Bhingar

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

==Legend behind name==
There is a legend that [[Bhrugu]] rushi did tapasya here on a hillock where a temple is erected in his honour. The name Bhingar is derived from the sage. This temple is situated at the centre of the city.

==Demographics==
{{As of|2001}} India [[census]],<ref>{{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|work= |publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref> 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.
Hazare spent the first six years of his life in Lohar Galli, Bhingar. [[File:Anna hazare birth place.jpg|thumb|Anna hazare birthplace]]
*Dr. Rahul Ramesh Trimukhe is the first Super Specialist in Cardiology from Bhingar.

==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.
There is a very famous and very old temple of Lord Shiva called Beleshwar Temple in Bhingar.

==References==
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[[Category:Cities and towns in Ahmednagar district]]

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