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Tarhala is a village situated in Mangrulpir
Tahsil 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 ce ...
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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 ...
and 42 km from the district headquarters Washim. As per 1991 census the population of village is 2581. Present population of the village is about 3200. Education facility up to 10th standard is available in the village and number of students is 700. Also the Telephone, Electricity, Post office, Hospital facilities are available in the village. The main occupation of the villagers is agriculture and the main crops grown are
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, paddy in kharip season and
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in Rabi season. Water of Sonal medium project is available through canal for Irrigation in the vicinity of village Tarhala. This village has a
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community. The temples of Shri Bhayaji Maharaj, Rashtrasant. Shri. Tukdoji Maharaj, Shri Fakirbaba, are in the village. The "Maruti Temple" which lies in the heart of the village is the centre stage location for most of the social activities in the village. Civic affairs of the village is managed by nine number of independent Grampanchyat. The majority of the families residing here are "Gawande" and "Deshmukh". The village is known for the large hoard of
Satavahana The Satavahanas (; ''Sādavāhana'' or ''Sātavāhana'', IAST: ), also referred to as the Andhras (also ''Andhra-bhṛtyas'' or ''Andhra-jatiyas'') in the Puranas, were an ancient Indian dynasty. Most modern scholars believe that the Satavaha ...
coins found here during excavation. This hoard had coins of all the later Satavahana rulers from
Gautamiputra Satakarni Gautamiputra Satakarni ( Brahmi: 𑀕𑁄𑀢𑀫𑀺𑀧𑀼𑀢 𑀲𑀸𑀢𑀓𑀡𑀺, ''Gotamiputa Sātakaṇi'', IAST: ) was a ruler of the Satavahana Empire in present-day Deccan region of India. He was mentioned as the important a ...
onwards besides the coins of some rulers of this dynasty, which were missed out in the Puranas. The location of this village is all set to become strategically very important since the planned Kolkata-Mumbai express highway and the
Kanyakumari Kanyakumari (Tamil; / kəɳjɑkʊmɑɾiː/; referring to Devi Kanya Kumari, officially known as Kanniyakumari, formerly known as Cape Comorin) is a town and a municipality in Kanyakumari district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. It is the ...
-Delhi Express highway cross just 2 km from this village. The coordinates for this village are Latitude: 20°23'37.01"N and Longitude: 77°17'45.29"E.


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Villages in Washim district {{Washim-geo-stub