Narsi, Hingoli

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{{short description|Village in Maharashtra}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2017}}
{{Use Indian English|date=April 2017}}
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| name = Narsi (Namdev)
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| settlement_type = Village
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| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Maharashtra]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Hingoli district|Hingoli]]
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| government_type = [[Gram panchayat]]
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| population_total = 5992
| population_as_of = 2011
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| population_demonym = Nurshikar
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| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Marathi language|Marathi]], [[Urdu language|Deccani Urdu (Urdu)]]

| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
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| postal_code = 431513
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| area_code = 02456
| registration_plate = MH-38
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'''Narsi (Namdev)''' is a village in [[Hingoli]] taluka of [[Hingoli district]] of [[Indian state]] of [[Maharashtra]]. It is 17 km away from Hingoli. It is known as the birthplace of the [[Varkari]] saint and poet [[Namdev]].<ref name="Novetzke2013">{{cite book|author=Christian Lee Novetzke|title=Religion and Public Memory: A Cultural History of Saint Namdev in India|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SqUdRVOv9TUC&pg=PA55|date=13 August 2013|publisher=Columbia University Press|isbn=978-0-231-51256-5|pages=55–}}</ref> Earlier village was known as '''Nurshi (Bamani)'''.

==Demography==
According to the [[2011 Census of India]], Narsi had 1160 households and a population of 5,992, of which 3,071 were males and 2,921 were females. The Average Sex Ratio was 933, which was higher than the Maharashtra state average of 929. The literacy rate was 79%, compared to 82.95% across Maharashtra. The male literacy rate was 87% and the female literacy rate was 71%. [[Schedule Caste]]s comprised 10% of the population and [[Schedule Tribe]]s were 3.2%.

==Sant Namdev Sansthan Narsi==
[[File:Namdev maharaj.JPG|thumb|left|200px|Saint [[Namdev]]]]
Narsi is the birthplace of the 13th-century Varkari saint Namdev. The village has a temple dedicated to him, called Sant Namdev Sansthan Narsi. Namdev, being an important figure in [[Sikhism]], means that both Hindu and Sikh followers visit the temple. An annual fair is also held at Narsi. The [[Government of Maharashtra]] has declared Narsi as a holy place and is developing it as a religious tourist hub. Sikh followers are constructing a [[gurudwara]] along with a memorial of Namdev.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hingoli.gov.in/Nsant-namdev-sansthan.html |title=Hingoli District official page |publisher=Hingoli.gov.in |date=2009-10-01 |accessdate=2015-10-16}}</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:Villages in Hingoli district]]
[[Category:Sikh places]]
[[Category: Tourist attractions in Hingoli district]]

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