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Parola
Maharashtratown
Total population
37,600
Demographic figures from Ministry of Statistics (India). Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Parola is a town and a municipal council in Jalgaon district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is located on the Hajira (Surat)–Dhule–Kolkata national highway 6. The municipal council was established by the British government before the independence of India. This City is centuries old, and is known for the two main features, The Shree Balaji Temple and The Parola fort, also known as the native of Rani Laxmibai of Jhansi. The city and fort were built by Jahagirdar Sadashiv Rao Damodar Newalkar, the great grandfather in law of Rani Lakshmibai Jhansi.
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History
The Newalkars of Jhansi were the jagirdars of the town. The town has a fort constructed by Sadashiv Rao Damodar Newalkar in 1726, the great grandfather of Rani Laxmibai. As Konkanstha Tambe settled here over time, this village is said to be the native of Queen Lakshmibai of Jhansi. Also, Rani Lakshmibai's adopted son Anand Rao alias Damodar Rao Newalkar was born on 15 November 1849 in this town. His father Vasudevarao Newalkar was a Jagirdar of Parola. In 1859, the town of Parola and its fort which belonged to a member of the Jhansi family were confiscated by British government and the fort was dismantled.
Geography
Parola is located at . It has an average elevation of 261 metres (856 feet).
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Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
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Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Red-vented BulbulPycnonotus cafer (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves49
- Little CormorantMicrocarbo niger (Vieillot, 1817) · Aves45
- Common MynaAcridotheres tristis (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves44
- Indian Pond-HeronArdeola grayii (Sykes, 1832) · Aves40
- Red-wattled LapwingVanellus indicus (Boddaert, 1783) · Aves40
- Saxicoloides fulicatus (Linnaeus, 1766)Saxicoloides fulicatus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves39
- Green Bee-eaterMerops orientalis Latham, 1801 · Aves38
- Black DrongoDicrurus macrocercus Vieillot, 1817 · Aves38
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 4.1 — 2009-01-0426 km ESE of Sendhwa, India
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
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Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
Nearby places in Maharashtra
- Amalner11.7 mi away · pop. 96,000
- Dharangaon13.8 mi away · pop. 35,370
- Erandol14.2 mi away · pop. 31,000
- Bhadgaon16 mi away · pop. 37,200
- Kapadne22.5 mi away
- Chopda28.2 mi away · pop. 72,800
- Chalisgaon29.4 mi away · pop. 97,550
- Jalgaon30.8 mi away · pop. 460,000
- Chimthane34.5 mi away
- Nashirabad36 mi away · pop. 22,212
- Shirpur36.1 mi away · pop. 76,900
- Shindkheda36.2 mi away · pop. 24,566
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
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Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
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Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API