Aronda
{{short description|Village in Maharashtra}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2017}}{{Use Indian English|date=September 2017}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Aronda
| other_name =
| nickname =
| settlement_type = village
| image_skyline = Devi Bhadrakali.JPG
| image_alt =
| image_caption = Shrine to the gramdevata of Aronda
| pushpin_map = India Maharashtra#India
| pushpin_label_position = right
| pushpin_map_alt =
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Maharashtra, India
| coordinates = {{coord|15|44|37.26|N|73|43|6.26|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = India
| subdivision_type1 = State
| subdivision_name1 = Maharashtra
| subdivision_type2 = District
| subdivision_name2 = Sindhudurg
| established_title =
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| founder =
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| government_type =
| governing_body = Gram Panchayat
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes =
| area_rank =
| area_total_km2 = 4.95
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 20
| population_total = 2465
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_rank =
| population_density_km2 = auto
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| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = Marathi
| timezone1 = IST
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type =
| postal_code =
| registration_plate = MH-07
| blank1_name_sec1 = Nearest city
| blank1_info_sec1 = Sawantwadi, Vengurla, Pernem, Mapusa
| blank2_name_sec1 = Lok Sabha constituency
| blank2_info_sec1 = Ratnagiri Sindhudurg.
| blank3_name_sec1 = Civic agency
| blank3_info_sec1 = Gram Panchayat
| website =
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Aronda is a village in the Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra state, India. It is a port on the boundary of Goa and Maharashtra, next to Terekhol River. As of 2011, the village had a population of 2,465.{{Cite web |title=Population finder 2011 |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/census.website/data/population-finder |access-date=13 October 2023 |website=Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India}}
Geography
Aronda is located along the southern edge of Sindhudurg district, at an average elevation of 20 metres above the sea level.{{Cite web |title=Aronda topographic map, elevation, terrain |url=https://en-gb.topographic-map.com/map-gbdlnx/Aronda/ |access-date=2023-10-13 |website=Topographic maps |language=en}} It has a total land area of 495.48 hectares.{{Cite book |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/830/download/36188/DH_2011_2733_PART_A_DCHB_SINDHUDURG.pdf |title=Census of India 2011 Maharashtra District Census Handbook Sindhudurg |publisher=Directorate of Census Operations, Maharashtra |page=422 |access-date=13 October 2023}}
Climate
Aronda has a Tropical monsoon climate (Am). It receives the most rainfall in July, with 874 mm of precipitation; and the least rainfall in January and February, with virtually no precipitation.
{{Weather box
|width = auto
|metric first = Yes
|single line = Yes
| location = Aronda
| Jan high C = 30.0
| Feb high C = 30.4
| Mar high C = 31.0
| Apr high C = 32.0
| May high C = 31.7
| Jun high C = 28.1
| Jul high C = 26.9
| Aug high C = 26.8
| Sep high C = 27.6
| Oct high C = 29.3
| Nov high C = 30.5
| Dec high C = 30.5
| Jan mean C = 25.7
| Feb mean C = 26.2
| Mar mean C = 27.3
| Apr mean C = 28.7
| May mean C = 28.9
| Jun mean C = 26.5
| Jul mean C = 25.5
| Aug mean C = 25.3
| Sep mean C = 25.8
| Oct mean C = 26.7
| Nov mean C = 26.9
| Dec mean C = 26.2
| year mean C =
| Jan low C = 21.4
| Feb low C = 21.8
| Mar low C = 23.5
| Apr low C = 25.6
| May low C = 26.5
| Jun low C = 25.3
| Jul low C = 24.6
| Aug low C = 24.3
| Sep low C = 24.2
| Oct low C = 24.5
| Nov low C = 23.6
| Dec low C = 22.3
| rain colour = green
| Jan rain mm = 0
| Feb rain mm = 0
| Mar rain mm = 5
| Apr rain mm = 5
| May rain mm = 72
| Jun rain mm = 686
| Jul rain mm = 874
| Aug rain mm = 589
| Sep rain mm = 284
| Oct rain mm = 146
| Nov rain mm = 28
| Dec rain mm = 5
| source = Climate-Data.org{{Cite web |title=Aronda climate: Temperature Aronda & Weather By Month - Climate-Data.org |url=https://en.climate-data.org/asia/india/maharashtra/aronda-798392/ |access-date=13 October 2023 |website=en.climate-data.org}}
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