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{{Short description|City in  North Maharashtra, India}}
{{About|a city in Maharashtra|the district in which this city is based |Ahmednagar district|tehsil in Dharashiv district}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=January 2014}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2023}}
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| subdivision_name2  = [[Ahmednagar district]]
| established_title  = Founded
| established_date   = 1490
| founder            = [[Ahmad Nizam Shah I]]
| named_for          = [[Ahmad Nizam Shah I]]
| government_type    = [[Mayor–council government|Mayor–Council]]
| governing_body     = [[Ahmednagar Municipal Corporation]]
| leader_title       = [[Mayor of Ahmednagar|Mayor]]
| leader_name        = Rohini Shendage ([[Shiv Sena|SS]]) {{citation needed|date=March 2023}}
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| area_total_km2     = 39.30
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| elevation_m        = 649
| population_total   = 350905
| population_as_of   = 2011
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| population_rank    = [[List of most populous cities in India|124th]]
| population_demonym = Ahmednagarkar / Ahmednagari/ Nagarkar (Marathi)
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| postal_code        = 414001, 414003
| area_code          = 0241
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'''Ahmednagar''' is a city in the [[Ahmednagar district]], [[Maharashtra]], India, about 120&nbsp;km northeast of [[Pune]] and 114&nbsp;km from [[Aurangabad]] is the seat of its namesake district.{{Clarify|reason=Sentence meaning unclear|date=July 2023}}

Ahmednagar took its name from [[Ahmad Nizam Shah I]], who founded the town in 1494<ref name=EB1911>{{cite EB1911|wstitle=Ahmednagar |volume=1|page=432}}</ref> on the site of a battlefield where he won a battle against superior Bahamani forces.<ref name="The Kingdom of Ahmadnagar">{{cite book|title=The Kingdom of Ahmadnagar|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5C4hBqKdkEsC&pg=PA38|year=1966|publisher=Motilal Banarsidass|isbn=978-81-208-2651-9|page=38}}</ref> It was close to the site of the village of [[Bhingar]].<ref name="The Kingdom of Ahmadnagar" /> With the breakup of the [[Bahmani Sultanate]], Ahmad established a new sultanate in Ahmednagar, also known as [[Ahmadnagar Sultanate|Nizam Shahi dynasty]].<ref name="sen2">{{Cite book |last=Sen |first=Sailendra |title=A Textbook of Medieval Indian History |publisher=Primus Books |year=2013 |isbn=978-9-38060-734-4 |pages=118–119}}</ref>

In July 2023, deputy chief minister Devendra Fadanavis announced the name of the city would be changed to Ahilya Nagar.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Why Ahmednagar district in Maharashtra was renamed Ahilyanagar |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india-today-insight/story/why-ahmednagar-district-in-maharashtra-was-renamed-ahilyanagar-2388395-2023-06-03 |access-date=2023-07-05 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref>

Ahmednagar has several dozen buildings and sites from the Nizam Shahi period.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Sohoni|first1=Pushkar|author1-link=Pushkar Sohoni|title=Aurangabad with Daulatabad, Khuldabad, and Ahmadnagar|date=2015|publisher=Deccan Heritage Foundation; Jaico|location=London; Mumbai|isbn=9788184957020}}</ref> [[Ahmednagar Fort]], once considered almost impregnable, was used by the British to house [[Jawaharlal Nehru]] (the first prime minister of India) and other Indian Nationalists before Indian independence. A few rooms there have been converted to a museum. During his confinement by the British at Ahmednagar Fort in 1944, Nehru wrote book ''[[The Discovery of India]]''.<ref name="Moraes2007">{{cite book|last=Moraes|first=Frank|title=Jawaharlal Nehru|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0us3TambWogC&pg=PA319|date=1 January 2007|publisher=Jaico Publishing House|isbn=978-81-7992-695-6|page=319}}</ref> Ahmednagar is home to the Indian Armoured Corps Centre & School (ACC&S), the [[Mechanised Infantry Regiment|Mechanised Infantry Regimental Centre]] (MIRC), the [[Vehicle Research and Development Establishment]] (VRDE) and the Controllerate of Quality Assurance Vehicles (CQAV). Training and recruitment for the [[Indian Army Armoured Corps]] takes place at the ACC&S.<ref name="books.google.com">{{cite book|title=Sainik Samachar: The Pictorial Weekly of the Armed Forces|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=V3PfAAAAMAAJ|year=1988|page=14}}</ref>

