Hanga

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Hanga
हंगा
Village
Hanga

Location in Maharashtra, India

Coordinates: 18°58′46″N 74°30′03″E / 18.979391°N 74.500773°ECoordinates: 18°58′46″N 74°30′03″E / 18.979391°N 74.500773°E
Country  India
State Maharashtra
District Ahmadnagar
Languages
  Official Marathi
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
Telephone code 022488
Vehicle registration MH-16,17
Lok Sabha constituency Ahmednagar
Vidhan Sabha constituency Parner

Hanga (Marathi: हंगा), is a village in Parner taluka in Ahmednagar district of state of Maharashtra.

Hanga is popular for temple of lord Shiva popularly called as a Hangeshwar. It is situated at the bank of Hanga river. It is believed that in the month of August (Shraavana) every Monday inside hangeshwar temple round shape pindi of rice takes shape automatically.

Religion

The majority of the population in the village is Hindu.

Economy

The majority of the population has farming as their primary occupation.

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