Talegaon Dhamdhere
{{short description|Village in Maharashtra}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2019}}
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{{Infobox settlement
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| subdivision_type1 = State
| subdivision_name1 = Maharashtra
| subdivision_type2 = District
| subdivision_name2 = Pune
| subdivision_type3 = Taluka
| subdivision_name3 = Shirur
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| population_total = 13410
| population_as_of = 2001
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| demographics1_info1 = Marathi
| timezone1 = IST
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = PIN
| postal_code = 412208
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| area_code = 412208
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| leader_party = Rajendra Sambhajianna Bhujbal (BJP)
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Talegaon Dhamdhere{{Cite web |title=Gram Panchayat (ग्राम पंचायत): TALEGAON DHAMDHERE (तळेगाव ढमढेरे ) |url=https://localbodydata.com/gram-panchayat-talegaon-dhamdhere-186564 |access-date=2025-02-05 |website=localbodydata.com}} is a panchayat village2011 Village Panchayat Code for Talegaon Dhamdhere = 188626, {{Cite web|title=Reports of National Panchayat Directory: Village Panchayat Names of Shirur, Pune, Maharashtra|publisher=Ministry of Panchayati Raj, Government of India|url=https://panchayatdirectory.gov.in/adminreps/viewpansumSQL.asp?selstate=4523&pno=1&ptype=V&parenttype=B|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130511212036/https://panchayatdirectory.gov.in/adminreps/viewpansumSQL.asp?selstate=4523&pno=1&ptype=V&parenttype=B|archivedate=2013-05-11}} in the state of Maharashtra, India,2001 Census Village code for Talegaon Dhamdhere = 03050500, {{Cite web|title=2001 Census of India: List of Villages by Tehsil: Maharashtra|publisher=Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India|page=592|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/Census_Data_2001/PLCN/dir-27R.pdf|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111113195156/https://www.censusindia.gov.in/Census_Data_2001/PLCN/DIR-27r.pdf|archivedate=13 November 2011|url-status=live}}2011 Census Village code for Talegaon Dhamdhere = 555634, {{Cite web|title=Reports of National Panchayat Directory: List of Census Villages mapped for: Talegaon Dhamdhere Gram Panchayat, Shirur, Pune, Maharashtra|publisher=Ministry of Panchayati Raj, Government of India|url=https://panchayatdirectory.gov.in/adminreps/viewGPmapcvills.asp?gpcode=188626&rlbtype=V|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130511084228/https://panchayatdirectory.gov.in/adminreps/viewGPmapcvills.asp?gpcode=188626&rlbtype=V|archivedate=2013-05-11}} on the right (south) bank of the Vel River (Wel River).{{Citation|date=May 1960|title=Poona India, Sheet NE 43-06|series=Series U-502|publisher=United States Army Map Service|format=topographic map, scale 1:250,000|url=https://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/ams/india/ne-43-06a.jpg}} Administratively, Talegaon Dhamdhere is under Shirur Taluka of Pune District in Maharashtra. There is only the single village of Talegaon Dhamdhere in the Talegaon Dhamdhere gram panchayat. The village of Talegaon Dhamdhere is 4 km by road southeast of the village of Shikrapur, and 6 km by road north of the village of Vittalwadi.
The main surnames of Talegaon Dhamdhere are:-Dhamdhere, Bhujbal, Dhavale, Todkar, Pingle, Bhumkar, Narke etc.