Ahmednagar is a relatively small town and shows less development than the nearby western Maharashtra cities of Mumbai and Pune. Ahmednagar is home to 19 sugar factories and is also the birthplace of the cooperative movement.{{citation needed|date=August 2012}} Due to scarce rainfall, the city often suffers from drought. [[Marathi language|Marathi]] is the primary language for daily-life communication. The city administration has recently published a plan of developing the city by year 2031.<ref>{{cite web|author=Nagarick |url=http://nagarick.blogspot.com/2007/06/ahmednagar-by-year-2031-city-planning.html |title=Ahmednagar by year 2031 |publisher=Nagarick.blogspot.com |date=6 June 2007 |access-date=23 November 2011}}</ref>

==History==
The town Ahmednagar was founded in 1494 by [[Ahmad Nizam Shah I]] on the site of a more ancient city, [[Bhingar]].<ref name=EB1911/> With the breakup of the [[Bahmani Sultanate]], Ahmad established a new sultanate in Ahmednagar, also known as [[Ahmadnagar Sultanate|Nizam Shahi dynasty]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Sohoni |first1=Pushkar |title=The Architecture of a Deccan Sultanate: Courtly Practice and Royal Authority in Late Medieval India |date=2018 |publisher=I.B. Tauris |location=London |isbn=9781784537944}}</ref>

It was one of the [[Deccan sultanates]], which lasted until its conquest by [[Mughal Empire|Mughal]] emperor [[Shah Jahan]] in 1636. [[Aurangzeb]], the last Mughal emperor, who spent the latter years of his reign, 1681–1707, in the [[Deccan Plateau|Deccan]], died in Ahmednagar and is buried at [[Khuldabad]], near Aurangabad in 1707, with a small monument marking the site.

In 1759, the [[Peshwa]] of the [[Maratha]]s obtained possession of the place from [[Nizam of Hyderabad]] and in 1795 it was ceded by the Peshwa to the Maratha chief [[Daulat Rao Sindhia]]. In 1803 Ahmednagar was besieged by a British force under [[Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquess Wellesley|Richard Wellesley]] and captured.<ref name=EB1911/> It was afterward restored to the Marathas, but again came into the possession of the British in 1817, according to the terms of the [[Treaty of Poona]],<ref name=EB1911/> and was known as '''Ahmednuggur'''. 

In 19th century American christian missionaries opened first modern schools in the this town. According to a report there were four girl's school running under the superintendence of [[Cynthia Farrar]] around the 1850s.  [[Jyotirao Phule|Jyotiba Phule]] visited them and got inspired to open school for girls in Poona. Later he enrolled his wife Savitribai Phule in Farrar's school in a teacher's training program. Farrar was from America and spent his entire life in Ahmednagar running her schools, these girl's schools were one of the first such kind in the country.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cynthia Farrar — Missionary woman who inspired Jotirao Phule |date=28 January 2023 |url=https://thesatyashodhak.com/cynthia-farrar-missionary-woman-who-inspired-jotirao-phule/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

==Military base==

Ahmednagar is home to:
* the Indian Armored Corps Centre & School (ACC&S),
* the Mechanized Infantry Regimental Centre (MIRC),
* the [[Vehicle Research and Development Establishment]] (VRDE) and
* the Controllerate of Quality Assurance Vehicles (CQAV).
Training and recruitment for the [[Indian Army Armored Corps]] take place at the ACC&S.
Formerly, the city was the Indian base of the [[British Army]]'s [[Royal Tank Corps]]/ [[Indian Armored Corps]], amongst other units. The town houses the second-largest display of military tanks in the world and the largest in Asia.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ahmednagar.nic.in/html_docs/history_of_ahmedngar_district.htm |title=The History of Ahmednagar |publisher=Ahmednagar.nic.in |date=15 August 1947 |access-date=23 November 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111007150425/http://ahmednagar.nic.in/html_docs/history_of_ahmedngar_district.htm |archive-date=7 October 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref>{{Failed verification|date=September 2013}}

