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Coordinates: 20.02° N 73.50° E

Nashik

Nashik
State
 - District(s)		 Maharashtra
 - Nashik
Coordinates 20.02° N 73.50° E
Area
 - Elevation		 57,268 km²
 - 569 m
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
Population (2001)
 - Density		 38,51,352

population_density = ?
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Mayor Balasaheb Sanap(2005)


Nashik (Marathi: नाशिक) (pronunciation (help·info)) or Nasik (Marathi: नासिक) is a city in India's Maharashtra state. Nashik is in the northwest of Maharashtra, 185 km from Mumbai (Bombay) and 220 km from Pune. Nashik is the administrative headquarters of Nashik District and Nashik Division. The "Wine Capital of India", or the "Grape City", as it is popularly known, the city is located in the Western Ghats, on the western edge of the Deccan peninsula on the banks of the Godavari River. The city is known for its picturesque surroundings and pleasant climate. The Godavari River flows through Nashik from its source, which lies to the west-southwest of the city, in the holy place of Trimbakeshwar.

Nashik is also important mythologically, historically, socially and culturally. Known for the temples on the banks of the Godavari, it has historically been one of the holy sites of the Hindu religion. It is one of the four cities that hosts the massive Sinhastha Kumbh Mela once every twelve years.

Legend dictates that the name "Nashik" is derived from the Hindu epic Ramayana. During the exile of Rama, Shoorpanakha the sister of the demon king Ravana tried to seduce Rama. Angered, Rama ordered Lakshmana to cut off Shoorpanakha's nose (nasika). According to the Ramayana, Sita was abducted by Ravana in the area of Panchavati, in the Western Ghats.

Traditionally Nashik was known as the Gulshanabad meaning the city of roses. It is currently known for grapes and the revived rose farming it was famous for. Modern efforts are on to promote the growth of an export-oriented rose farming and wine industry in the district. Nashik is also deemed "the third most industrialised city of Maharashtra after Mumbai and Pune", mainly due to extensive industrial development in recent times. It is home to an important thermal power plant (Eklahare) and a National Treasury Printing Press (India Security Press at Nashik Road). There are five "Industrial Zones" in the Nashik area and its outskirts (Satpur, Ambad, Sinnar, Igatpuri and Dindori). These estates house corporations like Mahindra and Mahindra, MICO (Bosch), VIP Luggage, Crompton Greaves, GlaxoSmithKline, Graphite India Ltd. (Formerly Carbon Everflow Ltd), Larsen & Toubro, ABB Group, Siemens, Samsonite, Ceat and Hindustan Aeronautics Limited. Software companies like Aress Software, WNS,

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[edit] Famous people

Dadasaheb Phalke
Veer Savarkar
Veer Bapu Gaidhani
Kusumagraj (V.V. Shirwadkar)
D. R. Kaprekar
Vasant Kanetkar
Anant Kanhere
Dadasaheb Potnis (founder of Gavkari)
Karmveer Dadasaheb Gaikwad Raghunath Hari Gadre (Dada Saheb)

[edit] Climate

Extremes: max 44.8 °C (108.3 °F) on May 12, 1960, at Nasik. The lowest, also at Nasik, was 0.6 °C (33.1 °F) on January 7, 1945. [1]


