The city is located around an ancient Paranda Fort and is also an area of mosques and temples. Paranda, historically known as Parinda, was the capital for nearly four thousand villages. Today, there are ninety-seven villages in the Paranda taluka (subdistrict). The Paranda municipal council was founded in the year 1941 and is the oldest municipal council in the Osmanabad district. The river Sina is a source of fine quality sand.[citation needed]
Origin of local names
According to tradition, there once lived a demon (rakshas in Sanskrit and Marathi) named Prachandasur (a huge giant) who ruled the area with his brother demons Suvarnasur, Bhuamasur, and Kandasur, hence the place names for the nearby villages in which they lived (Sonari, Bhoom and Kandari, respectively). The Lord of Destruction, Kal Bhairav, killed all these demons.
Demographics
According to India's 2001 census, Paranda had a population of 16,987, of whom 52% were male, 48% female, and 14% under the age of six. The average literacy rate in Paranda was 64%, higher than the national average of 59.5%. The literacy rate was 72% for males and 57% for females.[2] In the 2011 census, the population of Paranda increased to 18,758.[3]
Transportation
Rail: The nearest railway station is Kurduwadi Junction on the Mumbai-Chennai route, 22 kilometres from Paranda. Barshi, on the Kurduwadi-Latur route of the Central Railway, is another station near Paranda. The distance between Barshi and Paranda is 30 kilometres.
Road: Paranda, Barshi, Kurduwadi, and Karmalais are connected by state highways. State transport bus services are available to Paranda from Barshi, Kurduwadi, Osmanabad, Nanded, Latur, Pune, and Pimpri-Chinchwad. The Maharashtra State Transport Corporation operates bus services to Paranda from Mumbai and Pune.
Air: Solapur, Osmanabad, Latur which is far away.
Local landmarks
Paranda Fort: There is a large fort over 1000 years old in the town, surrounded by a trench. The fort which never saw battle and was used as a munitions depot. Even today, one can see remnants of weapons lying about. Sadly, this site of great antiquity has not been maintained and the trench is overgrown with weeds. Today there is a mosque inside the fort.[4]
Dargah of Sufi Saint Khwaja Badruddin Chisti Shaheed: is a famous dargah (Sufi shrine) at the grave of Sufi saint Khwaja Badruddin Chisti Shaheed. It is roughly 800 years old and lies in a large kabristan (cemetery) in Paranda. Near the dargah are also tombs of the saint's disciples and companions. Each year a grand celebration called the Urs Mubarak (death anniversary of the Blessed One) takes place in the 8th rajab of the Islamic calendar to mark the anniversary of the saint's death. Throngs of people from all across Maharashtra, representing all religions, take part in the celebration. This dargah is a unique place of Muslim-Hindu unity. At the other end of the city there is a dargah of another Sufi saint, Khwaja Khaas Khalil.[5]
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paranda, other, uses, disambiguation, town, with, municipal, council, osmanabad, district, indian, state, maharashtra, headquarters, town, tehsil, townlocation, maharashtra, indiacoordinates, 27000, 45333, 27000, 45333, coordinates, 27000, 45333, 27000, 45333c. For other uses see Paranda disambiguation Paranda is a town with a municipal council in the Osmanabad district of the Indian state of Maharashtra It is the headquarters town for the Paranda Tehsil ParandaTownParandaLocation in Maharashtra IndiaCoordinates 18 16 12 N 75 27 12 E 18 27000 N 75 45333 E 18 27000 75 45333 Coordinates 18 16 12 N 75 27 12 E 18 27000 N 75 45333 E 18 27000 75 45333CountryIndiaStateMaharashtraDistrictOsmanabadTahsilParandaArea Total19 km2 7 sq mi Population 2011 Total16 879Languages OfficialMarathiTime zoneUTC 5 30 IST PIN413502Telephone code2477Vehicle registrationMH25Lok Sabha constituencyOsmanabadVidhan Sabha constituencyParanda 1 Contents 1 History 2 Origin of local names 3 Demographics 4 Transportation 5 Local landmarks 6 Notable peoples 7 Educational Institutions 8 See also 9 ReferencesHistory EditThe city is located around an ancient Paranda Fort and is also an area of mosques and temples Paranda historically known as Parinda was