| ?Panchgani Maharashtra • India |
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| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| Area • Elevation |
• 1,293 m (4,242 ft) |
| District(s) | Satara |
| Population | 13,280 (2001) |
Coordinates: Pānchgani (Devanāgari: पांचगणी) is a town with a municipal council in Sātārā district in Mahārāshtra, India . Maharashtra ( Marathi: mahārāṣṭra, IPA) is a state located on the western coast of India. India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. Indian Standard Time ( IST) is the time observed throughout India and Sri Lanka, with a Time offset of UTC+530. UTC+530 is the Timezone for Indian Standard Time Sri Lanka Time The geography of India is diverse with landscape ranging from snow-capped mountain ranges to deserts plains rainforests hills and plateaus The elevation of a Geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point often the mean sea level. A district is an administrative division of an Indian state or territory. Satara District is a district in the Indian state of Maharashtra with an area of 10480 km² and a population of 2808994 of which 14 In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. A municipal council is the Local government of a Municipality. Satara District is a district in the Indian state of Maharashtra with an area of 10480 km² and a population of 2808994 of which 14 Maharashtra ( Marathi: mahārāṣṭra, IPA) is a state located on the western coast of India. India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country
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History
Scenic Panchgani was discovered by the British during the British Raj as a summer resort, and a superintendent named John Chesson was placed in charge of the hill station in the 1860s. For usage see British rule in India British Raj ( rāj, lit "reign" in Hindustani) primarily refers to the British Hill station is a term used for a town usually at somewhat higher elevations Year 1860 ( MDCCLX) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year starting He is credited with planting many plant species from the western world in Panchgani, including silver oak and poinsettia, which have flourished since then in Panchgani. Grevillea robusta, commonly known as the Silk- or Silky-oak, or Australian Silver-oak, is the largest species in the genus Grevillea "Christmas Star" redirects here For the Christian tradition see Star of Bethlehem.
Geography
Panchgani is located at [1]. It has an average elevation of 1293 meters (4242 feet). The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit It is nestled amidst five hills in the Sahyādri mountain ranges, and the Krishnā River flows nearby. The Western Ghats ( Kannada ಸಹ್ಯಾದ್ರಿ Marathi / Konkani - सह्याद्री Sahyadri Malayalam സഹ്യപര്വ്വതം This article is about an Indian river For other meanings of this river names see Krishna (disambiguation and Krishnaveni.
Panchgani is situated about 265 km, 60km and 20 km, respectively, from Mumbai, Pune and Mahābāleshwar. Mumbai ( Marathi:,, IPA: formerly Bombay, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra and the financial Pune (ˈpuːneɪ Marathi: पुणे Hindi: पूना formerly Poona, is the second largest city in the state of Maharashtra WikipediaWikiProject Indian cities for details --> Mahabaleshwar is a city and a Municipal council in Satara district in the Indian
The temperature in Panchgani is around 16C during the winter, and sometimes reaches 35C during the summer.
The five hills surrounding Panchgani are topped by a volcanic plateau, which is the second highest in Asia after the Tibetan plateau. Definitions of Tibet See also Definitions of Tibet Name In English The English word Tibet, like the word for Tibet in most European These plateaus, alternatively known as "table land", are a part of the Deccan Plateau and they were raised by pressure between the earth plates. The area has high seismic activity, with an epicenter near Koynānagar where the Koynanagar Dam and a hydroelectric power plant have been built. Seismology (from Greek grc σεισμός seismos, "earthquake" and grc -λογία -logia) is the scientific study of Earthquakes The epicenter or epicentre is the point on the Earth 's surface that is directly above the Hypocenter or focus the point where an Earthquake WikipediaWikiProject Indian cities for details --> Koynanagar is a town in Maharashtra, India. A dam is a barrier that divides waters. Dams generally serve the primary purpose of retaining water while other structures such as Floodgates, Levees Hydroelectricity is electricity generated by Hydropower, ie the production of power through use of the gravitational force of falling water
Demographics
According to 2001 census in India[2], Panchgani then had a population of 13,280. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. The Demographics of India are overall remarkably diverse India's population of approximately 1 India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country Males constituted 57% of the population, and females, 43%. Literacy in Panchgani was 82%, (which is higher than the national average of 59. 5%), male and female literacy being 87% and 75%, respectively. traditional definition of literacy is considered to be the ability to read and write or the ability to use Language to read, write, listen, As of 2001, 9% of the population was under 6 years of age.
Tourist Attractions[3]
Sydney Point: This point is situated on a hillock facing the Krishna Valley. One can see from here the glittering waters of the Dhom Dam, and Pāndavgad and Mandhārdeo.
Table Land: This flat large expanse of laterite rock is the second longest mountain plateau in Asia. Laterite (from the Latin word "later" meaning brick or tile is a surface formation in hot and wet tropical areas which is enriched in Iron and Aluminium Some spacious caves including the “Devil's Kitchen” are visible from here.
