Chorachiwadi

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Chorachiwadi
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Chorachiwadi
Location in Maharashtra, India
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Chorachiwadi
Chorachiwadi (India)
Coordinates: 18°33′35″N74°42′32″E / 18.559849°N 74.708905°E / 18.559849; 74.708905
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Maharashtra
District Ahmadnagar
Government
  TypePanachayat Raj
  SarpanchMrs. R S Bhapkar
  Deputy SarpanchMr. Dada Chavan
Elevation
561 m (1,841 ft)
Population
 (2001)
  Total
2,000
Languages
  Official Marathi
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
413701
Telephone code912487
Vehicle registration MH-16

Chorachiwadi is a panchayat village in Maharashtra, India. Administratively, Chorachiwadi is in the Shrigonda taluka of Ahmadnagar District in Maharashtra. [1]

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Chorachiwadi has a group Grampanchayat comprising the Chorachiwadi, Bhingan Dumala, and Bhingan Khalsa. Among these, Chorachiwadi has a larger land area and population. It is located between the historic Bahadur Gadh (named after Chhatrapati Sambhaji) fort of Pedgaon and the Shrigonda town. Bhingan Dumala and Bhingan Khalsa are situated on the banks of Saraswati, a tributary of Bhima River that flows five kilometers more to confluence with the Bhima River in Pedgaon.

Agriculture

Most of the villagers are farmers who harvest various crops such as sugarcane, sorghum (Jowar), wheat, cotton, grapes, lemons, pomegranates, bananas, different nuts such as tree nuts and peanuts, onions, watermelons, and cucumbers.

Due to lack of rain, almost all irrigation depends on water canal systems, locally named Kukadi and Ghod. The Ghod water canal passes through the village, even though most of the land is irrigated by Kukadi canal water.

Education

Chorachiwadi and its subpart Bhingan each have Anganwadi/Balwadi (kindergartens), a program of Ekatmik Balvikas Kendra Shrigonda tehsil. In addition, in chorachiwadi, there are two more mini-anganwadis for the children's staying on the outskirts of the village like Salunke Wasti, Landge Wasti, etc. The Zilla Parishad runs school up to seventh grade in chorachiwadi and up to fourth grade in Bhingan. A private high school named Pralhad Maharaj High School (2006) for grades eighth to tenth.

All villagers performing the Arati rituals for the village deity "Bhairavnath" Bhairavnathaarathi3.jpg
All villagers performing the Arati rituals for the village deity "Bhairavnath"

Students can also enroll in other high schools of Shrigonda, where they can opt for a convent or semi-English medium school and pursue vocational courses along with their regular courses. Several students from Chorachiwadi are pursuing their engineering degrees from reputed government and non-government engineering colleges all over Maharashtra.

Politics

As of 2014, the total number of voters was around 1200.

Folk dance cum drama called Tamasha held in outskirts of village on first day of annual village festival MITamasha.jpg
Folk dance cum drama called Tamasha held in outskirts of village on first day of annual village festival

Sports

The youth of Chorachiwadi plays different sports. Kho kho and Kabaddi have been played since primary school, and students participate in interschool Kho kho and Kabaddi competitions to represent Chorachiwadi. On the day of Sankranti, the youth organizes informal Kabaddi matches in the village.

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Wrestling competition called Aakhada organised on second day of annual village festival

The Chorachiwadi Cricket team participates in various cricket tournaments all over the district. The youth also started a Chorachiwadi Premier League (CPL) cricket league and organized a cricket tournament in October 2016.

Volleyball gained popularity, and players formed a Yodhha group. The said group participates in other social activities as well.

Female participation in local sports remains low, as it does in most parts of rural India.

References

  1. Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India