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Parola

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Total population

37,600

Coordinates20.88°, 75.11°

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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 & geography

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

Latitude
20.8764
Longitude
75.1148
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

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Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
1,685
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Red-vented Bulbul
    Pycnonotus cafer (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    49
  • Little Cormorant
    Microcarbo niger (Vieillot, 1817) · Aves
    45
  • Common Myna
    Acridotheres tristis (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    44
  • Indian Pond-Heron
    Ardeola grayii (Sykes, 1832) · Aves
    40
  • Red-wattled Lapwing
    Vanellus indicus (Boddaert, 1783) · Aves
    40
  • Saxicoloides fulicatus (Linnaeus, 1766)
    Saxicoloides fulicatus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    39
  • Green Bee-eater
    Merops orientalis Latham, 1801 · Aves
    38
  • Black Drongo
    Dicrurus macrocercus Vieillot, 1817 · Aves
    38

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
1
Largest magnitude
4.1
Largest event
2009-01-04

Most recent

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.34
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,948

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

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Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
298
Avg daily Wikipedia views
10
Attention level
Obscure

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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