'Village for Sale’: Parched hamlet's desperate plea amid water crisis in Maharashtra
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Dhanore observes Dussehra (Vijayadashami) on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, along with the rest of Maharashtra.
The principal temple recorded for Madha mandal is Allamprabhu Temple. No temple of this dedication is on record within Dhanore itself.
By population, Dhanore ranks #66 of 116 villages in Madha mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Dhanore is a village of 1,722 people in 396 households (Census 2011) in Madha taluka, Solapur district, Maharashtra, the 66th-largest of 116 villages in Madha taluka. Literacy is 69%, 2 points above the taluka average of 67% and the sex ratio is 924 women per 1,000 men. It lies 285 km from the Solapur district centre, 21 km from Nashirabad, the nearest town, 8 km from Amanwadi railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 413410, served by Manegaon post office; the LGD village code is 562008. The nearest hospital or health centre is Rural Hospital, Barshitakli, 21 km away. The village votes in Paranda assembly constituency, represented by MLA Prof.Dr.Tanaji Jayawant Sawant. The population is estimated at 2,030 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Dhanore →
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
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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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