‘Save every drop’: Why 1 village stays green as drought ravages Maharashtra
Reported by The Indian Express.
Dagadparwa observes Dussehra (Vijayadashami) on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, along with the rest of Maharashtra.
Temples near Dagadparwa
Named places of worship on record
The principal temple recorded for Barshitakli mandal is Black stone temple of Bhawani. No temple of this dedication is on record within Dagadparwa itself.
By population, Dagadparwa ranks #7 of 159 villages in Barshitakli mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Dagadparwa is a village of 2,291 people in 505 households (Census 2011) in Barshitakli taluka, Akola district, Maharashtra, the 7th-largest of 159 villages in Barshitakli taluka. Literacy is 66%, 7 points below the taluka average of 73% and the sex ratio is 942 women per 1,000 men. It lies 23 km from the Akola district centre, 8 km from Nashirabad, the nearest town, 6 km from Barsitakli railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 444401, served by Barshitakli post office; the LGD village code is 530500. The nearest hospital or health centre is Rural Hospital, Barshitakli, 5 km away. The village votes in Murtizapur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Harish Marotiappa Pimple. The population is estimated at 2,701 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Dagadparwa →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dagadparwa · this village | 2,291 | 66% | — |
| Mirzapur · Barshitakli | 167 | 85% | 2.8 km W |
| Punoti Kh. · Barshitakli | 1,543 | 77% | 3.2 km SW |
| Punoti Bk. · Barshitakli | 1,742 | 73% | 3.3 km SW |
| Mangrul · Barshitakli | 665 | 77% | 3.6 km SW |
| Kajaleshwar · Barshitakli | 1,754 | 70% | 3.9 km E |
| Kajaleshwar · Karanja | 3,631 | 76% | 3.9 km E |
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
1 Temple mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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