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Sundarpur observes Dussehra (Vijayadashami) on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, along with the rest of Maharashtra.
The principal temple recorded for Niphad mandal is kalayn pophle. No temple of this dedication is on record within Sundarpur itself.
By population, Sundarpur ranks #120 of 131 villages in Niphad mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Sundarpur is a village of 965 people in 197 households (Census 2011) in Niphad taluka, Nashik district, Maharashtra, the 120th-largest of 131 villages in Niphad taluka. Literacy is 72%, about the same as the taluka average of 72% and the sex ratio is 1,032 women per 1,000 men. It lies 291 km from the Nashik district centre, 17 km from Kandali, the nearest town, 11 km from Shirala railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 422303, served by Niphad post office; the LGD village code is 551380. The nearest hospital or health centre is Dr. Bharsakale Clinic, 7 km away. The sarpanch is Pratiksha Vijay Somvanshi, and the village votes in Phulambri assembly constituency, represented by MLA Anuradha Chavan. The population is estimated at 1,138 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Sundarpur →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sundarpur · this village | 965 | 72% | — |
| Sundarpur · Ashti | 0 | — | 0 km N |
| Sundarpur · Chandurbazar | 83 | 77% | 0 km N |
| Sundarpur · Khatav | 0 | — | 0 km N |
| Malkapur · Morshi | 0 | — | 1.4 km SE |
| Kotgawandi · Chandurbazar | 517 | 82% | 2.3 km N |
| Jagannathpur · Chandurbazar | 123 | 67% | 2.6 km SW |
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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