Nerur is a town of Kudal Taluka of

Sindhudurg district Sindhudurg district (Marathi pronunciation: in̪d̪ʱud̪uɾɡə is an administrative district of the Konkan division in India, which was carved out of the erstwhile Ratnagiri district. The district headquarters are located at Oros. The d ...

(Sindhudurga in native

Malvani Malvani may refer to: *Malvani people, people from the Malvan region of Maharashtra, on the Konkan coast of western India * Malvani language, a dialect of Konkani, with heavy influence from Marathi *Malvani cuisine Malvani may refer to: *Malvani peo ...

language) of

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. It is one of the smaller towns in the district having 32 wadis. The

dialect of

Konkani __NOTOC__ Konkani may refer to: Language * Konkani language is an Indo-Aryan language spoken in the Konkan region of India. * Konkani alphabets, different scripts used to write the language **Konkani in the Roman script, one of the scripts used to ...

is spoken here. Nerur is becoming an attraction amongst Indian and foreign tourists from Mumbai and Goa.

Etymology

The name Nerur said to be derived from conjunction of two

Dravidian Dravidian, Dravidan, or Dravida may refer to: Language and culture *Dravidian languages, a family of languages spoken mainly in South India and northeastern Sri Lanka *Proto-Dravidian language, a model of the common ancestor of the Dravidian lang ...

words Neer (means Water) and Oor (Means village in Dravidian languages) literally means "Village of Waters", some suggested that it could be from Nera (Time in

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) and Oor, but proximity of this place with

Kannada Kannada () is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly in the state of Karnataka in southwestern India, and spoken by a minority of the population in all neighbouring states. It has 44 million native speakers, and is additionally a ...

speaking region suggests the former is more suitable.

Geography

Nerur is western side of

Kudal Kudal is a census town in Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra, India. It is situated on River Karli in southwest Maharashtara. Kudal is the fourth largest town in Sindhudurg after Sawantwadi, Malvan and Kankavli. As of 2011, the population is 16, ...

and from Mumbai near the southern west coast of India, It is situated on the banks of Karli River bordering

Malvan Malvan (also written as Malwan) is a town and ''taluka'' in Sindhudurg District, the southernmost district of Maharashtra State, India, well known for the historically important Sindhudurg Fort. Malvan ''taluka'' consists of villages such as ...

Vasundhara Science Center

Founded in 1995 as public charitable trust, situated on Kudal-Malvan Road near Nerurpar. This was founded by Mr. C. B. Naik an ex-Bank of India officer. Mission of this foundation is to provide scientific knowledge in remote villages. Vasundhara has organized "Science on Wheels" to reach aspiring students of remote villages in Maharashtra. Nearly 1200 students from 90 villages have benefited from this initiative.

Nerurpar

Nerurpar is the westernmost part of Nerur village, it is situated on the banks of Karli river and famous for its scenery and backwaters.

Temples

There are many temples in the town. Some of them are : * Shree Kaleshwara Mandira, *Shri Gawadoba *Bhootnath Ravalnath. *Shree Kothari Brahmana Mandira The temple of Shree Deva Kaleshwara is also located in the area. During

Shivaratri Maha Shivaratri is a Hindu festival celebrated annually to worship the deity Shiva, between February and March. According to the Hindu calendar, the festival is observed on the fourteenth day of the first half (night start with darkness - ...

, a big jatra is held.

Culture

Nerur is known for its Dashavatara play. The Dashavatara artist Mahadev Ramachandra (aka Babi Kalingan) was born in this village and he made Dashavatara Natya as one of the famous art form in

Konkan The Konkan is a stretch of land by the western coast of India, bound by the river Daman Ganga at Damaon in the north, to Anjediva Island next to Karwar town in the south; with the Arabian Sea to the west and the Deccan plateau to the eas ...

. In 1994 he was honored by

Akhil Bharatiya Marathi Natya Parishad Akhila Bhāratīya Marāṭhī Nāṭya Pariṣhad is a Marathi theatre body who arrange ''Akhil Bharatiya Marathi Natya Sammelan '' (All-India Marathi Theatre Meet) annually. It was founded in year 1905 by Anant Waman Barve with the help of Bab ...

for his contribution in Dashavatara Natya. Khele (खेळे in Malvani) is one of the famous art which takes place in Shimgotsava (or Holi) every year.

Communities

The most common surnames of the people in the village include Naik, Nerurkar, Gawade, Raut, Rege, Parab, Fernandes and Prabhu. Chavhata, Jakat Naka and Nerurpar river areas are well populated.

Distance

Nerur is just 6 km away from Kudal railway station, 9 km away from Mumbai Goa highway. The domestic Chipi airport is 14 km away and it is one hour 20 minutes drive away from Calangute Beach Goa. Nerur is a famous place in kudal, maharashtra

References

Cities and towns in Sindhudurg district