Shirapur

Shirapur
Village
Country	India
State	Maharashtra
District	Ahmadnagar
Government
• Type	Panchayati raj (India)
• Body	Gram panchayat
Languages
• Official	Marathi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Telephone code	022488
Vehicle registration	MH-16,17
Lok Sabha constituency	Ahmednagar
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Parner
Website	maharashtra.gov.in

Shirapur is a village in Parner taluka in Ahmednagar district of state of Maharashtra, India. ^[1]

Gramapanchayat Sarapanch

Janatai Bhaskar Uchale^{[ clarification needed ]}

Geography and climate

Shirapur is surrounded by Rahuri Taluka towards the east, Shirur Taluka towards the west, Shrigonda Taluka towards the south, Sangamner Taluka towards the north. The village is well connected with Aalephata, Alkuti, Jambut and Nighoj. The Taluka headquarter viz Parner, is located 27 km away and District headquarter viz Ahemadnagar is located appx 65 km away. The village is located in the rain shadow area of the Sahyadris. It has an arid climate. Irrigation from the river Kukadi and Canal from wells serve most of the village. Crops include sugar cane, bajra, groundnut ^{[ disambiguation needed ]}s and pomegranates.^{[ citation needed ]}

Demographics

Hinduism (90% of the population) is the largest religion, followed by other religions such as Islam, Jainism. All the sects/religions coexist in a peaceful manner participating in each other's celebrations and functions. Major castes are dhangar and Marathas, both of whom share significant similar livelihood patterns. As both groups do farming and livestock rearing. Major families include Chate, Uchale, Ghode, Narsale, Shinare, Lokhande, Vadne, Khamkar, Khomane, Lonkar, Yede.^{[ citation needed ]}

Religion

The majority of the population in the village is Hindu. The village is famous for Temple of Shiddheshwar and Hanuman. The village is also famous for 'Kusti' (Wrestling).^{[ citation needed ]}

Economy

The majority of the population has farming as their primary occupation. Along with farming near about 60% population is doing dairy related work.^{[ citation needed ]}

See also

• Villages in Parner taluka

References

1. Villages in Parner taluka-Glorious India

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