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Girye Windmills
Girye is a town in Devgad Taluka in Sindhudurg district of the state of Maharashtra, India. It is a small village on the west coast of Maharashtra. Transport Girye is located on MH SH 115 which connects with NH 17 45 km away from the town. It is well connected to neighbouring towns and cities. MSRTC buses are available from all major towns as well as local buses that ply at regular intervals. Driving Directions From Mumbai: Distance - 408 km Time - 8 hours 30 minutes From Pune: Distance - 367 km Time - 6 hours 22 minutes From Kolhapur: Distance - 138 km Time - 2 hours 51 minutes Local Transport The local transport is motorised three-wheeler rickshaws. They are parked near the main bus stop and these are available without much bargaining. Railways Stations Nearest railways stations are: * Rajapur Road Railway Station: 57 km, 1 hour 25 minutes * Vaibhavwadi Road Railway Station: 58 km, 1 hour 15 minutes * Nandgaon Road Railway Station: 58& ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
States And Territories Of India
India is a federal union comprising 28 states and 8 union territories, with a total of 36 entities. The states and union territories are further subdivided into districts and smaller administrative divisions. History Pre-independence The Indian subcontinent has been ruled by many different ethnic groups throughout its history, each instituting their own policies of administrative division in the region. The British Raj mostly retained the administrative structure of the preceding Mughal Empire. India was divided into provinces (also called Presidencies), directly governed by the British, and princely states, which were nominally controlled by a local prince or raja loyal to the British Empire, which held ''de facto'' sovereignty ( suzerainty) over the princely states. 1947–1950 Between 1947 and 1950 the territories of the princely states were politically integrated into the Indian union. Most were merged into existing provinces; others were organised into ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nandgaon, Maharashtra
Nandgaon is a town and a municipal council in Nashik district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It has a population of 23604 according to the 2011 census. Nandgaon is the headquarters of the Nandgaon taluka. Geography Nandgaon is located at , about 100 km from Nashik. It has an average elevation of 475 meters above mean sea level. The climate is quite dry compared to other talukas in the district. The river Shakambari flows through it. Dahegaon dam supplies water for the town. History Nandgaon is a railway station on the Bombay-Bhusaval section of the Central Railway. It is a municipal town lying 96.56 km (sixty miles) north-east of Nashik and is also connected by road to Ellora caves which are 70.81 km (forty-four miles) distant. From a small village in 1881, Nandgaon has grown into a fairly big town but in spite of the commercial activity and prosperity it has brought, the town has not been developed on systematic lines. The roads, though of cement-concret ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
