Mangrulpir

taluka A tehsil (, also known as tahsil, taluk, or taluka () is a local unit of administrative division in India and Pakistan. It is a subdistrict of the area within a district including the designated populated place that serves as its administrative ...

is a town in the Washim District of Maharashtra, India. It is well-known for the Dada Hayat Qalandar Dargah and Shree Birbalnath Maharaj Temple. The town has a municipal council.

Municipality

The

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at Mangrulpir is the youngest in the district. The

was established at Mangrulpir in 1959 and is governed under the Maharashtra Municipalities Act, 1965. It covered an area of 11.76 square km. The

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is composed 10 members for the scheduled castes or the scheduled tribes, or for women.

Places to Visit

There are historic places of interest such as *Dargah of Hazrat Sayyad Ahmad Kabeer and other Muslim saints and peers. The town is called Mangrulpir on account of these associations. *The temple dedicated to Birbalnath Maharaj who hailed from

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and took samadhi on February 4, 1928. An annual fair is held in honour of Birbalnath Maharaj on Magha Shuddha Panchami to Mahashivratri in the months of February–March. About 10 to 12 thousand people assemble at the time of the fair.

Population

Geography

Mangrulpir has coordinates 77.346789°E 20.310143°N. Mangrulpir town is located in

Washim district Washim district (Marathi pronunciation: Help:IPA/Marathi, �aːʃim is a List of districts of Maharashtra, district in Maharashtra, India. The headquarters is at Washim. The area of the district is . Officer Members of Parliament *Sanjay De ...

. The whole region lies on the deccan plateau. It has an altitude of 429m. The town is 40 km from district headquarter and 671 km from state capital

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. It is an important town in the district. Mangrulpir Tehsil has a strong rural network. Washim is nearest railway station.

Climate

This town has a tropical savannah climate. The Köppen-Geiger climate classification is Aw. Although temperatures remain warm to hot throughout the year, the period between October and February experiences cold temperatures during nights. Mid-February to May is hot and dry. Humidity starts increasing with the advent of Indian South-West Monsoon from June. Early June to Early October sees heavy rainfall in spells.

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