Chorachiwadi
Chorachiwadi is a panchayat village in the state of Maharashtra, India. Administratively, Chorachiwadi is in the Shrigonda taluka of Ahmadnagar District in Maharashtra.[1]
Chorachiwadi | |
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  Chorachiwadi Location in Maharashtra, India  Chorachiwadi Chorachiwadi (India) | |
| Coordinates: 18.559849°N 74.708905°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Maharashtra |
| District | Ahmadnagar |
| Government | |
| • Type | Panachayat Raj |
| • Sarpanch | M/s. Thorat |
| • Deputy Sarpanch | Mr. Tukaram Chavan |
| Elevation | 561 m (1,841 ft) |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 2,000 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Marathi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 413701 |
| Telephone code | 912487 |
| Vehicle registration | MH-16 |
The Grampanchayat of Chorachiwadi is made of two small villages, Chorachiwadi Gavthan and Bhingan Dumala. The former has a larger land area and population than the latter and is located between the historic Bahadur Gadh (named after Chhatrapati Sambhaji) fort of Pedgaon and the Shrigonda taluka. Bhingan Dumala is situated on the banks of Saraswati, a small river which meets the Bhima River in Pedgaon at a distance of five kilometers.
Agriculture
Most of the villagers are farmers who harvest various crops such as sugarcane, sorghum (Jowar), wheat, cotton, grapes, lemons, pomegranates, bananas, different nuts such as tree nuts and peanuts, onions, watermelons, and cucumbers.
Due to lack of rain, almost all irrigation depends on water canal systems, locally named Kukadi and Ghod. The Ghod water canal passes through the village, even though most of the land is irrigated by Kukadi canal water.
Education
Chorachiwadi has the facility of Anganwadis and Balwadis (kindergartens), under the Ekatmik Balvikas Kendra in Shrigonda tehsil. Anganwadis are in different regions of the village viz. Chorachiwadi, Bhingan Dumala, Salunke Wasti, Landge Wasti etc. There is a Zilla Parishad Prathamik (ZPP) school up to seventh grade, and a high school named Palhad Maharaj High School (2006) for grades eighth to tenth.
Students can also enroll in other high schools of Shrigonda, where they can opt for a convent or semi-English medium school, and pursue vocational courses along with their regular courses. Several students from Chorachiwadi are pursuing their engineering degree from reputed government and non-government engineering colleges all over Maharashtra.
Politics
As of 2014, the total number of voters was around 1200.
Sports
The youth of Chorachiwadi plays different sports. Kho kho and Kabaddi are played since primary school and students participate in interschool Kho kho and Kabaddi competitions to represent Chorachiwadi. On the day of Sankranti, the youth organizes informal Kabaddi matches in the village.
The Chorachiwadi Cricket team participates in various cricket tournaments all over the district. The youth also started a cricket league named Chorachiwadi Premier League (CPL) and organized a cricket tournament during October 2016.
Volleyball gained popularity and players have formed a group called the Yodhha group. The said group participates in other social activities as well.
Female participation in local sports remains low, as it does in most parts of rural India.
References
- Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India
- 2001 Census Village code for Chorachiwadi = 03331100, "2001 Census of India: List of Villages by Tehsil: Maharashtra" (PDF). Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. p. 647. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 November 2012.
- Poona India, Sheet NE 43-06 (topographic map, scale 1:250,000), Series U-502, United States Army Map Service, May 1960