Nighoj

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Nighoj
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Nighoj
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Nighoj
Nighoj (India)
Coordinates: 18°57′35″N074°16′37″E / 18.95972°N 74.27694°E / 18.95972; 74.27694
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Maharashtra
District Ahmadnagar
Taluka Parner
Government
 • BodyVillage panchayat
Population
 (2011)
 • Total13,600
Languages
 • Official Marathi
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
414 306
Telephone code02488
Vehicle registration MH-16, MH-17
Lok Sabha constituency Ahmednagar
Vidhan Sabha constituency Parner
Nearest towns Parner, Shirur, Alkuti
Potholes in Nighoj river Nighoj potoles river.jpg
Potholes in Nighoj river

Nighoj is a village in Ahmednagar District, Maharashtra, India. It is about 90 kms away from Pune and had naturally created potholes (tinajas) on the riverbed of the Kukadi River. [1]

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Geologists indicate that formerly there was greater rainfall in the area and that the Kukadi River flowed out from the highlands, scouring the bedrock and forming the potholes and the gorge. [2]

Religion

The majority of the population in Nighoj is Hindu, but there are also Muslims. There are several temples in the village, one of which, the Malaganga temple, is located on the bank of the gorge on the old river-bed itself. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Gunaji, Milind (2010). Offbeat Tracks in Maharashtra (second ed.). Mumbai, India: Popular Prakashan. p.  231. ISBN   978-81-7991-578-3.
  2. ↑ Babar, Md. (2005). "8. Hydrogeomorphology of Landforms". Hydrogeomorphology: Fundamentals, Applications and Techniques. New Delhi: New India Publishing Agency. pp.  149–150. ISBN   978-81-89422-01-1.
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