[edit] Local News of Nashik

[edit] Places of interest

  • Trimbakeshwar, one of the twelve Jyotirlingas, about 27 km from the city and 38 km from the Nashik Road railway station.
  • Anjaneri, birthplace of Hanuman the Vanara, the greatest disciple of Rama, 20 km by road from Nashik city.
  • Vani or Saptashrungi ("seven hills"), a temple of the Hindu goddess Jagadamba(Durga) on a mountain, about 52 km from the city of Nashik.
  • Pandavaleni, 2000 year-old caves, within the city itself (about 9 km from the Central Bus Stand). Built by Jain Kings, they contain engravings believed to be of the Pandavas, and are therefore known as the "Pandav Caves".
  • Muktidham, a marble temple complex honoring many Hindu Gods situated at Nashik Road, about 8 km from Nashik.
  • Kalaram Temple, a famous temple of Rama built in black rock.
  • Ozar, the location of one of the units of Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd, 19 km from Nashik.
  • Kalsubai, the highest mountain of the Western Ghats (Ht. 1648m from Mean Sea Level).
  • Phalke Smarak, A memorial to Dada Saheb Phalke situated near Pandavaleni.
  • Someshwar, a temple of the Hindu god Shiva on the banks of the Godavari.
  • Dudhsagar waterfall, on the bank of River Godavari, near to Someshwar
  • Vedmandir, a temple containing Vedic scriptures.
  • Ram Kunda, a holy reservoir, bathing in which during the Kumbh Mela is believed to purge one of one's sins.
  • Sita Gumpha, small cave said to be the hiding place of Sita.
  • Kapaleshwar, which is a temple of Shiva, and perhaps the only one without Nandi as the dvarapala(doorward).
  • Pandavleni Caves, a complex of caves excavated by the Jain kings to house their idols.
  • Gargoti Museum, a unique collection of rock minerals. Location: 25 Km from Nashik city (Sinnar MIDC Zone) on Nashik - Pune Highway

[edit] Forts

Chambar lane: The famous lane near dindori road.

Salher-Mulher: Twin forts situated about 110 Km, north of Nashik city.

[edit] Travel to Nashik

By air : Mumbai airport is the nearest international airport from Nashik. Air Deccan operates low-cost daily flights to Mumbai and Nagpur. Nashik has a small, air force operated airport sometimes used for non-military purposes, while the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited airport is at Ozar, 21 km from Nashik.

By train : Nashik Road station is the nearest railway station, located approximately 8 km from the main city. It lies on the Mumbai-Kalyan-Itagpuri-Manmad rail route.

By road : From Mumbai: Nashik is 185 km northeast of Mumbai and is connected via road (National Highway 3 or the Mumbai-Agra Highway). There are public and privately operated buses (leaving from Dadar station in Mumbai). Private taxicabs also operate between Nashik and Mumbai.

From Pune: Nashik is 220 km to the North of Pune, and is connected by road (National Highway 50 to Gujarat) that passes through the Nashik Road railway station area (which also houses the one and only road flyover in Nashik). Buses and taxicabs ply regularly between Nashik and Pune.

[edit] Educational institutions

Major Schools in Nashik:

  1. YEWS National High School & Junior College (Urdu), Sarda Circle, Nasik.
  2. Kilbil St. Joseph's High School, College Road
  3. Adarsha Madhyamik School, Nashik (English & Marathi Medium)
  4. Fravashi Academy
  5. Maratha High School, Nashik (Marathi Medium)
  6. St. Xavier's high school, established 1961
  7. Barnes High School, Devlali (English Medium) http://www.barnesschool.org
  8. Pethe High school, established 1924 (Marathi Medium)
  9. D.D. Bytco Boys Highschool/ Y.D.D. Bytco Girls Highschool (Marathi Medium)
  10. Sarda Kanya Vidyalay (Marathi Medium)
  11. Boys' Town Public School, Nasik (one of the oldest and best english medium schools, alumni include Nari Contractor, ex.skipper of indian cricket team)
  12. Silver Oak St.Andrews
  13. Nirmala convent high school
  14. Madhyamik Vidyalaya,untawadi, CIDCO.(Marathi medium)
  15. Rachana Vidyalaya
  16. J S Rungta Vidyalaya
  17. Navarachana Vidyalaya
  18. St. Philomena's Convent High School, founded in 1946
  19. Bhonsala Military School
  20. St.Francis high school
  21. Rangubai Junnare English Medium High School
  22. Wisdom High School
  23. New Era English School
  24. Rehnuma Urdu School, Pakhal Road

Major colleges in Nashik :

  1. R.Y.K Science College
  2. H.P.T Arts College
  3. B.Y.K. Commerce College
  4. KTHM College
  5. S.M.R.K College
  6. K.K. Wagh College of Engineering
  7. Bytco College
  8. Symboisis Institute of Operations Management www.siom.in
  9. Panchavati (Loknete Vankatrao Hiray) College
  10. Bhonsala Military College
  11. JDC Bytco Institute of Management Studies And Research - College Road.
  12. Symbiosis School

[edit] Notes

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