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The city got its present name in 1818, when the Peshwas got control of the city. [2] The Peshwa rule however, did not last long and the British captured Nashik in the very same year. In 1840, one of the first modern libraries of Maharashtra (then, the Presidency of Bombay ) was founded at Nashik.
Nashik city is governed by the Nashik Municipal Corporation. [40] Nashik is the district headquarters of the Nashik District, 185 km (115 mi) away from Mumbai. The city has developed on both banks of the Godavari, which divides the city into almost equal halves. [41] The municipal commissioner of Nashik is Ashok Karanjkar. [42]
Nasik Road Railway Station or Nashik Road Railway Station serves Nashik city, Nashik Road and surrounding areas in Nashik district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the main railway station of Nashik. It is one of the oldest and busiest railway stations in India. It is located on Mumbai–Delhi, Mumbai–Kolkata main line.
Nashik is also known as Mini Maharashtra, because the climate and soil conditions of Surgana, Peth, Igatpuri resembles with Konkan. Niphad, Sinnar, Dindori, Baglan blocks are like Western Maharashtra and Yeola, Nandgaon, Chandwad blocks are like Vidarbha Region. Nashik is the biggest city in the district while Malegaon is the second biggest ...
Peth or Peint is the smallest [1] tehsil of Nashik subdivision of Nashik district in Maharashtra, India. It belongs to Northern Maharashtra region. It belongs to Nashik Division. Peth is a Taluka headquarter. It is located 54 km to the West of Nashik District headquarters. It is also called as Peint. Pin code of Peth is 422208 and postal head ...
Since India gained independence from the United Kingdom in 1947, names of many cities, streets, places, and buildings throughout the Republic of India have been systematically changed, often to better approximate their native endonymic pronunciation. Certain traditional names that have not been changed, however, continue to be popular.
Appointed by the State government, the Collector also function as the election officer and conducts general as well as state elections in the city. [6] The Nashik City Police is the law enforcement agency in the city and answers to the Ministry of Home Affairs of the GoM. It is headed by a Police Commissioner, an Indian Police Service [7] (IPS ...
Nashik Central is one of the 288 Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituencies of Maharashtra state in Western India. [1] It is one of the six assembly segments under Nashik Lok Sabha constituency . As of 2019, its representative is Devayani Farande of the Bharatiya Janata Party .