Narangi
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Narangi is a village in the city of Virar
, in the state of Maharashtra
, India
.
. During Summer, the humidity level is very high and in winter the climate is almost always dry. Narangi falls in a region of high to very high rainfall often experiencing devastating rainfall in the monsoon
period of June to September, every year.
, a recently formed civic body in the region. Narangi comes under Ward 5 of the corporation. The corporator of the region is Dr. Vasant Mangela, a candidate of the Bahujan Vikas Aaghadi, who is also a social worker and Chairman of the Jai Bhavani Reti Utpadak Cooperative Society, which is an organisaton of traditional sand-lifters fighting against the use of suction pumps used in sand-mining
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community. The etymology of the word 'Mangela' comes from the words Mang, meaning fishing nets in the Marathi language
and Ela meaning people. Literally, the word means a fisherman, and the Mangela Koli are a community of Koli fishermen.
Virar
Virar is a name of a suburb of Northern Mumbai. Virar is a city and a part of Vasai-Virar Municipal Corporation in Thane district in the Indian state of Maharashtra....
, in the state of Maharashtra
Maharashtra
Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
.
Geography
Narangi is located at 19.47°N 72.8°E. It has an average elevation of 11 metres (36 feet). The climate of the village is tropicalTropical climate
A tropical climate is a climate of the tropics. In the Köppen climate classification it is a non-arid climate in which all twelve months have mean temperatures above...
. During Summer, the humidity level is very high and in winter the climate is almost always dry. Narangi falls in a region of high to very high rainfall often experiencing devastating rainfall in the monsoon
Monsoon
Monsoon is traditionally defined as a seasonal reversing wind accompanied by corresponding changes in precipitation, but is now used to describe seasonal changes in atmospheric circulation and precipitation associated with the asymmetric heating of land and sea...
period of June to September, every year.
Administration
Narangi falls under the jurisdiction of Vasai-Virar Municipal CorporationVasai-Virar Municipal Corporation
Vasai-Virar City Municipal Corporation governs the Vasai-Virar Town. It was formed on July, 2010.-Administration:The corporation is headed by a Municipal commissioner, an Indian Administrative Service Officer. He wields the executive power of the house. A quinquennial election is held to elect...
, a recently formed civic body in the region. Narangi comes under Ward 5 of the corporation. The corporator of the region is Dr. Vasant Mangela, a candidate of the Bahujan Vikas Aaghadi, who is also a social worker and Chairman of the Jai Bhavani Reti Utpadak Cooperative Society, which is an organisaton of traditional sand-lifters fighting against the use of suction pumps used in sand-mining
Sand mining
Sand mining is a practice that is becoming an environmental issue as the demand for sand increases in industry and construction. Sand is mined from beaches and inland dunes and dredged from ocean beds and river beds. It is often used in manufacturing as an abrasive, for example, and it is used to...
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Demography
The people living in Narangi, mostly comprise of the MangelaMangela Kolis
Mangela Kolis is a subcaste among the Maharashtrian Koli community. They are found in most of the villages along the coast from north of Mumbai in Maharashtra. They speak Mangeli, a dialect of Marathi with a Gujrathi influence.- History and origin :...
community. The etymology of the word 'Mangela' comes from the words Mang, meaning fishing nets in the Marathi language
Marathi language
Marathi is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by the Marathi people of western and central India. It is the official language of the state of Maharashtra. There are over 68 million fluent speakers worldwide. Marathi has the fourth largest number of native speakers in India and is the fifteenth most...
and Ela meaning people. Literally, the word means a fisherman, and the Mangela Koli are a community of Koli fishermen.