Ner is a village standing on the Panjhara River in Dhule district of Maharashtra state in India.

Ner Dhule
Ner
village
Ner Dhule is located in Maharashtra
Ner Dhule
Ner Dhule
Location in Maharashtra, India
Ner Dhule is located in India
Ner Dhule
Ner Dhule
Ner Dhule (India)
Coordinates: 20°56′33″N 74°30′51″E / 20.94250°N 74.51417°E / 20.94250; 74.51417
Country India
StateMaharashtra
DistrictDhule
TalukasDhule
Languages
 • OfficialMarathi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
424303
Vehicle registrationMH 18

Location edit

Ner lies about 22.53 km. (14 miles) west of Dhule. National Highway 6 (NH 6) passes through Ner.

History edit

Ner had been a part of Khandesh region since the time of the Faruqi Kings. The Mughal emperor Akbar had made Ner the headquarters of a mahal in the Sarkar of Nandurbar with an annual revenue of 7,22,760 daams. Traces of its former consequence are seen in the Muhammedan tombs that still line the main road leading into the village. It, along with the neighbouring villages, suffered much during the 1872 floods of Panjhara.

Economy edit

Most of the economy is agriculture related. Vegetables grown in the village are sold in the markets of Surat, Nasik and Mumbai. Crops such as Millet, Chilli, Groundnuts, Sugarcane, Gram, Cotton, Wheat, Jowar, etc. are also grown. In ner the great manopanchit parshvnath Jain temple, a 100 years old Jain temple and statue of manopanchit parshvnath is only the statue in India out of 108 parshvnath gods.

Administration edit

Ner has as Village Gram Panchayat for day-to-day administration. The District Zilla Panchayat headquarters is at Dhule and the Block Panchayat is also at Dhule.

Ner has one branch of Central Bank of India & Dhule District Central Co-operative bank.

See also edit

References edit

http://www.maharashtra.gov.in/english/gazetteer/DHULIA/places_Ner.html
http://www.whereincity.com/india/pincode/maharashtra/dhule.htm