== Geography ==

=== Climate ===
Situated in the [[rain shadow]] region of the [[Western Ghats]], Ahmednagar has a [[hot semi-arid climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]] ''BSh''). The climate is hot throughout the year and sweltering during the pre-monsoon months from March to mid-June, whilst monsoon rainfall averages less than a third of that received in [[Mumbai]] and about a tenth what is received in [[Mahabaleshwar]] on the crest of the mountains.
{{Weather box
|location = Ahmednagar (1981-2010, extremes 1901-2012)
|metric first = Yes
|single line = Yes
| Jan record high C = 36.1
| Feb record high C = 38.9
| Mar record high C = 43.2
| Apr record high C = 43.5
| May record high C = 44.0
| Jun record high C = 43.3
| Jul record high C = 37.7
| Aug record high C = 39.5
| Sep record high C = 38.2
| Oct record high C = 39.7
| Nov record high C = 35.6
| Dec record high C = 35.6
| year record high C = 44.0
| Jan high C = 30.1
| Feb high C = 32.3
| Mar high C = 35.7
| Apr high C = 38.6
| May high C = 38.6
| Jun high C = 33.1
| Jul high C = 29.7
| Aug high C = 29.2
| Sep high C = 29.9
| Oct high C = 31.8
| Nov high C = 30.3
| Dec high C = 29.5
| year high C = 32.4
| Jan low C = 11.7
| Feb low C = 13.3
| Mar low C = 16.8
| Apr low C = 20.4
| May low C = 22.5
| Jun low C = 22.1
| Jul low C = 21.4
| Aug low C = 20.9
| Sep low C = 20.4
| Oct low C = 18.3
| Nov low C = 15.0
| Dec low C = 11.6
| year low C = 17.9
| Jan record low C = 1.8
| Feb record low C = 2.8
| Mar record low C = 7.5
| Apr record low C = 9.5
| May record low C = 15.2
| Jun record low C = 17.0
| Jul record low C = 16.5
| Aug record low C = 12.2
| Sep record low C = 10.7
| Oct record low C = 10.6
| Nov record low C = 5.6
| Dec record low C = 3.3
| year record low C = 1.8
| rain colour = green
| Jan rain mm = 0.3
| Feb rain mm = 0.8
| Mar rain mm = 1.9
| Apr rain mm = 4.1
| May rain mm = 22.7
| Jun rain mm = 124.5
| Jul rain mm = 90.9
| Aug rain mm = 99.6
| Sep rain mm = 186.9
| Oct rain mm = 72.0
| Nov rain mm = 24.8
| Dec rain mm = 6.8
| year rain mm = 635.4
| Jan rain days = 0.0
| Feb rain days = 0.3
| Mar rain days = 0.3
| Apr rain days = 0.5
| May rain days = 1.3
| Jun rain days = 6.4
| Jul rain days = 6.0
| Aug rain days = 5.0
| Sep rain days = 8.8
| Oct rain days = 4.2
| Nov rain days = 1.0
| Dec rain days = 0.4
| year rain days = 34.3
|time day = 17:30 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| Jan humidity = 37
| Feb humidity = 32
| Mar humidity = 26
| Apr humidity = 23
| May humidity = 30
| Jun humidity = 58
| Jul humidity = 68
| Aug humidity = 70
| Sep humidity = 68
| Oct humidity = 57
| Nov humidity = 52
| Dec humidity = 43
|year humidity = 48
|source 1 = [[India Meteorological Department]]<ref name=IMDnormals>
{{cite web
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200205040301/http://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/1981-2010%20CLIM%20NORMALS%20%28STATWISE%29.pdf
| archive-date = 5 February 2020
| url = https://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/1981-2010%20CLIM%20NORMALS%20%28STATWISE%29.pdf
| title = Station: Ahmednagar Climatological Table 1981–2010
| work = Climatological Normals 1981–2010
| publisher = India Meteorological Department
| date = January 2015
| pages = 15–16
| access-date = 30 March 2020}}</ref><ref name=IMDextremes>
{{cite web
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200205042509/http://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/EXTREMES%20OF%20TEMPERATURE%20and%20RAINFALL%20upto%202012.pdf
| archive-date = 5 February 2020
| url = https://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/EXTREMES%20OF%20TEMPERATURE%20and%20RAINFALL%20upto%202012.pdf
| title = Extremes of Temperature & Rainfall for Indian Stations (Up to 2012)
| publisher = India Meteorological Department
| date = December 2016
| page = M135
| access-date = 30 March 2020}}</ref>
}}

