Pathardi is a town and a

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Ahmednagar district Ahmednagar district (Marathi pronunciation: �ɦ(ə)məd̪nəɡəɾ, officially Ahilyanagar district, is the largest district of Maharashtra state in western India. The historical city of Ahmednagar is the headquarters of the district. Ahmednagar ...

in the Indian state of

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Geography

Although politically/governmentally it is considered to be in the Western Maharashtra, geographically and according to climate it is similar to the Marathwada region. it is town located near along with famous Holy pilgrimage such as Madhi (Kanifnath temple), Bhagwan gadh, Mohta Devi temple.

Demographics

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, Pathardi had a population of 2,14,872. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Pathardi has an average literacy rate of 72%, higher than the national average of 59.5%. Male literacy is 79%, and female literacy is 64%. 13% of the population is under age 6.

Governance

The city has a municipal council (created in 1991) represented by a 17-member council. Currently BJP is ruling party in municipal council with 12 members. Monika Rajeev Rajale is current MLA of this constituency from BJP

Temples

An outdoor theater is in the central part of the city. More than 10 temples are in the taluk. They include: * Mohata Devi–10 km from Pathardi City (one of the largest temples of Goddess) outh easterly * Chaitanya Kanifnath –in Madhi, about 12 km from Pathardi esterly* Shri Vriddheshwar Shiva–in the hills, a natural spot with medicinal plants outh westerly* Bhagwangad –eastern part of Pathardi city asterly*Salsidheshwar devastan Midsangavi asterly*Nandur Nimbadaitya–eastern part of Pathardi taluka is a ''daitya'' considered to be God * Anandtirth –28.7 km from Pathardi City (one of the largest Jain tirth). Durgadevi gad(bhilwade)

References

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