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Parbhani is a city in Parbhani district
Parbhani District
Parbhani district earlier also known as Prabhavatinagar, is one of the eight districts in the Marathawada region of Maharashtra State of India. The district had a population of 1,527,715 of which 31.76% were urban as of 2001...

 in the India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

n state
States and territories of India
India is a federal union of states comprising twenty-eight states and seven union territories. The states and territories are further subdivided into districts and so on.-List of states and territories:...

 of Maharashtra
Maharashtra
Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...

. Parbhani, formerly known as “Prabhavatinagar”, is a city in the Marathwada
Marathwada
The name Marathwada identifies one of the five regions in Maharashtra state of India. The region coincides with the Aurangabad Division.-Historical highlights:...

 region of Maharashtra
Maharashtra
Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...

. It is the administrative headquarters of Parbhani District
Parbhani District
Parbhani district earlier also known as Prabhavatinagar, is one of the eight districts in the Marathawada region of Maharashtra State of India. The district had a population of 1,527,715 of which 31.76% were urban as of 2001...

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Parbhani is approximately situated at the centre of Maharashtra. The state capital, Mumbai
Mumbai
Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...

 lies to the western Maharashtra of Parbhani. The nearest major city is Aurangabad. Parbhani is well connected by road to other major cities also in Maharashtra and even in the neighbouring state of Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh , is one of the 28 states of India, situated on the southeastern coast of India. It is India's fourth largest state by area and fifth largest by population. Its capital and largest city by population is Hyderabad.The total GDP of Andhra Pradesh is $100 billion and is ranked third...

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Parbhani is an important Railway junction on the Mumbai
Mumbai
Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...

-Parbhani-Secunderabad
Secunderabad
Secunderabad popularly known as the twin city of Hyderabad is located in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh north of Hyderabad. Named after Sikandar Jah, the third Nizam of the Asaf Jahi dynasty, Secunderabad was founded in 1806 AD as a British cantonment...

 and Parli-Parbhani-Bangalore
Bangalore
Bengaluru , formerly called Bengaluru is the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka. Bangalore is nicknamed the Garden City and was once called a pensioner's paradise. Located on the Deccan Plateau in the south-eastern part of Karnataka, Bangalore is India's third most populous city and...

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Parbhani has one of the four agricultural universities in Maharashtra which is known as Marathwada
Marathwada
The name Marathwada identifies one of the five regions in Maharashtra state of India. The region coincides with the Aurangabad Division.-Historical highlights:...

 Agricultural University'(MAU). It was established in the year 1972. The objectives of the University are: education in agriculture and allied sciences, research based on regional needs and facilitate technology transfer etc. It is the only Agricultural University in India where all the Branches of Agricultural Sciences are taught.

Funded and Regulated by the (ICAR) Government of India.,
MAU is headed by
Proff Uday Khodke,
Proff Smita Khodke,
Proff Naadre,
Proff Srinivasan,
Proff Ramdas Bhattachary,
Proff Shinde,
Proff Laad,
Proff Solanki,
Proff Sawte,
Proff Visala Patnam and others.

College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Parbhani is located here which is one of the constituent Veterinary Colleges coming under the authority of Maharashtra Animal and Fishery Sciences University, Nagpur from 2000. Earlier this college was established in 1972 as a part of MAU.

Parbhani has its share in Hindu mythology. The Hindu saint who is considered to be the reincarnation of the Dattatraya in Hindu mythology, Shri Shirdi Saibaba was said to be born in this district at a place called Pathri-about 45
 km from Parbhani. A Jain temple at Jintur is 40 km away. A village named Mudgal (Tq. Pathri) the only place in India where Vishnu (Mudgal Narsimha) and Shiva (Mudgaleshwar) are worshiped together. Pokharni, a place situated at around 19 km to the south of Parbhani has a famous Lord Narshima temple. Selu is 45 km away towards aurangabad where a temple of Shri Keshavraj Babasaheb is there, who was Guru of Shri SaiBaba. Selu is a important railway station on mumbai-secundrabad rail line.

Culture

Notable temples in Parbhani include Motha Maruti (a temple of Lord Hanuman) which is famous in the city, Shree Supari Hanuman Mandir, Jabreshwar (at Wadgalli). Pardeshwar Temple and Beleshwar Mahadev Temple are known for the worship of Lord Mahadev (also known as Bhagwan Shankar). The Naag Temple is also present in Parbhani, near the Temple of Lord Shani. Urus (fun fair) is an important festival where people of all religions come together and celebrate for a week.in parbhani district Pathri
Pathri
Pathri is a city and a municipal council in Parbhani district in the Indian state of Maharashtra.-Geography:Pathri is located at . It has an average elevation of 423 metres .-Demographics:...

 tehasil having three important places i.e. Sai Baba of Shirdi
Sai Baba of Shirdi
Sai Baba of Shirdi , also known as Shirdi Sai Baba , was an Indian guru, yogi, and fakir who is regarded by his Hindu and Muslim devotees as a saint....

 temple in Pathri
Pathri
Pathri is a city and a municipal council in Parbhani district in the Indian state of Maharashtra.-Geography:Pathri is located at . It has an average elevation of 423 metres .-Demographics:...