==Demographics==

{{bar box
|title=Religions in Ahmednagar city (2011)<ref name="Religion">{{Cite web|date=2011|title=Population by Religion - Maharashtra |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/11382/download/14495/DDW27C-01%20MDDS.XLS |website=censusindia.gov.in|publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]}}</ref>
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|left1=Religion
|right1=Percent
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{{bar percent|[[Hinduism in Maharashtra|Hinduism]]|darkorange|75.69}}
{{bar percent|[[Marathi Muslims|Islam]]|green|15.64}}
{{bar percent|[[Jainism in Maharashtra|Jainism]]|brown|4.35}}
{{bar percent|[[Christianity in Maharashtra|Christianity]]|dodgerblue|2.57}}
{{bar percent|[[Marathi Buddhists|Buddhism]]|mediumblue|0.85}}
{{bar percent|Other or not stated|black|0.90}}
}}

As of 2011 Indian [[census]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-date=16 June 2004|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|access-date=1 November 2008|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref> Ahmednagar had a population of 350,859. Ahmednagar has a sex ratio of 961 females per 1000 males and an average literacy rate of 84%, higher than the national urban average of 79.9%.<ref>{{citation|last=Ministry of Home Affairs|first=Government of India|title=2001 Literacy Rates|work=Census of India 2001|publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, India}}</ref> 10% of the population is under 6 years of age.

{{Pie chart
|thumb = right
|caption = Languages of Ahmednagar city (2011)<ref name="langs" />
|label1 = [[Marathi language|Marathi]] |value1 = 68.01 |color1 = red
|label2 = [[Hindi]] |value2 = 9.43 |color2 = orange
|label3 = [[Urdu]] |value3 = 8.59 |color3 = green
|label4 = [[Telugu language|Telugu]] |value4 = 4.86 |color4 = steelblue
|label5 = [[Marwari language|Marwari]] |value5 = 4.31 |color5 = maroon
|label6 = [[Sindhi language|Sindhi]] |value6 = 1.35 |color6 = limegreen
|label7 = [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]] |value7 = 0.95 |color7 = skyblue
|label8 = Others |value8 = 2.50 |color8 = grey
}}

At the time of the [[2011 Census of India]], 68.01% of the population spoke [[Marathi language|Marathi]], 9.43% [[Hindi]], 8.59% [[Urdu]], 4.86% [[Telugu language|Telugu]], 4.31% [[Marwari language|Marwari]], 1.35% [[Sindhi language|Sindhi]] and 0.95% [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]] as their first language.<ref name="langs">{{cite web |title=Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Maharashtra (Town level) |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/10253/download/13365/DDW-C16-TOWN-STMT-MDDS-2700.XLSX |website=censusindia.gov.in |publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]}}</ref>

