Hingangaon

Hingangaon
Hingangaon
Town
	Hingangaon Location in Maharashtra, India
	Coordinates: 17°56′N 74°25′E / 17.94°N 74.42°ECoordinates: 17°56′N 74°25′E / 17.94°N 74.42°E
Country	India
State	Maharashtra
District	Satara
Population (2001)
• Total	8,000
Languages
• Official	Marathi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	415521

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Hingangaon is a small town and Gram panchayat in Phaltan Tehsil, District Satara of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is situated in a mountainous region, 6–8 km from the Pune-Pandharpur Highway and Phaltan-Satara Roads mounted on Deccan Plateau.

Government[edit]

The Gram Panchayat governing system is adopted there. The administrator is a democratically elected sarpanch. Grampanchayat has been established here since 2 February 1953.

Legacy[edit]

Flag of the Maratha

Hingangaon is one of the capitals of Suryavanshi Bhoite, Royal 96k Maratha Clan who are the Brotherhood of Royal Bhoite's Capital Centres Tadawale Sammat Wagholi and Wagholi. These Bhoite's are mostly related to Maratha Cheiften Family of Bhoite Royal 96k clan. Bhoite families in Hingangaon are prominent Marathas who dominated the political scene of the Phaltan Tehsil and the British colonial period. They were the active leaders of Sansthani Praja Parishada, Phaltan —Princely State under British dominion ruler Maratha Naik Nimbalkar Clan.

This place and the surrounding area was a vassal estate of Satara Kingdom, ruled by Shrimant Abasaheb Bhoite Sarkar. With annexation of Satara Kingdom, this estate lost its position and the ruler refused to submit to British rule.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

Culture

This village is known for festivals such as Jatra celebrated on Amavasya of Chaitra. This Jatra continues for twoi days. It starts with a bullock cart race. Chhabina (i.e. Palkhi of Lord Bahirvnath ) starts at midnight and continues until morning with dance and lezim. The main attraction is Bhillache Soang (gate of the jungle king).

Political importance[edit]

Hingangaon is the dominant political region in Phaltan Tehsil.

Education[edit]

Hingangaon hosts no major educational facilities. The facilities available extend to SSC. Some persons receive computer training. The villagers must go to Phaltan, Lonand for education.

Economy[edit]

The major occupation is agriculture. Many villagers work in other occupational fields. Maratha families used to dominate the political scene, military, governments high rank statuses, various industries. Newer crops include grapes and sugar cane. In 2011 it connected with Balkawadi canal, allowing irrigated crops.

Transport[edit]

Transport is mainly by bus. The two main centres are Phaltan and Lonand. Taxis and trucks are available. Locals use bicycles, two-wheelers, and four-wheelers. The nearest useable airport is in Pune, 91 km away. The nearest railway station is Lonand about 15 km away. The roads are poor.

References[edit]

↑ History of Satara
↑ Chhatrapati Shivaji Vastusangrahalaya Satara
↑ The Satara raj, 1818-1848: a study in history, administration, and ... - Page 190 Sumitra Kulkarni - 1995 - 208 pages
↑ The Gazetteer of Bombay Presidency: Satara District 1989

Sources[edit]

1.Bharat Nirman Programme (Data Updated as on 01/04/05) Department of Drinking Water Supply, Ministry of Rural Development Govt. of India

http://ddws.nic.in/bnp_hab/school_detail.asp?scode=18&dcode=1811&bcode=1811005&pcode=007&vcode=01&hcode1=01&schcode=1^{[permanent dead link]}

2.Total Sanitation Campaign (TSC)

Department of Drinking Water Supply, Ministry of Rural Development Govt. of India

http://ddws.gov.in/TSC/crsp/epanchayat/rep_panchwise_entrystatus.asp?stcode=%2013&dtcode=%201324&blcode=4567&id=%202&status=%20003&fromdate=%2001-04-1999&todate=%2002-01-2009

3.Posts and Telegraph In Satara District.

http://www.maharashtra.gov.in/english/gazetteer/SATARA/comm_post%20and%20Telegraph.html

4.Bhoite's In Sansthani Praja Parishad,Phaltan

Freedom Movement in Princely States of Maharashtra

By Arun Bhosale, Ashok S. Chousalkar, Lakshminarayana Tarodi, Shivaji University Published by Shivaji University, 2001 Original from the University of Michigan Digitized 3 Sep 2008 238 pages

5.Phaltan Tehsils Villages List :

http://www.pmgsyonline.nic.in/aspnet/Citizens/DG/05DVC/CensusStatus.aspx?state=MH&district=27&block=4&reportLevel=3^{[permanent dead link]}

6.Bhoite Clan Information' Keshavrao Ramchandra Thorat

[1] History of Satara

[2] Chhatrapati Shivaji Vastusangrahalaya Satara

[3] The Satara raj, 1818-1848: a study in history, administration, and ... - Page 190 Sumitra Kulkarni - 1995 - 208 pages

[4] The Gazetteer of Bombay Presidency: Satara District 1989

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