Pathri
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Pathri is a city and a municipal council
Municipal council
A municipal council is the local government of a municipality. Specifically the term can refer to the institutions of various countries that can be translated by this term...

 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
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n state
States and territories of India
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 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...

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Geography

Pathri is located at 19.25°N 76.45°E. It has an average elevation of 423 metres (1387 feet).

Demographics

India census
Census
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, Pathri had a population of 31,997. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Pathri has an average literacy rate of 61%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 69%, and female literacy is 53%. In Pathri, 16% of the population is under 6 years of age.

History

Founder of Nijam sultanate at Ahamadnagar was a Brahmin, son of Bhirubhat from pathari. Great monk Shri. 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....

was born in pathri. According to historians the old house where Sai Baba Mandir is build is birth place of this monk.
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