Rahata is a city and a
municipal council
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in
Ahmadnagar district
Ahmednagar district (Marathi pronunciation: �ɦ(ə)məd̪nəɡəɾ, officially Ahilyanagar district, is the largest district of Maharashtra state in western India. The historical city of Ahmednagar is the headquarters of the district. Ahmednagar ...
in the
India
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n
state
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* State (polity), a centralized political organization that regulates law and society within a territory
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of
Maharashtra
Maharashtra () is a state in the western peninsular region of India occupying a substantial portion of the Deccan Plateau. It is bordered by the Arabian Sea to the west, the Indian states of Karnataka and Goa to the south, Telangana to th ...
.
Demographics
As of the 2001 Indian
census
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,
there were 19,024 people residing in Rahata. Males constituted 51% of the population, with the remaining 49% being females.
Rahta Pimplas has an average literacy rate of 72%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 79%, and female literacy is 65%. In Rahta Pimplas, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Location
Rahata city is located on the Nagar-Manmad road, just 5 km from holy place Shirdi and Bhagwatimata (3 1/2 Shaktipeth) temple at Bhagwatipur Kolhar 20 km from Shirdi.
And Famous for agriculture implements one of the most Showroom famous in Rahta. Temple of Lord Virbhadra is famous for its fair. Village close to this town in Sakuri, known for Shri. Upasani Maharaj and Sati. Godavari Mata holy place where they lived.
References
Ahmednagar district
Villages in Ahmednagar district
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