Sillod
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Sillod is a major city and municipal council in the Aurangabad District
of the India
n state
of Maharashtra
with an average elevation of 612 metres (2,007.9 ft).
style Mahadev Mandir still standing in Mhasoba Colony, the old area of city. Mhasoba is the Gram Devasthanam (Hindu
temple) of Sillod. There is also similar temple dedicated to Hindu mystic Siddheshwar
Maharaja
at Dhotra as well as several well-known villages in the area which are connected to the city by road.
chatrapati shivaji maharaj ki jay
shikshak colony
Sillod has a Deputy Collector
's Office which covers Sillod, Soygoan and the Kannad Tahasil Area under the collector of the Aurangabad]] District.
and Sessions Court as well as many other courts of Law.
and oil mills. The tehsil (administrative district) ranks number one in the production of maize (makka). Corn and maize cultivated in this area demand a special premium in the market.
As well as corn and maize, Sillod is also a leading producer of cotton and ginger. The cultivation of major crops has changed over the last decade due to changes in in the water landscape of the area. Prior to these changes the major crops were sugercane, jowar
, bajara (green millet
) and cotton with very little cultivation of Ginger.
The villages of Palshi, Bharadi and Borgaon Bazar have had a major impact on shaping the economic prospects of Sillod tehsil. Palashi village has implemented the Tanta Mukti Scheme of the Maharashtra Government.
Sillod's IT Industry is also growing with six Internet café's, ten computer software training centres, and five computer sales and service companies.
World Heritage Site popular for its colourful paintings of ancient India.
Borgaon Bazar village is renowned as the Samadhi
meditation site of Swami Narayan Saraswati Maharaja where his followers discovered his roots of Samadhi around 2000. To date several well-known personalities from South India and West India to visit Borgaon Bazar.
Nillod: On the Sillod Aurangabad road Nillod village is situated. In this village there is a Hemadpanthi Nilkantheshwar(Mahadev) Mandir.
Aurangabad District, Maharashtra
Aurangabad District is one of the 35 districts of Maharashtra state in western India. It is bordered by the districts of Nashik to the west, Jalgaon to the north, Jalna to the east, and Ahmednagar to the south. Aurangabad is the headquarters and principal city...
of the 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...
n state
States and territories of India
India is a federal union of states comprising twenty-eight states and seven union territories. The states and territories are further subdivided into districts and so on.-List of states and territories:...
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...
with an average elevation of 612 metres (2,007.9 ft).
History
A village named Shivanitapur once stood on the site of the modern day city. According to some historians, there is a HemadpanthiHemadpanthi
Hemadpanthi Sculpture is an architectural form or a style, which is named after its introducer and founder, the prime minister named Hemadpant in the court of Seuna Yadavas of Devagiri. The period of discovery was during the 13th Century in Maharashtra. Main ingredients in the construction include...
style Mahadev Mandir still standing in Mhasoba Colony, the old area of city. Mhasoba is the Gram Devasthanam (Hindu
Hindu
Hindu refers to an identity associated with the philosophical, religious and cultural systems that are indigenous to the Indian subcontinent. As used in the Constitution of India, the word "Hindu" is also attributed to all persons professing any Indian religion...
temple) of Sillod. There is also similar temple dedicated to Hindu mystic Siddheshwar
Siddheshwar
Siddharama was one among the many apostles of Lingayat religion.He was a great mystic and a Kannada poet who was a part of Basavanna's Veerashaiva revolution during the 12th century....
Maharaja
Maharaja
Mahārāja is a Sanskrit title for a "great king" or "high king". The female equivalent title Maharani denotes either the wife of a Maharaja or, in states where that was customary, a woman ruling in her own right. The widow of a Maharaja is known as a Rajamata...
at Dhotra as well as several well-known villages in the area which are connected to the city by road.
