Bhingar

Bhingar

Bhrugupur
Bhingar Bhrugupur
Town
	Bhingar Location in Maharashtra, India
	Coordinates: 19°05′56″N 74°46′24″E / 19.099025°N 74.773335°E
Country	India
State	Maharashtra
District	Ahmednagar
Population (2011)
• Total	10,000+
Languages
• Official	Marathi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)

Bhingar, also known as Bhingar Camp, is a census town in Ahmednagar district in the state of Maharashtra, India.

History

Aurangzeb, the last prominent Mughal emperor, died at Bhingar in 1707. The place is known as Alamgir and a small monument marks the site. His tomb is situated at Khuldabad near Aurangabad.

Demographics

As of 2001^[update] India census,^[1] Bhingar had a population of 7620. Males constituted 51% of the population and females 49%. Bhingar had an average literacy rate of 73% at that time, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with a male literacy of 79% and a female literacy of 66%. About 13% of the population was under 6 years of age.

Notable residents

Anna Hazare Right to Information Act (RTI) Activist. He spent the first six years of his life in Lohar Galli, Bhingar.
Anna hazare birthplace
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