Belapur

Author:Laxman Burdak, IFS (R)

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Map of Ahmadnagar District

Belapur (बेलापुर) is a Village in Akole Taluka in Ahmednagar District of Maharashtra State, India. It belongs to Khandesh and Northern Maharashtra region.

Variants

• Belapura (बेलापुर) (AS, p.587)

Location

It belongs to Nashik Division . It is located 112 KM towards west from District head quarters Ahmednagar. 147 KM from State capital Mumbai. Belapur Pin code is 422601 and postal head office is Akole. Belapur is surrounded by Sangamner Taluka towards East , Sinnar Taluka towards North , Junnar Taluka towards South , Igatpuri Taluka towards west. Sangamner , Sinnar , Junnar , Nashik are the near by Cities to Belapur.

प्रवरा नदी

विजयेन्द्र कुमार माथुर ने लेख किया है .....प्रवरा नदी (AS, p.587) के तट पर अनेक प्राचीन स्थान हैं जिनमें श्रीनिवास क्षेत्र या वर्तमान नेवासा प्रमुख है. अन्य स्थान बेलापुर, श्रीवन तथा उक्कल गांव हैं जहां के प्राचीन मंदिर उल्लेखनीय हैं. इस नदी का नाम महाभारत भीष्म पर्व की नदी सूची में है--'करीषिणीं असिक्नीं च कुशचीरां महानदीम्, मकरीं प्रवरां मेनां हेमां घृतवतीं तथा' भीष्म.9,23