Nighoj
Village in Maharashtra
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Nighoj is a village in Ahmednagar District, Maharashtra, India. It is about 90 km away from Pune and had naturally created potholes (tinajas) on the riverbed of the Kukadi River.[1]
Nighoj | |
|---|---|
village | |
| Coordinates: 18°57′35″N 074°16′37″E | |
| Country | |
| State | Maharashtra |
| District | Ahmadnagar |
| Taluka | Parner |
| Government | |
| • Body | Village panchayat |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 13,600 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Marathi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 414 306 |
| Telephone code | 02488 |
| Vehicle registration | MH-16, MH-17 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Ahmednagar |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Parner |
| Nearest towns | Parner, Shirur, Alkuti |

Geologists indicate that formerly there was greater rainfall in the area and that the Kukadi River flowed out from the highlands, scouring the bedrock and forming the potholes and the gorge.[2]