Dharashiv map and PIN codes, Maharashtra

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Dharashiv, the headquarters of the district of the same name, is one of the important cities of Maharashtra, India. The district is situated on the Deccan plateau on the southern region of the state. The terrain is plain land interspersed by small hills. The two important rivers, Godavari and Bhima, drain the district of Dharashiv.

The nearest airports to Dharashiv are the Pune Airport and the Hyderabad Airport. Regular trains to and from Mumbai, Pune and Latur connect the rail station at Dharashiv with these cities. National highways offer easy access to Dharashiv from places like Solapur, Beed, Pune, Ahilyanagar and Latur.

The historical, religious and cultural places of attraction in and around Dharashiv attract a large number of tourists. The chief tourist destination of the district is the Dharashiv Caves. These are a row of seven caves in the Balaghat Mountains at a distance of 8 km from Dharashiv city. The caves house statues of Buddha and exhibits of Gandhara art.

The Dharashiv district houses the taluka of Tuljapur, the site of the Tulja Bhavani Mata Temple. This temple is one of the oft-visited shrines of Maharashtra. The Bhosle rulers of the area owned the temple. Shivaji Maharaj was a regular visitor to the temple.

The Naldurgah Fort, located in close proximity to the Dharashiv city is also a popular tourist destination. The ruins of the fort house the mahals, the treasury building, the gates, a dam built on the Bori River and a ‘Pani Mahal’ built under the waters. The Temple dedicated to Saint Goroba is also a tourist spot.

Kallamb is one of the important centers of trade and commerce in the district of Dharashiv. The temple dedicated to Yedeshwari Devi is also located in this part of the district.

Maharashtra Cities

• Ahilyanagar
• Akola
• Alibag
• Amravati
• Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar
• Beed
• Bhandara
• Chandrapur
• Dhule
• Gadchiroli
• Gondia
• Hingoli
• Jalgaon
• Jalna
• Kolhapur
• Latur
• Mumbai
• Nanded
• Nandurbar
• Nashik
• Nagpur
• Dharashiv
• Pandharpur
• Parbhani
• Pune
• Ratnagiri
• Sangli
• Satara
• Shirdi
• Sindhudurg
• Solapur
• Thane
• Wardha
• Washim
• Yavatmal

Official website of Dharashiv district: osmanabad.gov.in

Health help in Dharashiv district

• Emergency: call 108 for an ambulance, or 112.
• Free hospital treatment: families covered by Ayushman Bharat (PM-JAY), and everyone aged 70 or over, get treatment up to ₹5 lakh a year in government and listed private hospitals. Check or get the card at beneficiary.nha.gov.in or call 14555; the hospitals in Dharashiv district are listed on the PM-JAY hospital finder.
• Low-cost medicines: Jan Aushadhi Kendras sell generic medicines at a fraction of the usual price; find one in Dharashiv district by choosing Maharashtra and the district.
• Blood: e-RaktKosh shows the blood banks in Dharashiv district and the blood they have today.
• See a doctor online, free: eSanjeevani, the Health Ministry's video consultation service.
• Mental health: Tele-MANAS, 14416, free and open day and night.

More about each service: health help in India.