Patansavangi
Village in Maharashtra
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Patansavangi (Patansaongi,[1] Patansawagi) is a panchayat village[2] in Maharashtra State, India.[3][4] Administratively, Patansavangi is under the Saoner Taluk of Nagpur District in Maharashtra,[4] although earlier (1908) it had been part of the larger Ramtek taluka.[5] It lies on the left (east) bank of the Kolar River, just upstream from its confluence with the Chandrabhaga Nadi.[6] Patansavangi is 13 km by road southeast of the town of Saoner (Savner) and 25 km by road northwest of the town of Nagpur.
Patansavangi
Patansaongi, Patansawagi | |
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town | |
  Patansavangi Location in Maharashtra, India  Patansavangi Patansavangi (India) | |
| Coordinates: 21°19′38″N 079°01′19″E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Maharashtra |
| District | Nagpur district |
| Taluka | Saoner |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Marathi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 441113 |
There are three villages in the Patansawagi gram panchayat: Patansavangi, Bidkawadas and Kawadas.[4]
Patansavangi is the site of a Gondi fort dating from the 16th century.[7] In 1742 there was a massacre at the fort of Gondi people who resisted Raghoji I Bhonsle, with a death toll of up to 12,000.[8]