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Mangrulpir

Coordinates: 20°19′00″N 77°21′00″E / 20.3167°N 77.35°E / 20.3167; 77.35
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Mangrulpir
Town
Mangrulpir is located in Maharashtra
Mangrulpir
Mangrulpir
Location in Maharashtra, India
Coordinates: 20°19′00″N 77°21′00″E / 20.3167°N 77.35°E / 20.3167; 77.35
Country India
StateMaharashtra
DistrictWashim
Named forSant , pir
Government
 • TypeMunicipal council
Area
 • Total
4.33 km2 (1.67 sq mi)
Elevation
429 m (1,407 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
70,983
 • Density7,155/km2 (18,530/sq mi)
DemonymMangrulkar
Languages
 • OfficialMarathi
 • OtherUrdu , English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
444403[1]
Vehicle registrationMH-37

Mangrulpir is a town in the Washim District of Maharashtra, India. It is also the town of Taluka/Tehsil level of administration under the district. It is well known for Dada Hayat Qalandar Dargah and Shree Birbalnath Maharaj temple. The town has a municipality council.

Municipality

The Municipality at Mangrulpir is the youngest in the district. The Municipality was established at Mangrulpir in 1959 and is governed under the Maharashtra Municipalities Act, 1965. It covered an area of 11.76 square km. The Municipal council is composed 10 members for the scheduled castes or the scheduled tribes, or for women.

Places to Visit

There are historic places of interest such as

  • Dargah of Hazrat Sayyad Ahmad Kabeer and other Muslim saints and peers. The town is called Mangrulpir on account of these associations.
  • The temple dedicated to Birbalnath Maharaj who hailed from Punjab and took samadhi on February 4, 1928. An annual fair is held in honour of Birbalnath Maharaj on Magha Shuddha Panchami to Mahashivratri in the months of February-March. About 10 to 12 thousand people assemble at the time of the fair.

Population

Year Male Female Total Population Change Religion (%)
Hindu Muslim Christian Sikhs Buddhist Jain Other religions and persuasions Religion not stated
2001[2] 14429 13386 27815 - 46.914 43.638 0.029 0.022 8.330 0.942 0.032 0.093
2011[3] 15963 15020 30983 0.114 41.662 49.776 0.116 0.013 7.523 0.762 0.003 0.145

Geography

Mangrulpir has coordinates 77.346789°E 20.310143°N. Mangrulpir town is located in Washim district. The whole region lies on the deccan plateau. It has an altitude of 429m. The town is 40 km from district headquarter and 671 km from state capital Mumbai. It is an important town in the district. Mangrulpir Tehsil has a strong rural network. Washim is nearest railway station.

Climate

This town has a tropical savannah climate. The Köppen-Geiger climate classification is Aw. Although temperatures remain warm to hot throughout the year, the period between October and February experiences cold temperatures during nights. Mid-February to May is hot and dry. Humidity starts increasing with the advent of Indian South-West Monsoon from June. Early June to Early October sees heavy rainfall in spells.

Climate data for Mangrulpir Raingauge Station
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average rainfall inches (mm) 0.44
(11.3)
0.31
(7.9)
0.35
(8.8)
0.23
(5.9)
0.35
(8.9)
5.93
(150.5)
9.80
(249.0)
8.59
(218.2)
6.34
(161.0)
2.02
(51.3)
0.60
(15.3)
0.20
(5.2)
35.17
(893.3)
Source: IMD Pune

See also

References

  1. ^ "City Pincode Finder Tool - Find any City Pin Code Number".
  2. ^ Census India 2001.
  3. ^ Census India 2011.