==Notable people==
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* [[Malik Ambar]], [[Siddi]] military leader and guerilla fighter against Mughal Empire
* [[Sadashiv Amrapurkar]], noted film and theatre actor
* [[Rajanikant Arole]], doctor, [[Ramon Magsaysay Award|Magsaysay award]] Winner, [[Padma Bhushan|Padmabhushan]]
* [[Meher Baba]], spiritual leader 
* [[John Barnabas]], evolutionary biologist
* [[Chand Bibi]], Nizamshahi princess, defended Ahmednagar Fort against the Mughal forces of  Akbar
* [[Madhu Dandavate]], Indian Politician 
* [[Michael J. S. Dewar]], theoretical chemist
* [[Cynthia Farrar]], American missionary
* [[Anna Hazare]], Gandhian and social activist
* [[Adhik Kadam]], social activist, social entrepreneur and philanthropist. 
* [[Pramod Kamble]], painter and sculptor
* [[Zaheer Khan]], cricketer
* [[Anna Leonowens]], educator, feminist, author of ''The English Governess at the Siamese Court'' (1870)
* [[Spike Milligan]], 1918–2002, comedian and author
* [[Shahu Modak]], film actor
* [[Bahirji Naik]], Head of Intelligence Agency of Shivaji's army
*[[Popatrao Baguji Pawar]], Padmashri, Sarpanch Hiware Bazar
* [[Ajinkya Rahane]], cricketer
* [[Anand Rishiji]], Jain saint
* [[Sai Baba of Shirdi]], spiritual master
* [[Narayan Waman Tilak]], Christian writer, poet, pastor
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==Tourist places==
<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://mpkv.mah.nic.in/ |title=Welcome to Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth |access-date=12 September 2013 |archive-date=6 September 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130906134350/http://mpkv.mah.nic.in/ |url-status=dead }} Official website</ref>
{{Cleanup list|date=April 2020}}
[[File:Salabat Khan's Dome.png|thumb|Salabat Khan's tomb.]]
[[File:Ahmednagar fort entrance.jpg|thumb|[[Ahmednagar fort]] entrance.]]
* [[Tomb of Salabat Khan II]] – also called the Chand Bibi Palace,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ahmednagar.nic.in/html_docs/AhmednagarCity.htm|title=Ahmednagar City|website=ahmednagar.nic.in}}</ref> this is a solid three-storey stone structure situated on the crest of a hill 13&nbsp;km from Ahmednagar city.
* [[Meherabad]], where the ''[[Samadhi of Meher Baba|samadhi]]'' (tomb) of the spiritual master [[Meher Baba]] is a place of pilgrimage, particularly on the anniversary of his death, [[Amartithi]]. His later residence was at [[Meherazad]] (near Pimpalgaon village), approximately nine miles north of Ahmednagar.
* [[Ahmednagar Fort]] (Bhuekot Killa) – Built by Ahmed Nizam Shah in 1490, this is one of the best-designed and most impregnable forts in India. {{As of|2013}}, it is under the control of the military command of India.<ref>Rajendra Rajan [http://www.tribuneindia.com/2009/20090712/spectrum/main4.htm Fort that held Nehru] ''[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|The Tribune]]'', 12 July 2009</ref> 
* [[Cavalry Tank Museum, Ahmednagar|Cavalry Tank Museum]] – The Armoured Corps Centre and School has created a museum with an extensive collection of 20th-century armoured fighting vehicles.<ref>[http://ahmednagar.nic.in/html_docs/..%5Chtml_docs%5Ctank_museum.htm Tank Museum] at ahmednagar.nic.in</ref>
 [[File:Meher Baba Samadhi2.jpg|thumb|260px|Samadhi of [[Meher Baba]]]]
*[[Ralegan Siddhi]] – a village which is a model for environmental conservation. Social activist [[Anna Hazare]] is from Ralegan Siddhi.
*[[Pimpri Gawali]] – is a village in Parner taluka, about 25&nbsp;km away from Ahmednagar and known for the watershed development and agribusiness activities. [[File:Pimpari Gavali Deep CCT 1.jpg|thumb|Deep Continuous Contour Trenches (CCT)]]
* [[Avhane]], [[Shevgaon]] – Temple of [[Ganesha|Ganesh]] (Nidrista/Sleeping).
*[[Shri Munjaba Tample, Ukkadgaon]] – In Shrigonda Taluka about 60&nbsp;km from Ahmednagar main city it is very beautiful Temple with four big statue of ganapati, mahadev (shankar), vishnu and hanuman on Temple and thousands of devotees visit this place.
* [[Jamgaon]] – Place in [[Parner taluka]] with a historic 18th-century palace built by [[Mahadaji Shinde]].
* [[Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth|Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth, Rahuri]] Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth is an agricultural university at Rahuri, named after an activist and social reformer of 19th century—one of four agricultural universities in the state.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://mpkv.mah.nic.in/ |title=Maharashtra Krishi Vidyapeeth, Rahuri |access-date=12 September 2013 |archive-date=6 September 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130906134350/http://mpkv.mah.nic.in/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
*[[Mula Dam]]: It is 52&nbsp;km from the Ahmednagar City
*[[Shani Shingnapur]] - Temple of God [[Shani]]

==Transport==
===Air===
Ahmednagar has 1 airport, the nearest domestic airport at [[Shirdi]] at 90km. While the nearest International Airport is at [[Pune]].

