Pathri


Pathri is a town and a municipal council in Parbhani district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. Chief Minister of Maharashtra Mr. Uddhav Thakre has confirmed that Pathri is the real birthplace of Sai Baba and he has allocated Rs 1 billion for the development of Pathri. This will help boost the economy of Pathri and Prabhani District. Pathri Premier League is a popular annual cricket tournament organised in the city to boost local cricketing talent.

Geography

Pathri is located at. It has an average elevation of 423 metres.

Demographics

India census, Pathri has population of 36,853 of which 19,025 are males while 17,828 are females. Pathri has Female Sex Ratio is of 937 higher than Maharashtra state average of 929. 15.1% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Literacy rate of Pathri city is 78.20% lower than state average of 82.34%. In Pathri, Male literacy is around 84.18% while female literacy rate is 71.89%.
Schedule Caste constitutes 12.04% while Schedule Tribe were 0.83% of total population in Pathri.

Tourism

Datta temple in Gunj-Khurd and Renuka Devi temple at Pedgaon hold religious importance as well. Chief Minister of Maharashtra Mr Uddhav Thakre has confirmed that Pathri is the real birthplace of Sai Baba and he has allocated Rs 1 billion for the development of Pathri. This will help to boost the economy of Pathri and Prabhani District.

Transport

Pathri is a major town on National Highway 222 which connects Kalyan to Nirmal. Pathri is located towards west from district headquarters Parbhani. The distance between Pathri and Aurangabad is.
Nearest railway station from Pathri is Manwath road railway station which is away.

Administration

Pathri comes under Parbhani for Indian general elections and current member of Parliament representing this constituency is Sanjay Haribhau Jadhav of Shiv Sena.
Pathri is part of Pathri for assembly elections of Maharashtra. Current representative from this constituency in Maharashtra state assembly is who was Indian National Congress candidate.