Visapur is a small village near the town of Dapoli, in Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra state in Western India. [1] The 2011 Census of India recorded a total of 670 residents in the village. [1] Visapur's geographical area is 402 hectares (990 acres). [1]
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town, with a population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand. Though villages are often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighborhoods. Villages are normally permanent, with fixed dwellings; however, transient villages can occur. Further, the dwellings of a village are fairly close to one another, not scattered broadly over the landscape, as a dispersed settlement.
Dapoli (दापोली) is a town in Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra. It is 215 km (134 mi) from the state capital of Mumbai. Dapoli is also known as Camp Dapoli as British set their camps in Dapoli. Many high-ranking British officers' graves are found in this town. The town also has an abandoned church from the time of the British Raj. Dapoli is home to one of the biggest Agricultural Universities in India, the Dr. Balasaheb Sawant Konkan Krishihe t Vidyapeeth. Dapoli is administered by the Dapoli Municipal Council.
Ratnagiri district is one of the 36 districts of Maharashtra, India. Ratnagiri is the district headquarters of the district. The district is 11.33% urban. The district is bounded by the Arabian Sea to the west, Sindhudurg district to the south, Raigad district to the north and Satara, Sangli and Kolhapur districts to the east. This district is part of Konkan division.
Lonavala or Lonavla is a town and a hill station Municipal Council in Pune district in the Indian State of Maharashtra. It is about 64 kilometres (40 mi) west of modern-day Pune city and 96 kilometres (60 mi) from the city of Mumbai. It is known for its production of the hard candy chikki and is also a major stop on the railway line connecting Mumbai and Pune. From the Pune suburbs, local trains are available from Pune Junction. Both the Mumbai-Pune Expressway as well as the Mumbai-Chennai highway pass through Lonavala.
Tikona also known as Vitandgad) is the dominant hill fort in Maval in western India. It is located near Kamshet around 60 km from Pune. The village nearest to the fort is called Tikona-Peth. The 3500 ft high hill is pyramidal in shape and the name Tikona means "triangular".
Tasgaon
Lohagad is one of the many hill forts of Maharashtra state in India. Situated close to the hill station Lonavala and 52 km (32 mi) northwest of Pune, Lohagad rises to an elevation of 1,033 m (3,389 ft) above sea level. The fort is connected to the neighboring Visapur fort by a small range. The fort was under the Maratha empire for the majority of the time, with a short period of 5 years under the Mughal empire.
Bhoyare Gangarda is a typical village in Parner tehsil of Ahmednagar district, Maharashtra, India.
Belagali is a panchayat village in the southern state of Karnataka, India. It is located in the Mudhol taluka of Bagalkot district in Karnataka, about 4 km east of the town of Mahalingpur.
Dhavaleshwar is a village in the southern state of Karnataka, India. It is located in the Mahalingpur taluk of Bagalkot district in Karnataka. Dhavaleshwar is located on the bank of Ghataprabha river. The river bifurcates the Belgaum and Bagalkot districts. Just on the other side of the river, there is one more village which, is also known as Dhavaleshwar. This Dhavaleshwar belongs to Gokak Taluk of Belgaum district. Many politicians promised to build a bridge between both villages, but no one has initiated. The villagers grow sugercanes, which is the source of their income.
Uchagaon is a village in the southern state of Karnataka, India. It is located in the Belgaum taluk of Belgaum district in Karnataka. Last village on the way towards maharastra.
Yadwad is a village in the southern state of Karnataka, India. It is located in the Gokak taluk of Belgaum district in Karnataka.
Yaragatti is a village in the southern state of Karnataka, India. It is located in the Saundatti taluk of Belgaum district in Karnataka.
Tung Fort is a hill fort in Pune District, India.
Visapur Fort is a hill fort near Visapur village in Maharashtra, India. It is a part of the Lohagad-Visapur fortification.
Visapur Dam, is an earthfill dam on Hanga river near Srigonda, Ahmednagar district in the state of Maharashtra in India.
Khanapur Vidhan Sabha constituency is one of the 288 Vidhan Sabha constituencies of Maharashtra state in western India.
Manubhai Pancholi is a Gujarati language novelist, author and educationist from Gujarat, India. He is also known by his pen name, Darshak. He participated in the Indian independence movement and held several offices after independence.
Shivtar is a big village in Ratnagiri district Maharashtra state in Western India.It was established 800 years ago The 2011 Census of India recorded a total of 649 residents in the village. Shivtar's geographical area is approximately 1,025 hectares . Shivtar village known as a village of army soldiers, in first world war 234 soldiers died from shivtar and in second world war 60 soldiers were died from Shivtar, in the memory of that British government built a one ranstambh at shivtar. government also built a one direct road to shivtar from khed taluka. Now also there is a one soldier in every house Shivtar contains 12 different wadis. Khotwadi, warchiwadi, devulwadi, radhyeshyamwadi, Dattawadi, shivtar kond, laxminarayan wadi, namdare wadi, pimpalwadi etc. shivtar village connected via walk road with villages named Tulasi, devacha dongar, shirkhal, visapur.
Mankoo is a village in Jalandhar district of Punjab State, India. It is located 30 kilometres (19 mi) from district headquarter Jalandhar and 156 kilometres (97 mi) from state capital Chandigarh. The village is administrated by a sarpanch who is an elected representative of village as per Panchayati raj (India).
National Highway 930D, commonly referred to as NH 930D is a national highway in India. It is a spur road of National Highway 930. NH-930D traverses the state of Maharashtra in India.