Parner

This article is about the Parner city in Ahmednagar district, Maharashtra, India. For the taluka in Ahmednagar district, see Parner taluka.

Parner पारनेर
town
Parner Location in Maharashtra, India
Coordinates:
Country	India
State	Maharashtra
District	Ahmednagar
Taluka	Parner
Government
• Current MLA	Aamdar. Vijayrao Auti
Population (2011)
• Total	About 25,000
Languages
• Official	Marathi
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN	414302
Telephone code	02488
Vehicle registration	MH-16
Nearest city	Takali Dhokeshwar, Supe, Nighoj, Alkuti
Lok Sabha constituency	Ahmednagar
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Parner

Parner, is a historic town in Ahmednagar District, Maharashtra, India. It is the headquarters town for Parner Taluka. Parner was named after Rishi Parashar, whose son Maharishi Ved Vyas wrote famous epic "Mahabharat".

Geography

The town of Parner is located at coordinates 19° 0' 0" North, 74° 26' 0" East, at an altitude of about 790 metres (2,592 ft).

Education

Colleges

• New Arts, Commerce and Science College, Parner
• B.Ed. College, Parner

Schools

New English School,Parner. Senapati Bapat High School, Parner. Sant Nilobaraya Vidyalya, Pimpalner. Parner Public school,Parner.

Religion

The majority of the population is Hindu. But also there are few Muslims and Christian and Buddhists. Old historic temples in Parner are famous for their varied architecture.

Temples in the town of Parner

Parner is also known as Replica of Kashi ( Parner) for the 12 temples of Lord Shiva. Also some beautiful temples of Shri Ram,Goddess Malganga, Kaalbhairavnath and Lord Hanuman are the worship places of town.

Transportation

Bus

The town has a S.T. Bus Depot.

Railway

Nearest railway station is in Ahmednagar, which is about 40 Kilometers away.

Industry

Shahajapur has many wind mills and is an energy center in Parner taluka. Supa MIDC is near to parner.

Notable residents

• Senapati Pandurang Mahadev Bapat (November 12, 1880 – November 28, 1967) was revolutionary and Indian freedom fighter. He was born in Parner village.