the capital for nearly four thousand villages Today there are ninety seven villages in the Paranda taluka subdistrict The Paranda municipal council was founded in the year 1941 and is the oldest municipal council in the Osmanabad district The river Sina is a source of fine quality sand citation needed Origin of local names EditAccording to tradition there once lived a demon rakshas in Sanskrit and Marathi named Prachandasur a huge giant who ruled the area with his brother demons Suvarnasur Bhuamasur and Kandasur hence the place names for the nearby villages in which they lived Sonari Bhoom and Kandari respectively The Lord of Destruction Kal Bhairav killed all these demons Demographics EditAccording to India s 2001 census Paranda had a population of 16 987 of whom 52 were male 48 female and 14 under the age of six The average literacy rate in Paranda was 64 higher than the national average of 59 5 The literacy rate was 72 for males and 57 for females 2 In the 2011 census the population of Paranda increased to 18 758 3 Transportation EditRail The nearest railway station is Kurduwadi Junction on the Mumbai Chennai route 22 kilometres from Paranda Barshi on the Kurduwadi Latur route of the Central Railway is another station near Paranda The distance between Barshi and Paranda is 30 kilometres Road Paranda Barshi Kurduwadi and Karmalais are connected by state highways State transport bus services are available to Paranda from Barshi Kurduwadi Osmanabad Nanded Latur Pune and Pimpri Chinchwad The Maharashtra State Transport Corporation operates bus services to Paranda from Mumbai and Pune Air Solapur Osmanabad Latur which is far away Local landmarks EditParanda Fort There is a large fort over 1000 years old in the town surrounded by a trench The fort which never saw battle and was used as a munitions depot Even today one can see remnants of weapons lying about Sadly this site of great antiquity has not been maintained and the trench is overgrown with weeds Today there is a mosque inside the fort 4 Dargah of Sufi Saint Khwaja Badruddin Chisti Shaheed is a famous dargah Sufi shrine at the grave of Sufi saint Khwaja Badruddin Chisti Shaheed It is roughly 800 years old and lies in a large kabristan cemetery in Paranda Near the dargah are also tombs of the saint s disciples and companions Each year a grand celebration called the Urs Mubarak death anniversary of the Blessed One takes place in the 8th rajab of the Islamic calendar to mark the anniversary of the saint s death Throngs of people from all across Maharashtra representing all religions take part in the celebration This dargah is a unique place of Muslim Hindu unity At the other end of the city there is a dargah of another Sufi saint Khwaja Khaas Khalil 5 Bhairavnath Nath MandirNotable peoples EditGirish Kulkarni Marathi and Hindi actor Maharshi Guruvarya R G Shinde Socialist and Educationalist ShikshanMaharshi 6 Educational Institutions EditParanda is enriched with educational facilities for local people Following educational institutions are providing educational facilities Shikshan Maharshi Guruvarya R G Shinde Mahavidyalaya Paranda established in the year 1986 Sant Gadagebaba Mahavidyalaya Paranda established in 1970 Mahatma Gandhi Vidyalaya Paranda established in 1983See also EditParanda Vidhan Sabha constituency References Edit Assembly Constituencies Post delimitation Maharashtra Osmanabad District PDF National Informatics Centre Government of India Archived from the original PDF on 5 May 2013 Census of India 2001 Data from the 2001 Census including cities villages and towns Provisional Census Commission of India Archived from the original on 16 June 2004 Retrieved 1 November 2008 NPR Report Maharashtra Osmanabad Paranda National Population Register Ministry of Home Affairs Government of India 2011 Paranda Fort Osmanabad District India Retrieved 1 March 2022 Paranda Fort Paranda Fort Maharashtra Forts in India Forts in Maharashtra tourism webindia123 com Retrieved 1 March 2022 Shikshan Maharshi Guruvarya R G Shinde Mahavidyalaya Paranda About College www rgsmparanda org Retrieved 18 October 2021 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Paranda amp oldid 1136270845, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
