Nighoj

Nighoj
village
Nighoj is located in Maharashtra
Nighoj
Nighoj
Location in Maharashtra, India
Nighoj is located in India
Nighoj
Nighoj
Nighoj (India)
Coordinates: 18°57′35″N 074°16′37″E / 18.95972°N 74.27694°E / 18.95972; 74.27694
Country India
StateMaharashtra
DistrictAhmadnagar
TalukaParner
Government
 • BodyVillage panchayat
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
13,600
Languages
 • OfficialMarathi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
414 306
Telephone code02488
Vehicle registrationMH-16, MH-17
Lok Sabha constituencyAhmednagar
Vidhan Sabha constituencyParner
Nearest townsParner, Shirur, Alkuti
Potholes in Nighoj river

Nighoj is a village in Ahmednagar District, Maharashtra, India. It is about 90 km away from Pune and had naturally created potholes (tinajas) on the riverbed of the Kukadi River.[1]

Geologists indicate that formerly there was greater rainfall in the area and that the Kukadi River flowed out from the highlands, scouring the bedrock and forming the potholes and the gorge.[2]

Religion

The majority of the population in Nighoj is Hindu, but there are also Muslims. There are several temples in the village, one of which, the Malaganga temple, is located on the bank of the gorge on the old river-bed itself.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Gunaji, Milind (2010). Offbeat Tracks in Maharashtra (second ed.). Mumbai, India: Popular Prakashan. p. 231. ISBN 978-81-7991-578-3.
  2. ^ Babar, Md. (2005). "8. Hydrogeomorphology of Landforms". Hydrogeomorphology: Fundamentals, Applications and Techniques. New Delhi: New India Publishing Agency. pp. 149–150. ISBN 978-81-89422-01-1.
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