Coordinates: 20°19′00″N 77°21′00″E / 20.3167°N 77.35°E / 20.3167; 77.35

Mangrulpir

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Mangrulpir
मंगरूळपीर
Mangrulpir
Town
Mangrulpir
Mangrulpir is located in Maharashtra
Mangrulpir
Mangrulpir
Location in Maharashtra, India
Coordinates: 20°19′00″N 77°21′00″E / 20.3167°N 77.35°E / 20.3167; 77.35
Country India
StateMaharashtra
DistrictWashim
Named forPir Dada Hayat Qalandar
Government
 • TypeMunicipal council
Area
 • Total4.33 km2 (1.67 sq mi)
Elevation
429 m (1,407 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total70,983
 • Density7,155/km2 (18,530/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Mangrulkar
Languages
 • OfficialMarathi
 • OtherUrdu
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
444403[1]
Vehicle registrationMH-37

Mangrulpir is a city with Municipal council in Washim district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. Mangrulpir is place of honourary Pir Dada Hayat Qalandar who is one of 3 Qualandars all over the world. That's the reason how the city got its name.

Every year in the city there is famous Sandal ( Ures ). Mangrulpir is also famous for Shree Birbalnath Mahararaj. Every Year City holds Shree BirbalNath Maharaj Jatra.

Demographics[]

According to 2011 census, the population of Mangrulpir is 30,983 [2]

Religions in Mangrulpir
Religion Percent
Hinduism
 
 41.66%
Islam
 
 49.78%
Buddhism
 
 7.52%
Jainism
 
 0.76%
Christianity
 
 0.12%
Distribution of religions
Includes Sikhism (0.01%), Atheist (0.15%).

Religion in the city (2011)[3]

  Islam (49.78%)
  Hinduism (41.66%)
  Buddhism (7.52%)
  Jainism (0.76%)
  Christianity (0.12%)
  Sikhism (0.01%)
  Other religions (0.00%)
  Atheist (0.15%)

Location[]

Mangrulpir town is located in Washim district. The town is 40 km from district headquarter and 671 km from state capital Mumbai. It is an important town in the district. Mangrulpir Tahsil has a strong rural network. Washim is nearest railway station.

Municipality[]

The Municipality at Mangrulpir is the youngest in the district. The Municipality was established at Mangrulpir in 1959 and is governed under the . It covered an area of 11.76 square km. The Municipal council is composed 10 members with no seat reserved either for the scheduled castes or the scheduled tribes, or for women.

Places to Visit[]

Dargah of Pir Dada Hayat Qalandar

• There are historic places of interest such as Dargah of Hazrat Sayyad Ahmad Kabeer and other Muslim saints and peers. The town is called Mangrulpir on account of these associations.

• There is also a temple dedicated to Birbalnath Maharaj who hailed from Punjab and took samadhi on February 4, 1928. An annual fair is held in honour of Birbalnath Maharaj on Magha Shuddha 14-January–February.About 10 to 12 thousand people assemble at the time of the fair.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "City Pincode Finder Tool - Find any City Pin Code Number".
  2. ^ "Census of India 2011: Data from the 2011 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Retrieved 23 September 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ "Population by religion community - 2011". Census of India, 2011. The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Archived from the original on 25 August 2015.
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