Parbhani
Parbhani (parbhani, Marathi pronunciation: [pəɾbʰəɳiː] ⓘ) is a city in Maharashtra state of India. It is the administrative headquarters of Parbhani District. Parbhani is one of the largest cities in Marathwada region. Parbhani is around 200 kilometres (120 mi) away from regional headquarters of Aurangabad while it is 491 km (305 mi) away from the state capital Mumbai.
Parbhani | |
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City | |
| Nickname: City of Saints | |
Parbhani Parbhani | |
| Coordinates: 19.27°N 76.78°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Maharashtra |
| Region | Marathwada |
| District | Parbhani |
| Established | 1610 A.D |
| Named for | Goddess Prabhavati |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal Corporation |
| • Body | Parbhani Municipal Corporation |
| • Municipal Commissioner | Ramesh Pawar |
| • Mayor | Anita Sonkamble |
| • Deputy Mayor | Bhagwan Waghmare |
| • Member of Legislative Assembly | Rahul Vedprakash Patil, (Shiv Sena) |
| • Member of Parliament | Sanjay Haribhau Jadhav Alias Bandu, (Shiv Sena) |
| Area | |
| • City | 57.61 km2 (22.24 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 347 m (1,138 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • City | 307,170 |
| • Rank | India: 149th Maharashtra: 29th |
| • Density | 8,128/km2 (21,050/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 651,580 |
| Demonym | Parbhanikar |
| Language | |
| • Official | Marathi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 431401, and 431402 |
| Telephone code | +91-2452 |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-MH |
| Vehicle registration | MH-22 |
| Sex ratio | 958/1000 ♂/♀ |
| Literacy Rate | 77.75% |
| Precipitation | 1,700 millimetres (67 in) |
| Avg. annual temperature | 21.2 °C (70.2 °F) |
| Avg. summer temperature | 49 °C (120 °F) |
| Avg. winter temperature | 02.1 °C (35.8 °F) |
| HDI | Medium |
| Website | www www |
Along with the entire Marathwada region, Parbhani was a part of the erstwhile Nizam State; later a part of Hyderabad State; after reorganization of states in 1956 it became a part of the then-Bombay state; since 1960, it has been part of the present Maharashtra state.
Parbhani is home to Vasantrao Naik Marathwada Agricultural University, which is one of only four agriculture universities in Maharashtra. Moreover, Parbhani also has an annual festival at Turabul Haq Dargah, which attracts lakhs of tourists each year. Parbhani is named after Goddess Prabhavati.