Ahmednagar city has air connectivity by Seaplane service. The port for Seaplane is located at the Mula Dam water reservoir, 30 min away from Ahmednagar City. The service offered by Maritime Energy Heli Air Services Pvt. Ltd. (MEHAIR) from 22 September 2014. Ongoing Flight is available from [[Juhu, Mumbai]] to [[Mula Dam]].{{citation needed|date=November 2021}}

===Rail===
{{Main|Ahmednagar Junction railway station}}

[[Ahmednagar railway station]] (station code:ANG) belongs to [[Solapur]] Division of Central Railway zone of the [[Indian Railways]]. Ahmednagar has rail connectivity with [[Pune]], [[Manmad]], [[Kopargaon]], [[Shirdi]], [[Daund Junction railway station|Daund]], [[Goa]], [[Nasik]] and other metro-cities like [[New Delhi]], [[Mumbai]], [[Chennai]], [[Kolkata]], [[Bangalore]], [[Ahmedabad]]. 41 express trains stop at this station.{{citation needed|date=October 2017}} There is still a demand for direct rail connectivity to other major cities of India.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/MPs-demand-better-railway-connectivity-in-Maharashtra/articleshow/12002429.cms|title=MPs demand better railway connectivity in Maharashtra|date=23 February 2012|accessdate=25 June 2023|via=The Economic Times - The Times of India}}</ref>
Ahmednagar station will now be a part of the Pune railway division. 24 stations of the Daund-Ankai section will be merged with Pune railway division. The Daund-Ankai section is currently under the management of the Solapur railway division. The change to the Pune division will increase the chances of starting demu services between Ahmednagar and Pune stations.<ref>{{cite news |author=Dheeraj Bengrut |title=Pune railway division area to increase, 24 stations to be added |date=3 November 2021 |newspaper=[[Hindustan Times]] | url = https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/pune-news/pune-railway-division-area-to-increase-24-stations-to-be-added-101635960600511.html |access-date=14 November 2021 }}</ref>

One of the oldest and important railway project of Ahmednagar railway station was kalyan-Ahmednagar railway project which was in planning stage since British regime. It was referred as 3rd ghat project. The survey of this project was carried out in 1973,2000, 2006, 2014 etc. This project was in pink book in 2010. unfortunately this project could not be completed. The alignment length of this project was 184&nbsp;km and it could have been shortest route for marathwada, andhra and Telangana. The major challenge for this project was proposed 18.96&nbsp;km tunnel in malshej ghat section.<ref>{{cite news |title=कल्याण-नगर रेल्वे हा विकासाचा मार्ग – Development route of Kalyan Ahmednagar railway |language=mr|date=4 August 2017 |work=[[Maharashtra Times]] |url=
https://www.maharashtratimes.com/editorial/article/development-route-of-kalyan-ahmednagar-railway/amp_articleshow/59907427.cms |access-date=14 November 2021 }}</ref>

Malshej Kriti samiti is following for kalyan ahmednagar railway project. Kalyan-murbad section which is first phase of this project is already under survey stage.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.loksatta.com/thane/article-on-malshej-ghat-railway-route-1210026/|title=संजीवनी देणारा माळशेज घाट रेल्वे मार्ग|date=2 March 2016|access-date=25 June 2023}}</ref>

Survey of Ahmednagar-Aurangabad Railway line with 120&nbsp;km length was also carried out in March 2021. The DPR Report of this project is under preparation.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/aurangabad/field-survey-for-rail-line-begins-today/articleshow/81248547.cms | title=Field survey for rail line begins today | newspaper=The Times of India | date=28 February 2021 }}</ref>

Ahmednagar-Karmala railway option is also getting explored.  Ahmednagar railway station will become an important railway junction in future to the level similar to daund railway junction. Kalyan-Murbad-Ahmednagar line is also possible in future.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.deshdoot.com/local-news/sarvamat/new-ahmednagar-karmala-railway-line-possibility-of-decision-shrirampur | title=अहमदनगर-करमाळा नवीन रेल्वे मार्गाबाबत लवकरच निर्णयाची शक्यता | date=2 November 2021 }}</ref>

=== Road ===
Ahmednagar is well connected by road with major cities of Maharashtra and other states. It has 4 lane road connectivity to:
* [[Aurangabad]]
* [[Parbhani]],
* [[Nanded]],
* [[Pune]],
* [[Nashik]],
* [[Beed]],
* [[Solapur]] and
* [[Osmanabad]].
National Highway 222 from [[Kalyan, India|Kalyan]] to [[Nirmal]] near [[Adilabad district|Adilabad]] in [[Telangana]] passes through the city. The [[Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation]] (MSRTC) and different private transport operators provide bus service connecting the city to all parts of the state.

