Nandgaon

History

Nandgaon is a railway station on the Bombay-Bhusaval section of the Central Railway. It is a municipal town lying 96.56 km (sixty miles) north-east of Nashik and is also connected by road to Ellora Caves which are 70.81 km (forty-four miles) distant. From a small village in 1881, Nandgaon has grown into a fairly big town but in spite of the commercial activity and prosperity it has brought, the town has not been developed on systematic lines. The roads, though of cement-concrete, are for the most part narrow and flanked by rows of congested and ill-ventilated houses, with the exception of the one leading to the railway station. The railway station has comfortable waiting and refreshment rooms. Behind the railway station not far away, is a travellers' bungalow. Here are also located the municipal civil dispensary and the veterinary dispensary of the Zilla Parishad. Nandgaon is a village in 16th century under Nizam after 1659 Maratha concored this place under Maratha sardar Prataprao Aher, fort is Ankai and Tankai near Manmad.

Geography

Nandgaon is located at , about 100 km from Nashik. It has an average elevation of 475 meters above mean sea level. The climate is quite dry compared to other talukas in the district. The river Shakambari flows through it. Dahegaon dam supplies water for the town.

Most-observed species

• Red-vented Bulbul

  Pycnonotus cafer (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
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• Laughing Dove

  Spilopelia senegalensis (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  23
• Rufous-tailed Lark

  Ammomanes phoenicura (Franklin, 1831) · Aves
  21
• Grey Francolin

  Ortygornis pondicerianus (J.F.Gmelin, 1789) · Aves
  18
• Black-shouldered Kite

  Elanus caeruleus (Desfontaines, 1789) · Aves
  18
• Common Myna

  Acridotheres tristis (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  17
• Bay-backed Shrike

  Lanius vittatus Valenciennes, 1826 · Aves
  17
• Green Bee-eater

  Merops orientalis Latham, 1801 · Aves
  16