History
The town has several Peshwa period temples, the chief of which are five of Ganpati, Nath, Siddheshvar, Takleshvar, and Uttareshvar. Ganpati's temple was built by a member of the Dhamdhere family. Siddheshvar's is a large shrine built on raised ground and enclosed by lofty battlemented walls. High flights of steps lead on the east and west into the temple enclosure. The temple is said to have been built by a village accountant of Talegaon who rose to be Scindia's minister. Uttareshvar's temple was built by a member of a family called the Mahajan about 200 years ago.{{Cite web |title=GAZETTEERS OF THE BOMBAY PRESIDENCY - POONA |url=https://gazetteers.maharashtra.gov.in/cultural.maharashtra.gov.in/english/gazetteer/Poona%20District/places_t.html#. |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20220819230640/https://gazetteers.maharashtra.gov.in/cultural.maharashtra.gov.in/english/gazetteer/Poona%20District/places_t.html |archive-date=2022-08-19 |access-date=2025-02-04 |website=gazetteers.maharashtra.gov.in}}{{Cite book |last=James Grant Duff |url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.276235/page/n291/mode/1up |title=A History Of The Mahrattas Vol. Ii}}{{source-attribution}}
Demographics
In the 2001 census, the village of Talegaon Dhamdhere had 13,410 inhabitants, with 6,912 males (51.5%) and 6,498 females (48.5%), for a gender ratio of 940 females per thousand males.{{Cite web|title=Census 2001 Population Finder: Maharashtra: Pune: Shirur: Talegaon Dhamdhere|publisher=Office of The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/PopulationFinder/View_Village_Population.aspx?pcaid=524756&category=VILLAGE}}
Gallery
File:Shrine of Uttareshwar temple.jpg|Shrine of Uttareshwar temple
File:Shikhara of Uttareshwar temple.jpg|Shikhara of Uttareshwar temple
File:Siddheshwar Temple Talegaon Dhamdhere.jpg|Arches & premises of Siddheshwar Temple
File:Siddheshwar temple-Shikhara.jpg|Shikhara-Siddheshwar temple
File:Arches - Siddheshwar temple.jpg|Arches - Siddheshwar temple
File:Roof support - Siddheshwar temple.jpg|Roof support - Siddheshwar temple
File:Tulasi Vrindavana in premises of Siddheshwar temple.jpg|Tulasi Vrindavana in premises of Siddheshwar temple
Notable People
= Vishnu Ganesh Pingle (1888–1915) =
Vishnu Ganesh Pingle was an Indian revolutionary and a key member of the Ghadar Party. Born on 2 January 1888 in Talegaon Dhamdhere, he pursued mechanical engineering at the University of Washington. Pingle played a significant role in the Ghadar Conspiracy during World War I and was executed on 16 November 1915 following the Lahore Conspiracy Trial. His legacy is commemorated with a memorial in his native village.{{cite web |title=Pune village remembers its own freedom 'martyr' |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/pune/pune-village-remembers-its-own-freedom-martyr/ |website=The Indian Express |date=August 14, 2015}}
= Hari Narke (1963–2023) =
Hari Narke was a renowned scholar, author, and orator, born on 1 June 1963 in Talegaon Dhamdhere. He served as a professor and head of the Mahatma Jotirao Phule Chair at Savitribai Phule Pune University. Narke authored over 35 books focusing on social reformers and delivered numerous lectures globally. He passed away on 9 August 2023 in Mumbai.{{cite web |title='Voice of the downtrodden' passes away |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/pune-news/voice-of-the-downtrodden-passes-away-101691607861550.html |website=Hindustan Times |date=August 10, 2023}}
= Raikumar Bhogilal Gujar (1922–2010s) =
Raikumar Bhogilal Gujar, born in 1922 in Talegaon Dhamdhere, was a freedom fighter who actively participated in the Quit India Movement of 1942 under Mahatma Gandhi's leadership. He later co-founded the Shikshan Prasarak Mandal’s Sahebrao Shankarrao Dhamdhere Arts & Commerce College, contributing significantly to education in the region.{{cite web |title=About Founders |url=https://ssdhamdherecollege.edu.in/page/141/about-founders |website=Sahebrao Shankarrao Dhamdhere Arts & Commerce College}}
References
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External links
- {{Cite web|title=Official Website of Pune District|url=https://pune.nic.in}}
- {{Cite web|format=Map|title=Delimitation of PC and AC - 2004 Shirur Taluka, Pune District, Maharashtra (Administrative Units)|publisher=Pune District|url=https://pune.gov.in/puneCollectorate/DistrictAdmin/tahsil%20maps/Shirur.tif|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120307190744/https://pune.gov.in/puneCollectorate/DistrictAdmin/tahsil%20maps/Shirur.tif|archivedate=2012-03-07}}
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