Ahmednagar has 3 main bus stands: 
* MSRTC Tarakpur Bus Stand – All buses passing through Ahmednagar stop here.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.google.co.in/search?q=ahmednagar%20bus%20stand&rlz=1C1CHBF_enIN749IN749&oq=ahmednagar+bus+stand&aqs=chrome..69i57j0l5.3762j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&npsic=0&rflfq=1&rlha=0&rllag=19095194,74737547,1303&tbm=lcl&rldimm=12687353555533792245&ved=0ahUKEwj-1cTEl47XAhVMKY8KHd1cCqEQvS4IRTAA&rldoc=1&tbs=lrf:!2m1!1e2!2m1!1e3!3sIAE,lf:1,lf_ui:2#rlfi=hd:;si:12687353555533792245;mv:!1m3!1d272995.92063863366!2d74.81083925!3d18.92531755!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i593!2i434!4f13.1;tbs:lrf:!2m1!1e2!2m1!1e3!3sIAE,lf:1,lf_ui:2|title=ahmednagar bus stand – Google Search|website=google.co.in|language=en-IN|access-date=26 October 2017}}</ref>
* Maliwada Bus Stand – The buses going to Aurangabad/ Jalgaon/ Akola halt here.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://msrtc.maharashtra.gov.in/index.php/node/index/122|title=Bus Stands & Traffic Control Centers Ahmednagar}}</ref>
* Pune Bus Stand – Buses going to Pune/ Mumbai halt here.

===Intra city transport===
* Autorickshaws, including Share Autorickshaws
* Bus service established by the Municipal Corporation. The main bus routes in the city are:
* Maliwada Bus Stand to Nirmalnagar via:
** Delhi Gate,
** Patrakar Chowk,
** Premdan Chowk,
** Professor Colony and
** Pipeline Road.
* Maliwada Bus Stand to Dr. Vikhe Patil College, Vilad Ghat via:
** Delhi Gate,
** Patrakar Chowk,
** Premdan Chowk,
** Savedi Naka,
** Nagapur MIDC and
** New Nagapur.
* Maliwada Bus Stand to Kedgaon via:
** Sakkar Chowk,
** Kinetic Chowk,
** Railway Flyover and
** Ambikanagar.
* Maliwada Bus Stand to Bhingar via:
** Market Yard Chowk,
** Nagar College,
** GPO Chowk,
** Ahmednagar Fort,
** Shukrawar Bazaar and
** Bhingar Wes.
* Maliwada Bus Stand to Nimbalak via:
** Delhi Gate,
** Patrakar Chowk,
** Premdan Chowk,
** Savedi Naka and
** Nagapur MIDC.

==Politics==
Ahmednagar Municipal Council was upgraded to a Municipal Corporation in 2003. As of 2022, Rohini Shendage of [[Shiv Sena]] was the incumbent mayor. Ahmednagar city is represented in the central and state legislatures by the Ahmednagar Lok Sabha and Ahmednagar City Vidhan Sabha seats respectively. The Sitting MP was [[Sujay Vikhe Patil|Dr.Sujay Vikhe Patil]] as of 2022, while the sitting MLA was Sangram Jagtap.

==Media and communication==
* '''Newspapers:'''
** [[Lokmat]],
** [[Sakaal]],
** Sarvamat,
** Deshdoot,
** Punyanagri,
** Samana,
** [[Loksatta]],
** Nava Maratha,
** Nagar Times,
** Divya Marathi,
** Maharashtra Times,
** Samachar and
** Savedi Mitra
* '''TV Channel:''':
** CMN Channel,
** News Today 24 Ahmednagar and
** ATV Ahmednagar
* '''Radio:''':
** 104 MY FM,
** [[All India Radio|AIR Nagar FM]],
** [[Radio City (Indian radio station)|Radio City]],
** Dhamaal 24 and
** Radio Nagar FM
* '''Internet:''':
Internet facilities are provided by several service providers.

==References==
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==External links==

* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110930042154/http://ahmednagar.gov.in/html_docs/places.htm Ahmednagar: Places to Visit]
*[[Ahmadnagar Sultanate|Ahmednagar sultane]]
*[[Talukas of Ahmednagar district]]
*[[Ahmednagar (Lok Sabha constituency)]]
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20171113233406/http://nagarcity.in/Bus.html Ahmednagar Bus Stands Center Contact list]
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