# Rahuri

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{{About|the Rahuri city in [Ahilyanagar district](/source/Ahilyanagar_district), [Maharashtra](/source/Maharashtra), [India](/source/India)| the tehsil in Ahilyanagar district|Rahuri tehsil}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2018}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name                    = Rahuri
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| settlement_type         = Town
| image_skyline           = Rahuri Railway Station (2).jpg
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| image_caption           = Rahuri Railway Station
| pushpin_map             = India Maharashtra
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| pushpin_map_caption     = Location in Maharashtra, India
| coordinates             = {{coord|19.38|N|74.65|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type        = Country
| subdivision_name        = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1       = [State](/source/States_and_territories_of_India)
| subdivision_name1       = [Maharashtra](/source/Maharashtra)
| subdivision_type2       = [District](/source/List_of_districts_of_India)
| subdivision_name2       = [Ahmednagar](/source/Ahmednagar_district)
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| elevation_m             = 511
| population_total        = 54325
| population_as_of        = 2011
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| demographics_type1      = Languages
| demographics1_title1    = Official
| demographics1_info1     = [Marathi](/source/Marathi_language)
| timezone1               = [IST](/source/Indian_Standard_Time)
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| postal_code_type        = <!-- [PIN](/source/Postal_Index_Number) -->
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'''Rahuri''' {{audio|Rahuri.ogg|pronunciation}} is a town and a [municipal council](/source/municipal_council) in [Ahilyanagar district](/source/Ahilyanagar_district) in the [India](/source/India)n [state](/source/States_and_territories_of_India) of [Maharashtra](/source/Maharashtra).

==Geography==
Rahuri is located at {{Coord|19.38|N|74.65|E|}}.<ref>[http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/16/Rahuri.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Rahuri]</ref> It has an average elevation of 511&nbsp;metres (1,676&nbsp;feet).

==Demographics==
{{As of|2001}} India [census](/source/census),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archivedate=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|accessdate=2008-11-01|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref> Rahuri had a population of 34,465. Males constituted of 52% of the population and females 48%. Rahuri has an average literacy rate of 70%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 77%, and female literacy is 63%. In Rahuri, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.

== History == 
According to legend, the town was named Rahuri, after [Rahu](/source/Rahu), a historical figure in [Hinduism](/source/Hinduism).<ref>{{cite book|author1=Anne Feldhaus|authorlink1=Anne Feldhaus|title=Connected Places: Region, Pilgrimage, and Geographical Imagination in India|date=18 December 2003|publisher=[Springer Science+Business Media](/source/Springer_Science%2BBusiness_Media)|isbn=1403981345|page=26|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GsaADAAAQBAJ&dq=rahuri+story&pg=PA26}}</ref> It is believed that Rahu's head touched the ground at this place after it was beheaded by Mohini (Vishnu) from [Newasa](/source/Newasa). Rahuri also has the second most important temple of the Hindu God Shani Dev.{{citation needed|date=October 2018}}

==Universities and colleges==
* [Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth](/source/Mahatma_Phule_Krishi_Vidyapeeth)
Dr. Annasaheb Shinde College of Agricultural Engineering, Rahuri

==References==
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Category:Cities and towns in Ahmednagar district
Category:Ahmednagar district

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