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Revenue village·Parner taluka·Ahmednagar

Nighoj

Parner mandal
Pincode 414306
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Festival

Ganeshotsav

Nighoj observes Ganeshotsav on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Maharashtra.

14 Sept

Temples near Nighoj

  • Shree Mata Malganga Temple, Nighoj · 0.3 km
  • Malganga Temple · 3.5 km

Named places of worship on record

Temple in Parner mandal

The principal temple recorded for Parner mandal is Kaal Bhairvnath Temple. No temple of this dedication is on record within Nighoj itself.

Ganeshotsav in Maharashtra

Called Ganeshotsav and kept for ten days. Modak is the offering, sarvajanik mandals organise the public pandals, and the main immersion is on Anant Chaturdashi.

The regional form observed across Maharashtra. How any one household or village keeps it varies, and is not something recorded here.

When the idol is immersed

The idol is kept for one and a half, three, five, seven days or until Anant Chaturdashi — it is a family custom rather than a rule, and community mandapams usually keep it longest.

Kept forImmersion
One and a half daysTue, 15 Septembertoday
Three daysThu, 17 September
Five daysSat, 19 September
Seven daysMon, 21 September
Anant ChaturdashiWed, 23 SeptemberThe day most community mandapams immerse
Use the designated immersion point

Many gram panchayats and municipalities set aside a pond or a marked stretch of tank for immersion. Ask at the panchayat office — it changes year to year, and a drinking-water tank or a farm pond is not an alternative.

Unpainted clay dissolves, plaster of Paris does not

A clay idol breaks down in water within hours. Plaster of Paris does not, and the paints carry heavy metals, so idols accumulate in tanks and rivers after immersion. Pollution control boards in most states now ask for clay for exactly this reason.

Someone should be watching the water, not the idol

Immersion points get crowded and the bank is slippery after the monsoon. Children go into the water at these gatherings every year. Keep one person watching the water rather than the procession.

Take the accessories home

Thermocol, plastic sheeting, cloth and metal ornaments do not belong in the tank even when the idol itself is clay. Most organised immersion points now have a collection bin at the bank for them.

The full observance, step by step →

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Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
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Quick panchayat-at-a-glance

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LGD code
558355
Pincode
414306
Post office
Nighoj
Population
10,385
Households
2,109
Literacy rate
67.9%
Sex ratio
920 ♀/1000♂
Workers
5,243
Distance to district centre
149 km
Distance to mandal centre
58 km
Distance to Mumbai
148 km
Distance to Hyderabad
478 km
Nearest railway station
Ranjangaon Road · 36 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Government Hospital, Nighoj · <1 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Nighoj compares

By population, Nighoj ranks #2 of 131 villages in Parner mandal.

Literacy rate
%
67.9%
+0.7% vs mandal average
Nighoj
67.9%
Parner mandal
67.2%
Ahmednagar district
69.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
920
−35 vs mandal average
Nighoj
920
Parner mandal
955
Household size
people per home
4.9
Same as the mandal average
Nighoj
4.9
Parner mandal
4.9

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Nighoj at a glance

Nighoj is a village of 10,385 people in 2,109 households (Census 2011) in Parner taluka, Ahmednagar district, Maharashtra, the 2nd-largest of 131 villages in Parner taluka. Literacy is 68%, about the same as the taluka average of 67% and the sex ratio is 920 women per 1,000 men. It lies 149 km from the Ahmednagar district centre, 18 km from Parner, the nearest town, 36 km from Ranjangaon Road railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 414306, served by Nighoj post office; the LGD village code is 558355. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, Nighoj, <1 km away. The village votes in Rahuri assembly constituency, represented by MLA Kardile Shivaji Bhanudas. The population is estimated at 12,244 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Nighoj

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Nighoj · this village10,38568%
Nighoj · Rahta3,84477%0 km N
Pimpri Jalsen · Parner1,87466%8.2 km E
Sangvi Surya · Parner1,44568%8.8 km E
Chombhut · Parner1,75164%9.6 km NW
Babhulwade · Parner2,07069%10.8 km NE
Alkuti · Parner4,61471%11.8 km NW

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Nighoj

Treated tap water
Yes
Untreated tap water
Yes
Well water
Yes
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
Yes
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
Yes
Power hours (summer)
8
Power hours (winter)
10
Primary school
9
Middle school
3
Secondary school
2
Senior secondary
2
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
1
Health sub-centre
1
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
1
Veterinary hospital
1
Post office
Yes
Sub post office
No
Commercial bank
Yes
Cooperative bank
Yes
ATM
Yes
Public bus service
Yes
Private bus service
Yes
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
Yes
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
Yes
Mandi / regular market
Yes
Weekly haat
Yes
Nearest statutory town
AHMADNAGAR
Distance to nearest town (km)
51
Distance to district HQ (km)
51
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
11
All-weather road
Yes
Total area (ha)
2,735
Irrigated area (ha)
403
Forest area (ha)
0

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

Notice board · Nighoj

No notices this week

Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.

Key facts — Nighoj

LGD code
558355
Pincode
414306
Post office
Nighoj
Population (Census 2011)
10,385
Population (projected 2026)
12,244
Households
2,109
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
920
Literacy rate
67.9%
Coordinates
18.95972°N, 74.27694°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Ahmednagar
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Rahuri
Member of Parliament
Nilesh Lanke
Member of Legislative Assembly
Kardile Shivaji Bhanudas
Block / Mandal
Parner
Getting there

How to reach Nighoj

Mandal centre
Parner · ≈ 58 km
≈ 1 h 59 min by car · 2 h 22 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Ahmednagar · ≈ 149 km
≈ 5 h 6 min by car · 6 h 4 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 13,119 people
Parner · ≈ 18 km
≈ 36 min by car · 43 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Mumbai148 kmcapital
  • Hyderabad478 km
  • Bengaluru754 km
  • Chennai915 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationRanjangaon Road36 km
  • Bus stopKavathe13 km
  • Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital, Nighoj<1 km
  • ATM / bankState Bank Of India18 km
  • Petrol pumpReliance Petrol Pump17 km
  • CollegeKrushi Vindyan Kendra36 km
  • Police stationPolice Statio n17 km
Places of worship · within 5 km

Temples & shrines near Nighoj

2 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.

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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-05-09
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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