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GEOGRAPHY OF AHMEDNAGAR DISTRICT
AHMEDNAGAR District Map
AHMEDNAGAR District Road and Railways
LAND FORMS
There are various land forms in Ahmednagar
district. There are hilly off-shoots of the Sahyadris in the western part of he
district. They are called Kalsubai, Adula, Baleshwar and Harishchandragad hill
ranges. Kalsubai, the highest peak in the Sahyadris, lies in Ahmednagar
district. Harishchandragad, Ratangad, Kulang and Ajuba are some other peaks in
the district. We see the Vita ghat on the way to Randha falls and the
Chandanpuri ghat on the Pune-Sangamner road. In the northern part of the
district, plains are found along the banks of the rivers Godavari and Pravara
and the southern part, along the rivers Bhima,Ghod and Sina.
The different land forms in a region constitute its physical
setup. If we consider the physical setup of Ahmednagar district we see that
there are three physical divisions
1.
Western Hilly Region
2.
Central Plateau Region
3.
The region of northern and southern plains
1. Western Hilly Region :
Akole taluka and of Sangamner taluka are included in this region. The hill
ranges of Adula, Baleshwar and Harishchandragad lie in this region and various
high peaks are found in the same region. Kalsubai of height of 5427 feet, the
highest peak in the Sahyadris, lies in this Region.
2. Central Plateau Region :
Parner and Ahmednagar talukas and parts of Sangamner, Shrigonde and Karjat talukas
are included in this region.
3.
The Region of
Northern and Southern plains : This region
includes northern Kopargaon, Rahata, Shrirampur, Rahuri, Newasa, Shevgaon and
Pathardi talukas This is the region of the Godavari and the pravara river
basins. Parts of the southern talukas of Shrigonda, Karjat, jamkhed are also
included in this physical division. This region covers basins of the Ghod,
Bhima and the Sina rivers.
RIVERS
The district is drained by two chief
rivers ,the Godavari and the Bhima a tributary of the Krishna. The Water-shed
line is the great spur of the Sahyadris which branches off at Harichandragad
and stretches completely across the district from west to east. The important
rivers flowing through the district are Paravara,Mula,Sina and Dhora. Pravara
is tributary of the river Godavari. Waters of the river Pravara fall from a
great height, creating the Randha Falls.
The Godavari, which drains by far the larger part of the district, including
the tahsils of Kopargaon,Sangamner,Akole,Rahuri, Newasa,Shevgaon the northern
half of Parner and parts of Nagar
and Jamkhed ,rises near Trimbak in Nashik on the eastern slope of the
Sahyadris. After passing the town
of Nashik it receives the Banganga and the Kadva from the north and Darna from
the south and is already a considerable stream,when ,after course of about
sixty miles ,it enters north-west corner of the Kopargaon tahsil. It then flows
south-east through rich alluvial plain past Kopargaon to the town
of Puntamba,which is
situated on the Nizam’s frontier ,where it receives from the south the combined water of Kat and Khara
rivers.From Puntamba to a point beyond Paithan,a distance of sixty miles ,the
godavari forms almost continuously the boundary between Ahmednagar and the
Nizam’s dominions. At the village to Toka it receives on its right bank the
combined waters of the Pravara and
the Mula.A few miles below ,the Shiva and Ganda join it from the left and the
Dhora from the right. Two miles east of Mungi the river enters the Nizam’s
dominions, and hence, flowing across the peninsula ,it empties itself into the bay of Bangal after the total
course of 900 miles.
The Pravara rises on the eastern slopes of the Sahayadris between
Kulang and Ratangad. After the sinuous course of twelve miles in an easterly
direction, near the village Ranad, it falls into rocky chasm 200 feet deep,and
then winds for eight miles through a deep narrow glen which opens wider valley
east of and below the central plateau on which the town of Rajur
stands. Total Length of Pravara is 120 miles. The Dam Bhandardara is constructed across the river at Bhandardara, near
by are the Randha falls.
The Adhula rises in north of Akole on the Slopes of Patta and Mahakali.It
flows for fifteen miles in an easterly direction between two ranges of hills
which encloses the Samsherpur valley ;then falling into the rocky chasm some
150 feet deep it winds between rugged and precipitous hill-sides for couple of
miles,when ,debounching in to the plain of Sangamner,it turns south and
falls into the Pravara three miles west of the town of Sangamner.
The Mahalungi rises on the southern and eastern slopes of Patta and
Aundha.After the course of three miles it passes east into the Sinnar
subdivision of Nashik.It reenters Ahmendagar after taking bend to south.
The Mula
rises on the eastern slopes of the Sahaydris
between Ratangad and Harichandragad.for first twenty miles it flows parallel to
Pravara draining the southernmost or Kotul valley of Akole subdivision.Passing
the town of Kotul it takes a bend to Baleshvar.It then crosses through
Sangamner ,Parner . The Dam Mula is
constructed across the river at Baragaon Nandur.
The Dhora rises on the slopes of the hills east of the town of Ahmendagar.It flows north-easterly
,draining Shevgaon and part of Newasa.
The Bhima river drains the whole of the southern portion of the
district ,comprising the greater part of the Parner and Nagar subdivisions,the
whole Shrigonda and Karjat ,and nearly the whole of Jamkhed.
The Sina has two chief sources ,one near Jamgaon fourteen miles west
of the town of Ahmendagar, near, Jeur ten miles to the north-east. The town of
Ahmednagar is built on left bank of the river ,which there takes south-easterly
course .Leaving the district boundary it enters Solapur and ultimately falls
into the Bhima .
Forests
The western hilly
part of Ahmednagar district has forests. Teak, babul, dhavada, haldu and neem
are trees found in these forests. Fruit trees like Mango, Tamrind, Amala, Bor
are also found in the district.