Parsi Point: This scenic point is situated on the way to Mahabaleshwar, and overlooks the Krishna valley and the blue shiny waters of the Dhom Dam.
Devil's Kitchen: Situated at the south of the table land, the Devil's Kitchen has a mythology associated with it: It is believed that the Pāndavas of the Mahābhārat [[Indian epic poetry}epic]] had stayed here for a while. The word mythology (from the Greek grc μυθολογία mythología, meaning "a story-telling a legendary lore" In the Hindu epic Mahābhārata, the Pandava (or Pandawa brothers ( Sanskrit: पाण्डव pāṇḍavaḥ are the five acknowledged sons of Pāndavgad Caves (near Wāi) are also said to be built by them then.
General Information
Panchgani attracts many tourists throughout the year, and many well-to-do people from Mumbai visit it on weekends. A well-known Ganesh Temple is located close by in Wai.
Panchgani has recently been used as a location to film a few Bollywood movies, including the acclaimed movie, Tāre Zameen Par. Bollywood (बॉलीवूड بالی وڈ is the informal term popularly used for the Mumbai -based Hindi-language Film industry in India
One Dr. Rustomji Bomanji Billimoria set up a tuberculosis sanitorium in Panchgani in the 1940s. Tuberculosis (abbreviated as TB for tubercle bacillus or T u' b' erculosis Bacillus --> is a common A sanatorium (also sanitorium, sanitarium) is a medical facility for long-term illness typically Tuberculosis. (The Government of India awarded him the Padma Bhushan Award in 1961. The Padma Bhushan award is an Indian civilian decoration established on January 2, 1954 by the President of India. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. ) Panchgani has growm in popularity as a convalescence center. Convalescence is the gradual recovery of Health and strength after Illness.
In recent times, Panchgani has been facing ecological problems because of poorly controlled commercial activities, excessive traffic, and temperature inversion (because of humidity) from the new dams which have been built in the vicinity for water storage. Ecology (from Greek grc οἶκος oikos, "house(hold" and grc -λογία -logia) is the scientific study of In meteorology an inversion is a deviation from the normal change of an atmospheric property with altitude Humidity is the amount of water vapor in the air In daily language the term "humidity" is normally taken to mean Relative humidity.
Schools
Panchgani is known for its many boarding schools since the late 1800s. A boarding school is a School where some or all pupils not only study but also live during term time with their fellow students and possibly teachers They attract student from the nearby cities of Mumbai and Pune, and also from abroad. There are now more than thirty boarding schools in Panchgani:
ANJUMAN-E-ISLAM Tel No :40315
ANJUMAN-E-ISLAM (S. S. C) Tel No :40249
ARAM VIDYALAYA Tel No :40492
BATHE S M Tel No :40205
BILLIMORIA HIGH SCHOOL Tel No :40314 / 40910
BHARATI VIDYAPEETH ACADEMY Tel No :40582-40583
CAMBRIDGE HIGH SCHOOL Tel No :40519
CODESH Tel No :40668
DAWN ACADEMY Tel No :40390-40412
MARATHAVADA GURUKUL HOSTEL Tel No :40010
GODEVLI EDUCATION SOCIETY Tel No :40224
HAPPY HOURS Tel No :40386/40086
HILL RANGE Tel No :40332
KIMMINS HIGH SCHOOL Tel No :40324
MAHATMA LAXMANDAS Tel No :40591
MAHATMA PHULE VIDYAMANDIR Tel No :40377
MAHATMA PHULE VIDYA JR. COLLEGE Tel No :40677
NEW ERA HIGH SCHOOL Tel No :40246
OAKS HIGH SCHOOL Tel No : 40395
PINEWOODS HIGH SCHOOL Tel No : 40900-40901-40902-40290-40570-40590-40903-40904-40905
SANJEEWAN VIDYALAYA Tel No :40307-40308
SCHOLERS FOUNDATION Tel No :40399
SHALOM INTERNATIONAL Tel No Tel No :40201
SILVER DALE HIGH SCHOOL Tel No :40638
SWEET MEMORIES Tel No :403996,40496,40596
ST. JOSEPHS CONVENT Tel No : 40323
ST. PETER'S BOYS SCHOOL Tel No : 40313 http://www.st.peterspanchgani.org/
S. T. PAUL'S HOSTEL Tel No :40454
ST. XAVIER'S HIGH SCHOOL
TENDER CARE Tel No :40095-40096
VIDYA NIKETAN HIGH SCHOOL Tel No :40591
External links
References
- ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Panchgani
- ^ Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns. (Provisional). Census Commission of India. Retrieved on 2007-09-03. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 36 BC - In the Battle of Naulochus, Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, Admiral of Octavian, defeats Sextus Pompeius
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