Rahuri
{{About|the Rahuri city in Ahilyanagar district, Maharashtra, India| the tehsil in Ahilyanagar district|Rahuri tehsil}}
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| settlement_type = Town
| image_skyline = Rahuri Railway Station (2).jpg
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| image_caption = Rahuri Railway Station
| pushpin_map = India Maharashtra
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| coordinates = {{coord|19.38|N|74.65|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
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| subdivision_type1 = State
| subdivision_name1 = Maharashtra
| subdivision_type2 = District
| subdivision_name2 = Ahmednagar
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| unit_pref = Metric
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| elevation_m = 511
| population_total = 54325
| population_as_of = 2011
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| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = Marathi
| timezone1 = IST
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Rahuri {{audio|Rahuri.ogg|pronunciation}} is a town and a municipal council in Ahilyanagar district in the Indian state of Maharashtra.
Geography
Rahuri is located at {{Coord|19.38|N|74.65|E|}}.[http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/16/Rahuri.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Rahuri] It has an average elevation of 511 metres (1,676 feet).
Demographics
{{As of|2001}} India census,{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archivedate=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|accessdate=2008-11-01|publisher= Census Commission of India}} Rahuri had a population of 34,465. Males constituted of 52% of the population and females 48%. Rahuri has an average literacy rate of 70%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 77%, and female literacy is 63%. In Rahuri, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.
== History ==
According to legend, the town was named Rahuri, after Rahu, a historical figure in Hinduism.{{cite book|author1=Anne Feldhaus|authorlink1=Anne Feldhaus|title=Connected Places: Region, Pilgrimage, and Geographical Imagination in India|date=18 December 2003|publisher=Springer Science+Business Media|isbn=1403981345|page=26|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GsaADAAAQBAJ&dq=rahuri+story&pg=PA26}} It is believed that Rahu's head touched the ground at this place after it was beheaded by Mohini (Vishnu) from Newasa. Rahuri also has the second most important temple of the Hindu God Shani Dev.{{citation needed|date=October 2018}}
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