Nerur, Maharashtra

Nerur
village
Nerur
Location in Maharashtra, India
Coordinates: 15°59′0″N 73°39′0″E / 15.98333°N 73.65000°E / 15.98333; 73.65000Coordinates: 15°59′0″N 73°39′0″E / 15.98333°N 73.65000°E / 15.98333; 73.65000
Country  India
State Maharashtra
District Sindhudurg
Government
 • Body Gram panchayat
Languages
 • Official Marathi
 • Spoken Malvani
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
ISO 3166 code IN-MH
Vehicle registration MH-
Website maharashtra.gov.in
Shree Kaleshawara Temple
Front Gate of Shree Kaleshawara Temple
Shree Deva Kothari Brahamana Temple view from cliff in Kandareewadi, Nerur.
Shree Deva Kothari Brahamana Temple view from cliff in Kandareewadi, Nerur.

Nerur is a town of Kudal Taluka of Sindhudurg district of Maharashtra in India. It is one of the smaller towns in the district having 32 wadis. The Malvani dialect of Konkani is spoken here. Nerur is becoming very popular attraction amongst Indian and foreign tourists from Mumbai and Goa. Along with the increasing number of Resorts, Home Stays and Farm Stays, an International Airport at Chipi village is also soon to be inaugurated which is only 16 Km away from Nerur. The Nerur village looks very beautiful especially during monsoon and winter season with rice farming all over the village.

Etymology

The name Nerur said to be derived from conjunction of two Dravidian words Neer (means Water) and Oor (Means village in Dravidian languages) literally means "Village of Waters", some suggested that it could be from Nera (Time in Tamil) and Oor, but proximity of this place with Kannada speaking region suggests the former is more suitable.

Geography

Nerur is 7 km (4.3 mi) western side of Kudal and 480 km (300 mi) from Mumbai near the southern west coast of India, It is situated on the banks of Karli River bordering Malvan

Vasundhara Science Center

Founded in 1995 as public charitable trust, situated on Kudal-Malvan Road near Nerurpar. This was founded by Mr. C. B. Naik an ex-Bank of India officer. Mission of this foundation is to provide scientific knowledge in remote villages. Vasundhara has organized "Science on Wheels" to reach aspiring students of remote villages in Maharashtra. Nearly 1200 students from 90 villages have benefited from this initiative. [1]

Nerurpar

Nerurpar is the westernmost part of Nerur village, it is situated on the banks of Karli river and famous for its scenic beauty and backwaters.

Bunch of coconut trees on the banks of Karli river in Nerurpar
Bunch of coconut trees on the banks of Karli river in Nerurpar

Temples

  • "Christ The King Church" (Christrai Church) is very popular among the Christian community here. Its also known as Nerur Church.

There are many temples in the town. Some of them are :

The temple of Shree Deva Kaleshwara is well known in the area. During Shivaratri, a big jatra is held.

Culture

Neur is famous for it's Dashavatara play, Most famous Dashavatara artist Mahadev Ramachandra aka Babi Kalingan was born in this village and he made Dashavatara Natya as one of the famous art form in Konkan. In 1994 he was honored by Akhil Bharatiya Marathi Natya Parishad for his contribution in Dashavatara Natya. [2] Khele (खेळे in Malvani) is one of the famous art which takes place in Shimgotsava (or Holi) every year.

Communities

The most common surnames of the people in the village include Naik, Nerurkar, Gawade, Raut, Parab, Fernandes and Prabhu. Chavhata, Jakat Naka and Nerurpar river areas are well populated.

References

  1. ↑ "Science on Wheels". Archived from the original on 3 June 2018.
  2. ↑ "Son of Sindhudurga". Archived from the original on 3 June 2018.


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