Kanhur Pathar

Kanhur Pathar
Village
Kanhur Pathar Location in Maharashtra, India Show map of Maharashtra Kanhur Pathar Kanhur Pathar (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 19°5′50″N74°23′8″E / 19.09722°N 74.38556°E / 19.09722; 74.38556
Country	India
State	Maharashtra
District	Ahmednagar
Government
• Body	Grampanchayat kanhur
Population
• Total	6,184
Languages
• Official	Marathi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	414 303
Telephone code	02488
Vehicle registration	MH-16
Nearest city	Parner, Alkuti, Takali Dhokeshwar, Bhalwani
Literacy	75%%
Lok Sabha constituency	Ahmednagar
Civic agency	Grampanchayat kanhur
Climate	Dry and hot (Köppen)
Avg. summer temperature	40 °C (104 °F)
Avg. winter temperature	10 °C (50 °F)
Website	maharashtra.gov.in

Kanhur Pathar is a village in Ahmednagar District, Maharashtra, India. ^[1]

History

'Sarkarwada' is a historical monument in the form of a small ground fortress or Gadhi. It was a walled village called Gaon KusIn under the reign of Peshwas of Pune.

To the south is a big hillock named 'Dashabai'. According to the British gazette, this hilltop has the ruined tomb of the 'Chand Sultana' of Ahmednagar Nizamshahi. Vitthal Temple and mosque are adjacent which shows a rare tie between two communities. Other famous sites are:

1. Wadgaon Darya famous for its stalactite & stalagmite columns in Goddess Daryabai's temple.
2. Khandoba Mandir of Pimpalgaon Rotha built in the 15th century.
3. A huge bull (Nandi) carved out of stone in Mahadev temple.
4. Malganga mandir

People

The majority of the population in Kanhur Pathar is Hindu or Muslims. People of all communities live here. A majority of them are Maratha and Mali. Many people have the surnames Thube or Navale. Other popular surnames are Londhe, Vyavahare and Ghodake. Navale wadi, Thube Mala, Aadarsh Nagar and Londhe Mala are hamlets of Kanhur.

The majority of people are literate. The old trend of earning bread by doing unskilled labour work in Mumbai is slowly diminishing. Education is the main motive of young for survival.

It is a drought prone, semi arid region receiving scant rainfall of around 20in per year. Frequent droughts make the life of local dwellers and farmers unbearable. So people migrate to cities or other places.

The agricultural area of Kanhur is situated nearly on ridge line of Krishna (Bhima) and Godavari basin. Local farmers raise cows for milk and produce green peas to survive the unfavourable conditions.

References

1. Kanhur Pathar on Wikimapia