He left a remote Maharashtra village to study in Australia, then came home to work
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Pargaon observes Dussehra (Vijayadashami) on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, along with the rest of Maharashtra.
The principal temple recorded for Washi mandal is Sri Sai Janmasthan Temple, Pathri. No temple of this dedication is on record within Pargaon itself.
By population, Pargaon ranks #4 of 54 villages in Washi mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Pargaon is a village of 3,949 people in 907 households (Census 2011) in Washi taluka, Dharashiv district, Maharashtra, the 4th-largest of 54 villages in Washi taluka. Literacy is 71%, 2 points above the taluka average of 69% and the sex ratio is 933 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 413526, served by Pargaon post office; the LGD village code is 561231. The village votes in Pathri assembly constituency, represented by MLA Rajesh Uttamrao Vitekar. The population is estimated at 4,656 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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