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{{About|the Rahuri city in [[Ahmednagar district]], [[Maharashtra]], [[India]]| the tehsil in Ahmednagar district|Rahuri tehsil}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2018}}
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| settlement_type = Town
| image_skyline = Rahuri Railway Station (2).jpg
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| image_caption = Rahuri Railway Station
| pushpin_map = India Maharashtra
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Maharashtra, India
| coordinates = {{coord|19.38|N|74.65|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|Ahmednagar]]
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| elevation_m = 511
| population_total = 54325
| population_as_of = 2011
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| demographics1_title1 = Official
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| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
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'''Rahuri''' {{audio|Rahuri.ogg|pronunciation}} is a town and a [[municipal council]] in [[Ahmednagar district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Maharashtra]].

==Geography==
Rahuri is located at {{Coord|19.38|N|74.65|E|}}.<ref>[http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/16/Rahuri.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Rahuri]</ref> It has an average elevation of 511 metres (1676 feet).

==Demographics==
{{As of|2001}} India [[census]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archivedate=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|accessdate=2008-11-01|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref> Rahuri had a population of 34,465. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Rahuri has an average literacy rate of 70%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 77%, and female literacy is 63%. In Rahuri, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.

== History ==
According to legend, the town was named Rahuri, after [[Rahu]], a mythological figure in [[Hinduism]].<ref>{{cite book|author1=Anne Feldhaus|authorlink1=Anne Feldhaus|title=Connected Places: Region, Pilgrimage, and Geographical Imagination in India|date=18 December 2003|publisher=[[Springer Science+Business Media]]|isbn=1403981345|page=26|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GsaADAAAQBAJ&dq=rahuri+story&pg=PA26}}</ref> It is believed that Rahu's head touched ground at this place after it was beheaded by Mohini(Vishnu) from Newasa.and also rahuri has the second important temple of the Hindu God Shani{{citation needed|date=October 2018}}

==References==
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[[Category:Cities and towns in Ahmednagar district]]
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