Vambori


Vambori or Wambori is a Panchyat town located in Rahuri Tehsil and, fall under Ahilya Nagar district, Maharashtra State, India.
Vambori village falls under Rahuri assembly constituency, and Ahmednagar [Lok Sabha constituency].

Location and transportation

It is situated 19 km away from its sub-district Rahuri, 14 km Away From Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth and 25 km away from district Ahmednagar.
Maharashtra [State Road Transport Corporation|MSRTC] buses are primary mode of transportation.

Geographical area

The Total Geographical land area of Vambori is About 5425.97 hectares.

Demographics

According to the 2011 Indian census, Vambori has a population of 19213 of which 9977 are males while 9236 are females as per Population Census 2011.
CountryIndia
StateMaharashtra
DistrictAhmednagar
TehsilRahuri
LocationVambori
Population as per est.18,637 - 23,056
Population19213
Males9947
Females9384
Households3896
Lat74.7307807
Lng19.2896623

Vambori village slightly higher literacy rate compared to Maharashtra. literacy rate of Vambori village at 82.52% compared to 82.34% of Maharashtra.

Local administration

The local administration of the village is handled by the Gram Panchayat, Vambori.

Local hospital

The village of Wambori has a Government Rural Medical Hospital and a Government Veterinary Hospital.

Places of interest

• Shree Khole shwar Mahadev Mandir.
• Sri Pillay Swara Mahadev Temple महादेव मंदिर
Valmiki Tirth.
Gorakhnath Temple
In Above Garbha Giri Hill Here is the Samadhi place of the main and second Guru of the Navnath sect, Shri Guru Gorakhnath.
Shri Krishna Mahanubhava Panth Temple and Ashram
Shri Chakradhar Swami, the founder of the Mahanubhava sect had visited this village.
• Old Gram Devta Jagdamba And Dev Khandoba Temple.
• Malaganga Temple.

Local schools

• Mahesh Munot Secondary and Higher College.
• Kanya secondary and higher College.
Zilla Parishad Boys School.
• Zilla Parishad Girls School.

Notable people

• Indian guru shri Gaur Gopal Das ji, an internationally renowned motivational speaker and a well-known monk of ISKCON organization, was born in Vambori village.