Mangalwedha
| Mangalwedha मंगळवेढा | |
|---|---|
| city | |
  Mangalwedha Location in Maharashtra, India | |
| Coordinates: 17°31′00″N 75°28′00″E / 17.51667°N 75.46667°ECoordinates: 17°31′00″N 75°28′00″E / 17.51667°N 75.46667°E | |
| Country |
 India |
| State | Maharashtra |
| District | Solapur |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 21,694 |
| Language | |
| • Official | Marathi |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 413305[1] |
| Vehicle registration | MH- |
| Website | http://www.mangalwedha.com |
Mangalwedha is a city and a municipal council in Solapur district in the indian state of Maharashtra.[2] It is the birthplace of Shri Jayatirtha also called as Teekacharya, one of the prominent saints of the Dvaita school of Vedanta. Mangalwedha is the hometown of National volleyball player Sucheta kudale
Geography
The city of Mangalwedha is situated 55 km west of the district headquarters at Solapur and 25 km southeast of Pandharpur cities.
Mangalwedha is famous for the Jowar (sorghum) crop. Famous cuisine from Mangalwedha is (Bhakri) of jowar and green chillis kharda/thecha and onion and chutney of groundnuts. Bhaji (pakoda) from Mangalwedha are of good taste.
History
Mangalwedha is called "The Land of Saints", as Saint Damaji, Saint Kanhopatra,saint basaveshwera, Saint Chokhamela are from Mangalwedha. In the 14th century, Mangalwedha was an active workplace of many saints such as Sant Damaji, Sant Chokhamela, Sant Bagadebaba, Sant Gopabai, Sant Kanhopatra,Shri Swami Samarth, Shri Sitaram Maharaj and others.[3] Mangalwedha is also called 'Jwariche Kothar'. Major crops near mangalwedha are Jawar,Bajara,Ground nut,Corn etc.
Demographics
As of 2001 India census,[4] Mangalwedha had a population of 21,694. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Mangalwedha has an average literacy rate of 68%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 76%, and female literacy is 60%. In Mangalwedha, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Villages in Mangalwedha-
- Bhose
- Donaj
- Bawachi
- Yedrav
- Jitti
- Nimboni
- Jangalagi
- Marwadhe
- Bhalewadi
- Nandur
- Boarale
- Laxmi Dahiwadi
- Bhimnagar
- Damajinagar
- Chokhamela nagar
- Patkhal
- Khupsangi
- Bhalawani
- Machnur
- Dhawlas
- Maroli
- Hunnur
- Mamdabad
- Lonarwadi
- Lavangi
- Salgar BK
- Salgar Khurd
- Raade
- Sidankeri
- Gonewadi
- Mundhewadi
Nearest Villages Come to worship of Sant Bagadebaba-
- Khandanal
- Sankh
- Daribadachi
- Madgyal
- Soradi
- Sonyal
- Vhaspet
- Aasangi
- Guddapur
- Pandharewadi
- Jadarboblad
References
- ↑ 413305
- ↑ Mahesh Bhandarkawathekar, Gopalrao Deshmukh (19 February 2015). "एक लढाई : शिवरायांची दख्खन स्वारी अन् मंगळवेढा भेट, मुघलांनी घेतली माघार" [Ēk Laḍhā'ī: Śivarāyān̄cī Dakhkhan Svārī An Maṅgaḷvēḍhā Bhēṭ, Mughalānnī Ghētlī Māghār]. Divya Marathi (in Marathi) (Pandharpur). Retrieved 10 June 2015.
- ↑ http://mangalwedha4u.com/Sant%20Main.htm
- ↑ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. Retrieved 2008-11-01.
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