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| name = Hingoli<br />
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| coordinates = {{coord|19.72|N|77.15|E|display=inline,title}}<br />
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| subdivision_name1 = [[Maharashtra]]<br />
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| subdivision_name2 = [[Hingoli district|Hingoli]]<br />
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| government_type = Mahanagar Palika<br />
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| area_total_km2 = 22.5<br />
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| elevation_m = 457<br />
| population_total = 85,102<br />
| population_as_of = 2011<br />
| population_religion = {{Plainlist <br />
* Hindu 53.41%<br />
* Muslim 33.47%<br />
* Christian 0.24%<br />
* Sikh 0.13%<br />
* Buddhist 10.63%<br />
* Jain 2.03%<br />
* Others 0.02%<br />
* Not Stated 0.07%.<br />
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| demographics1_info1 = [[Marathi language|Marathi]]<br />
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]<br />
| utc_offset1 = +5:30<br />
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]<br />
| postal_code = 431513<br />
| area_code_type = Telephone code<br />
| area_code = 02456<br />
| registration_plate = MH-38<br />
|Demonym = Hingolikars<br />
| website = {{URL|www.hingoli.nic.in}}<br />
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'''Hingoli''' is a city and a [[municipal council]] in [[Hingoli district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Maharashtra]].Talukas of Hingoli are [[Sengaon]], Kalamnuri,[[Aundha Nagnath]], Basmat,Hingoli<br />
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==History==<br />
[[Marathwada]] along with today's [[Hingoli District]] was initially under [[Bahmani Sultanate]] in medieval period & later under [[Nizam]]'s regime. Hingoli was the taluka of [[Parbhani]] district and part of Nizam's regime. It was Nizam's military base as it was border place with [[Vidarbha]]. In that era military troops, hospitals, veterinary hospitals were in operation from Hingoli.<br />
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[[File:Market in Hingoli.jpg|thumb|Busy market in Hingoli during Diwali 2019]]<br />
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Residents of Hingoli had experienced two big wars between [[Tipu Sultan]] and [[Maratha]] in 1803 and 1857 between Nagpurkar and [[Bhosale]]. Being a military base, the city was one of the important and famous place of the [[Hyderabad State]].<br />
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Some of the names like Paltan, Risala, Tophkhana, Pensionpura, Sadar Bazaar are famous today. In the 1956, post-independence when the states were reconstructed on linguistic lines Marathwada was attached to [[Bombay]] State and in 1960 Hingoli became part of the Maharashtra State as part of [[Parbhani]] district. Later on 1 May 1999 Hingoli district came into existence by division of Parbhani.<br />
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==Places of interest==<br />
{{main|Tourism in Marathwada}}<br />
The following temples are of tourist interest for their architecture:<ref>http://hingoli.nic.in/Ntouristplace.html</ref><ref>https://www.maharashtratourism.gov.in/docs/default-source/district-draft-toursim-plans/hingoli-district.pdf</ref><br />
*Paltan masjid markaz,paltan<br />
*Pola Maruti Temple,Mangalwara.<br />
*Jaleshwar Mahadev Temple (present in the lake).<br />
*Chirag shah baba,risala<br />
*Shri Datta Mandir, Mangalwara.<br />
*Dakshinmukhi Hanuman Temple, Khatkali.<br />
*Eid gha, aundha road,<br />
*Masjid a mehraj, pention pura<br />
*Chintamani Ganpati Temple, Marwadi Galli<br />
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==Geography==<br />
Hingoli is located at {{Coord|19.72|N|77.15|E|}}.<ref>[http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/16/Hingoli.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Hingoli]</ref> It has an average elevation of {{convert|457|m|ft}}. There are two big lakes and one river in city.<br />
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==Transport==<br />
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Hingoli is well connected by road and rail. The nearest domestic airport is in Nanded (80&nbsp;km) which serves as a common airport for Nanded, Parbhani and Hingoli districts. Presently there are commercial flights to Mumbai, Delhi, Amritsar, Hyderabad and Tirupati from Nanded. There is a National Highway connecting [[Akola]]-Malegaon Jahangir-[[Washim]]-[[Kanhergaon]] Naka-Hingoli-Kalamnuri-[[Nanded]]-[[Deglur]]-[[Sangareddy]]-[[Hyderabad]] named National Highway-161. Chikalthana Airport, Aurangabad(232&nbsp;km)operates regular flights to Mumbai & Delhi.<br />
