Rahuri is a town and a
municipal council
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in
Ahilyanagar 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
India
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n
state
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of
Maharashtra
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.
Geography
Rahuri is located at . It has an average elevation of 511 metres (1,676 feet).
Demographics
India
census
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, Rahuri had a population of 34,465. Males constituted of 52% of the population and females 48%. Rahuri has an average literacy rate of 70%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 77%, and female literacy is 63%. In Rahuri, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.
History
According to legend, the town was named Rahuri, after
Rahu
Rāhu (Sanskrit: राहु, 16px, ☊) is one of the nine major celestial bodies ( navagraha) in Hindu texts and the king of meteors. It represents the ascension of the Moon in its precessional orbit around the Earth, also referred to as ...
, a historical figure in
Hinduism
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.
It is believed that Rahu's head touched the ground at this place after it was beheaded by Mohini (Vishnu) from
Newasa
Nevasa is a city in Nevasa tehsil of Ahmednagar district in the Indian state of Maharashtra.
Mohiniraj Temple
The city of Nevasa is the location of a 75 - foot tall temple of Mohini, built in 1773, which houses an image of Mohiniraj (Vishnu). ...
. Rahuri also has the second most important temple of the Hindu God Shani Dev.
Universities and colleges
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Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth
The Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth, Rahuri is a university established on March 29, 1968. It became operational in October 1969. Thirty-three kilometers to the south is Ahmednagar city and fifty kilometers to the north is Shirdi. Newasa, land o ...
Dr. Annasaheb Shinde College of Agricultural Engineering, Rahuri
References
Cities and towns in Ahmednagar district
Ahmednagar district
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