent mayor. Ahmednagar city is represented in the central and state legislatures by the Ahmednagar Lok Sabha and Ahmednagar City Vidhan Sabha seats respectively. The Sitting MP is Dr.Sujay Vikhe Patil and while seating MLA is Sangram Jagtap.
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