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{{short description|Village in Maharashtra}}
{{More footnotes|date=April 2015}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=April 2018}}

{{Infobox settlement
| name = Chorachiwadi
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| pushpin_map = India Maharashtra#India
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Maharashtra, India
| coordinates = {{coord|18.559849|N|74.708905|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Maharashtra]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Ahmednagar district|Ahmadnagar]]
| established_title = 
| leader_title1 = Sarpanch
| leader_name1 = M/s. parshuram landge
| leader_title2 = Deputy Sarpanch
| leader_name2 = Mr. Dada Chavan
| established_date = Unknown
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| government_type = Panachayat Raj
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| unit_pref = Metric
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| elevation_m = 561
| population_total = 2000
| population_as_of = 2001
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| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Marathi language|Marathi]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 413701
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| area_code = 912487
| registration_plate = [[List of RTO districts in India#MH.E2.80.94Maharashtra|MH]]-16
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'''Chorachiwadi''' is a [[Panchayati raj|panchayat]] village in the state of Maharashtra, India. Administratively, Chorachiwadi is in the [[Shrigonda taluka]] of [[Ahmednagar district|Ahmadnagar District]] in [[Maharashtra]].<ref>[http://iay.nic.in/netiay/house_photo1.aspx?scheme=1&short_name=MH&page=p&fin_year=2013-2014&state_name=MAHARASHTRA&state_code=18&district_name=SATARA&block_name=WAI&panchayat_code=1811002022&panchayat_name=CHORACHIWADI&shortname=MH Ministry of Rural Development], Government of India</ref>

The [[Grampanchayat]] of Chorachiwadi is made of two small villages, Chorachiwadi Gavthan and Bhingan Dumala. The former has a larger land area and population than the latter and is located between the historic ''Bahadur Gadh'' (named after Chhatrapati [[Sambhaji]]) fort of [[Pedgaon, Ahmednagar|Pedgaon]] and the [[Shrigonda taluka]]. Bhingan Dumala is situated on the banks of Saraswati, a small river which meets the [[Bhima River]] in [[Pedgaon, Ahmednagar|Pedgaon]] at a distance of five kilometers.

== Agriculture ==
Most of the villagers are farmers who harvest various crops such as [[sugarcane]], [[sorghum]] (Jowar), [[wheat]], [[cotton]], [[grapes]], [[lemon]]s, [[pomegranates]], [[banana]]s, different [[nut (fruit)|nuts]] such as tree nuts and peanuts, [[onion]]s, [[watermelon]]s, and [[cucumber]]s.

Due to lack of rain, almost all [[irrigation]] depends on water canal systems, locally named ''Kukadi'' and ''Ghod''. The Ghod water canal passes through the village, even though most of the land is irrigated by Kukadi canal water.

== Education ==
Chorachiwadi has the facility of Anganwadis and Balwadis (kindergartens), under the ''Ekatmik Balvikas Kendra'' in Shrigonda tehsil. Anganwadis are in different regions of the village viz. Chorachiwadi, Bhingan Dumala, Salunke Wasti, Landge Wasti etc. There is a Zilla Parishad Prathamik (ZPP) school up to seventh grade, and a high school named Palhad Maharaj High School (2006) for grades eighth to tenth.

Students can also enroll in other high schools of [[Shrigonda]], where they can opt for a convent or semi-English medium school, and pursue vocational courses along with their regular courses. Several students from Chorachiwadi are pursuing their engineering degree from reputed government and non-government engineering colleges all over [[Maharashtra]].

== Politics ==
As of 2014, the total number of voters was around 1200.

== Sports ==
The youth of Chorachiwadi plays different sports. [[Kho kho]] and [[Kabaddi]] are played since primary school and students participate in interschool [[Kho kho]] and [[Kabaddi]] competitions to represent Chorachiwadi. On the day of Sankranti, the youth organizes informal [[Kabaddi]] matches in the village.

The Chorachiwadi Cricket team participates in various cricket tournaments all over the district. The youth also started a cricket league named Chorachiwadi Premier League (CPL) and organized a cricket tournament during October 2016.

[[Volleyball]] gained popularity and players have formed a group called the Yodhha group. The said group participates in other social activities as well.

Female participation in local sports remains low, as it does in most parts of rural India.

==References==
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<ref>2001 Census Village code for Chorachiwadi = 03331100, "2001 Census of India: List of Villages by Tehsil: Maharashtra" (PDF). Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. p. 647. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 November 2012.</ref><ref>Poona India, Sheet NE 43-06 (topographic map, scale 1:250,000), Series U-502, United States Army Map Service, May 1960</ref>

[[Category:Villages in Ahmednagar district]]

Chorachiwadi - Revision history

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