Demographics
As of the 2001 Indian census, Sillod had a population of 43,859, of which 52 per cent were male and 48 per cent female. The city has an average literacy rate of 65 per cent, higher than the national average of 59.5% with a male literacy rate of 73 per cent and that for females 56 per cent. Seventeen per cent of Sillod's population is under six years of age.Administration and Politics
Sillod Municipal Corporation is the local civil body.chatrapati shivaji maharaj ki jay
Major urban areas
- shivaji maharaj Chowk at front side of masjid
- Shivaji Nagar
- Gadi, Deshmukh Colony
- Bharat Nagar
- Ashfak Ulla Khan Chowk
- Jamalshah Colony
- Azad Colony
- Dr.Babasaheb Ambedkar Nagar
- Tilak Nagar
- Shri Krishna Nagar
- Shatsri Nagar
- Jai Bhavani Nagar
- Sneh Nagar
- Kale Colony
- Shikshak Colony
- Rajalwadi
- Yashwantwadi
- Mhasoba galli
- Ekata Nagar
- St Colony
- Samata Nagar
- rana prithviraj colony
- vir sawarkar chowk
- Maharana Pratap Chowk
- Dr. BabaShaheb Ambedkar Chowk
shikshak colony
- Dr. babasaheb ambedkar Nagar
- National Marathi School
Sillod has a Deputy Collector
District collector
The District Collector is the district head of administration of the bureaucracy in a state of India. Though he/she is appointed and is under general supervision of the state government, he/she has to be a member of the elite IAS recruited by the Central Government...
's Office which covers Sillod, Soygoan and the Kannad Tahasil Area under the collector of the Aurangabad]] District.
Major towns and villages
- Bharadi
- Shindefhal
- Amthana
- Wangi
- Ajanta
- Sarola (Tryambak Kakde)
- Palod
- Andhari
- Golegaon
- Shivna
- Babra
- Undangaon
- Panwadood
- Deulgaon BazarDeulgaon BazarDeulgaon Bazar is a village in Sillod taluka in the Indian state of Aurangabad district, Maharashtra.This village is situated on the bank of the Charna river, 27 km from Sillod. Due to the presence of various temples in the village, it was named Deulgaon . Until some years before the Sunday...
- Anvi
- Bhavan
- Panvadod (Daud)
- Borgaon Bazar
- Shelgaon (Tupe)
- Nillod
- Maniknagar(Bhavan)
- Palshi (Badak)
- Andhari
Judiciary
The city is the seat of the Aurangabad District Court, situated on Main Road. There are also TehsilTehsil
A Tehsil or Tahsil/Tahasil , also known as Taluk and Mandal, is an administrative division of some country/countries of South Asia....
and Sessions Court as well as many other courts of Law.
Economy
Sillod's economy is mainly based on civil servants employed as teachers, engineers, officers and farmers. There is also the Siddheshwar Sahakari Sakhar Karkhana sugar factory as well as ginningCotton gin
A cotton gin is a machine that quickly and easily separates cotton fibers from their seeds, a job formerly performed painstakingly by hand...
and oil mills. The tehsil (administrative district) ranks number one in the production of maize (makka). Corn and maize cultivated in this area demand a special premium in the market.
As well as corn and maize, Sillod is also a leading producer of cotton and ginger. The cultivation of major crops has changed over the last decade due to changes in in the water landscape of the area. Prior to these changes the major crops were sugercane, jowar
Sorghum
Sorghum is a genus of numerous species of grasses, one of which is raised for grain and many of which are used as fodder plants either cultivated or as part of pasture. The plants are cultivated in warmer climates worldwide. Species are native to tropical and subtropical regions of all continents...
, bajara (green millet
Millet
The millets are a group of small-seeded species of cereal crops or grains, widely grown around the world for food and fodder. They do not form a taxonomic group, but rather a functional or agronomic one. Their essential similarities are that they are small-seeded grasses grown in difficult...
) and cotton with very little cultivation of Ginger.
The villages of Palshi, Bharadi and Borgaon Bazar have had a major impact on shaping the economic prospects of Sillod tehsil. Palashi village has implemented the Tanta Mukti Scheme of the Maharashtra Government.
Sillod's IT Industry is also growing with six Internet café's, ten computer software training centres, and five computer sales and service companies.
Tourism and culture
Sillod lies 40 kilometres (24.9 mi) from the world-renowned Ajanta Caves, a UNESCOUNESCO
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations...
World Heritage Site popular for its colourful paintings of ancient India.
Borgaon Bazar village is renowned as the Samadhi
Samadhi
Samadhi in Hinduism, Buddhism,Jainism, Sikhism and yogic schools is a higher level of concentrated meditation, or dhyāna. In the yoga tradition, it is the eighth and final limb identified in the Yoga Sūtras of Patañjali....
meditation site of Swami Narayan Saraswati Maharaja where his followers discovered his roots of Samadhi around 2000. To date several well-known personalities from South India and West India to visit Borgaon Bazar.
Nillod: On the Sillod Aurangabad road Nillod village is situated. In this village there is a Hemadpanthi Nilkantheshwar(Mahadev) Mandir.