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===Rail transport===<br />
'''[[Hingoli Railway Station]]''' (Station Code '''HNL''') is a railway station on Purna-Akola section of Hyderabad(HYB) Division of South Central Railway(SCR). After Divisional adjustments in 2003, which saw the bifurcation of Hyderabad Division, Hingoli now comes under Nanded(NED) Division of SCR. Hingoli is well connected to cities like Hyderabad, Mumbai, Jaipur, Kota, Ajmer, Indore, New Delhi, Bhopal. Agra, Tirupati, Chandigarh, Amritsar, Nanded and Sri Ganganagar.<br />
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The major railway stations near to Hingoli are [[Nanded railway station]](84&nbsp;km), [[Parbhani railway station]](75&nbsp;km) & [[Akola railway station]] (135&nbsp;km) which are connected to all major cities.<br />
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==Demographics==<br />
{{As of|2011}} India [[census]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-date=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|access-date=2008-11-01|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref> Hingoli district had a population of 1,178,973. As per 2001 census Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Hingoli has an average literacy rate of 67%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 74%, and female literacy is 60%. In Hingoli, 15% of the population is under 6 years of age.<br />
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The Hingoli town has total Population 85,103, out of which [[Hindu]] 53.41%, [[Muslim]] 33.47%, [[Christians|Christian]] 0.24%, [[Sikh]] 0.13%, [[Buddhist]] 10.63%, [[Jain]] 2.03%, Others 0.02%, Not Stated 0.07%.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.census2011.co.in/data/town/802748-hingoli-maharashtra.html|title = Hingoli Municipal Council City Population Census 2011-2021 &#124; Maharashtra}}</ref><br />
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==Culture==<br />
The town, being close to the Vidarbha region of Maharashtra, was of crucial strategic importance during British Raj. In the town can still be found the state farm building which was the base for British Army. As a result of military settlement, a large number of people from all over India made the town their home, which includes the people from UP, MP, Rajasthan, Orissa, Andhra Pradesh. The main language spoken in the city is Marathi with a typical Hingoli flavour. Other languages spoken are Marwari, Hindi, Dakkhani Urdu.<br />
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The town is famous for its annual fair festival of 'Dasara'(दसरा महोत्सव), was started in September 1853 which is a very old festival of the town, and has been celebrated for more than 155 years now.{{citation needed|date=May 2018}}. It is second largest Dasara Mahotsav in [[India]] after the festival in the city of [[Mysore]], [[Karnataka]] which probably started in 17th century.<br />
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==Science in Hingoli==<br />
Hingoli will make its presence felt in the cutting edge of experimental [[Physics]]. It has been selected for the [[LIGO]]-India. LIGO-India is a planned advanced gravitational-wave observatory to be located in India as part of the worldwide network. The project recently received in-principle approval from the Indian government. LIGO-India is planned as a collaborative project between a consortium of Indian research institutions and the LIGO Laboratory in the [[United States]], along with its international partners [[Australia]], [[Germany]] and the [[UK]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.gw-indigo.org/tiki-index.php?page=LIGO-India|title=IndIGO &#124; LIGO-India}}</ref><br />
It is also named as IndIGO.<br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[Deccan]]<br />
*[[Make in Maharashtra]]<br />
*[[Marathwada]]<br />
*[[Hingoli District]]<br />
*[[Nanded District]]<br />
*[[Hyderabad]]<br />
*[[Hyderabad State]]<br />
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==References==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
{{Marathwada}}<br />
{{Hingoli district topics}}<br />
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[[Category:Cities and towns in Hingoli district]]<br />
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