Sangamner

This article is about the Sangamner city in Ahmednagar district, Maharashtra, India. For the tehsil in Ahmednagar district, see Sangamner tehsil.

Sangamner
city
Sangamner Location in Maharashtra, India
Coordinates: 19.57°N 74.22°E / 19.57; 74.22
Country	India
State	Maharashtra
District	Ahmadnagar
Elevation	549 m (1,801 ft)
Population  (2019)
• Total	65,804
Languages
• Official	Marathi
Time zone	UTC 5:30 (IST)
PIN	422605
Telephone code	02425
Vehicle registration	MH 17
Website	sangamnermc.gov.in

Sangamner is a city and a municipal council located in the Ahmednagar District of Maharashtra state in India.

It derives its name from the site of the sangam (confluence) of three rivers in the area: the Pravara, Mhalungi, and Adhala.

Sangamner is one of the most developed and largest cities in the nearby area and is famous for its markets. It has become an industrial hub in recent years, with industry in the city including clothing, sugar, and tobacco factories. Its market is famous for clothes, jewellery and even electronics. The city is also a hub for milk-processing units and has one of the district's biggest marketplaces.

Sangamner has become an educational centre with numerous colleges and schools. Most of the colleges are affiliated with Pune University and have numerous libraries in the city itself. The city boasts good school education and has amazing facilities for higher education in law, medicine, engineering, pharmaceuticals, dentistry, etc.

The city enjoys a central location (at the centre of Mumbai, Pune, nashik and Aurangabad) & is only 2 hours from Nashik, 3 hrs from pune & 4 hrs from Mumbai.

Geography

Sangamner is located at 19.57°N 74.22°E / 19.57; 74.22, on the banks of the Pravara River. It has an average elevation of 549 metres (1,801 ft)from mean sea level. Sangamner is the biggest settlement on NH 50 (New NH-60) between Pune (143 km distance) and Nashik (69 km distance). It is about 230 km from financial capital of India, Mumbai. On 15 August 2014, newly constructed by-pass was opened for traffic (9.5 km) which saves about 30.0 min of commute time. In recent years, the city outskirts has been developed tremendously. Kalsubai, the highest peak in Maharashtra is 68 km from Sangamner. It is the most developed city, largest marketplace (bazarpeth) in district after Ahmednagar city.

Demographics

As of 2011 India census, Sangamner had a population of 65,804. Males constituted 51% of the population and females 49%. Sangamner has an average literacy rate of 90.86%, higher than the state average of 82.34%: male literacy is 94%, and female literacy is 87%.

History

The Battle of Sangamner was fought between the Mughal Empire and Maratha Empire in 1679. This was the last battle in which the Maratha King Shivaji Maharaj fought. The Mughals had ambushed Shivaji Maharaj with a large force when he was returning from the sack of Jalna. The Marathas engaged in battle with the Mughals for three days but lost to the Mughals.[1]

Shivaji Maharaj successfully escaped with 500 soldiers while the combat continued until Maratha general, Sidhoji Nimbalkar, was killed along with 2,000 soldiers whereas Santaji Ghorpade finally took to flight after being routed, with Hambir Rao injured and many Maratha soldiers arrested. Shivaji returned to Raigad safely early in December that year.

External links

• Sangamner municipal Council