, Datta temple in Gunj(khurd) and Renuka Devi temple at Gondgaon. Parbhani also called, ' Jagat Germany bharatat parbhani' says aumkar deshpande.

Geography

Parbhani is located at 19.27°N 76.78°E. It has an average elevation of 407 metres (1335 feet).

Climate

History

In the book of history, it has been noted in the treaty between Sadashivrao Bhau and Nizam of Hyderabad at the conclusion of battle of Udgir by which Peshwa received revenue from the town. After this, Peshwa went to fight third battle of Panipat in 1761. Parbhani languished for over 650 years under Muslim rule, under the Sultans, the Mughals and later the Nizam. The town remained a part of the Hyderabad State
Hyderabad State
-After Indian independence :When India gained independence in 1947 and Pakistan came into existence in 1947, the British left the local rulers of the princely states the choice of whether to join one of the new dominions or to remain independent...

 under the rulership of the Nizam until Operation Polo
Operation Polo
Operation Polo code name for The Hyderabad Police Action was a military operation in September 1948 in which the Indian Armed Forces engaged those of the State of Hyderabad and ended the rule of Nizam, annexing the state into the Indian Union....

 of the Indian Army in 1948. Thereafter it became a part of the independent Republic of India. Until 1956 the town remained a part of Hyderabad State within India. Under the administrative reforms that year and the break-up of the State of Hyderabad, Parbhani and the adjacent towns were transferred to the multilingual Bombay State. Since 1960 it has been a part of Maharashtra state. Historically name Parbhani is derived from "Prabhavati Nagari" named after goddess "Prabhavati" meaning Goddess with great aura.

Demographics

According to Imperial gazetteer of India, in 1901 the population of Parbhani town and taluka (comprising 165 villages) as a whole was 9,852 and 93,325 respectively. At the 2001 India census, Parbhani city had a population of 259,170. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Parbhani has an average literacy rate of 67%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 74%, and female literacy is 59%. In Parbhani, 15% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Parbhani is the 134th most populous city in India.

Healthcare

The condition of healthcare in Parbhani is very good. Though high-end facilities are not available, essential basic needs of healthcare can be easily fulfilled. A number of intensive care units are currently being opened up in Parbhani. The Dr. Baheti's Diabetes Superspecialities Centre addresses prevention and treatment of diabetes and its complications at all levels – primary, secondary and tertiary.

Education

There are high quality Education facilities in Parbhani. There are well reputed schools, good colleges and most importantly an agricultural University. Besides boys there were 41 girls under instructions for primary education in 1903.

Schools

Some of the notable schools are
  • Indian Schools of Learning & Integration, Dr. Iqbal Nagar, Parbhani 02452-222613
  • Queen's School
  • St. Augustine High School.
  • Bal Vidya Mandir
  • Akashkanya Kalpana Chavla school.
  • Gandhi Vidyalaya
  • Vishwashanti Dnyanpeeth High School & Junior College.[ISO 9001:2008 Certified]
  • Marathwada high school
  • Swami Vivekananda School
  • Shri Sarang Swami Vidyalay
  • Bharatiya Bal Vidya Mandir
  • Model Urdu School
  • Moidul-Muslimeen High School
  • Dr. Zakir Hussain High School
  • Abhinav Vidya Vihar
  • Moidul Muslimeen Primary School
  • Maulana Azad Pri & High School
  • Nutan Vidya Mandir
  • Model English High School
  • Aurbindo Aksharjyoti English School
  • Aksharnandan school
  • Silver Spring school

  • Aditya Primary English school
  • Little Angel's English School, Raviraj Park
  • Jyotirgamaya English School, Raviraj Park
  • Balgopal Pre Primary School, Venkatesh Nagar, PBN
  • Bakle English School
  • Suyog English School,Shanti Nagar,Darga Road

Colleges

Some of the colleges are
  • Shri Shivaji College, Parbhani
    Shri Shivaji College, Parbhani
    Shri Shivaji Mahavidyalaya is one of the oldest college in Parbhani established in 1961. It has education in Arts, Science, Commerce and law faculties. Engineering, polytechnic and post graduation is started here recently....

  • College of Agriculture, MAU, Parbhani.
  • College of Horticulture, MAU, Parbhani
  • Govt. College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Parbhani
  • Govt. College of Food Technology
  • Govt. College of Agricultural Engineering, MAU, Parbhani
  • Govt. College of Home Science
  • Vishwashanti Dnyanpeeth Junior College.[ISO 9001:2008 Certified]
  • Shree Shivaji College Of Arts, Commerce, and Science
  • Dnyanopasak College Of Arts, Commerce, Science, and Technology
    Dnyanopasak College Of Arts, Commerce, Science, and Technology
    The Dnyanopasak College of Arts, Commerce, Science, and Technology is a degree college in Central India, situated in the city of Parbhani. It was founded in 1881 by the Dnyanopasak Shikshan mandal. The Ad Ganeshrao Dudhgaokar is director of this college...

  • Sitaramji Mundada Marathwada Poly* Dr. Zakir Hussain college of Arts, Science and Commerce
  • Saraswati-Dhanwantari Dental College and Hospital.
  • Yeshwant College of Information Technology, Bioinformatics and Biotechnology
  • M.G.M. College of CS & IT
  • shri guru budhhi swami mahavidyalaya purna JN.

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