Forts of Maharashtra

1) According to the available information, out of the total 396 forts, as many as 270 forts are hilly. If we look at it in terms of percentage, that proportion is 68%. 2) Out of the 396, the maximum, that is, 56 forts, are in Nashik district alone. After that, Raigad district is in second place with 47 forts, and Thane district is in third place with 36 forts. If we look at it in terms of percentage, as many as 35% of the total forts in Maharashtra are in these three districts alone, while 65% of the forts are in the rest of Maharashtra. 3) From the perspective of taluka, the first place goes to Satana taluka in Nashik district with 14 forts. Next to it is Akole taluka in Ahmednagar district with 12 forts and the third place goes to Palghar taluka in Raigad district with 11 forts. 4) Almost everyone knows that the tallest fort is ‘Durg Salher’ in Nashik district, but in the list of top ten tallest forts, the first place goes to Ahmednagar district with 05 forts. Next to it is Pune district with 03 forts and the third place goes to Nashik district with 02 forts.

6) Forts with similar names – 05 1) Mahimandangad – Tal. Jawali, Dist. Satara 2) Mahimangad – Tal. Man, Dist. Satara 3) Mahimatgad – Tal. Sangameshwar, Dist. Ratnagiri 4) Mahipalgad – Tal. Changad, Dist. Kolhapur 5) Mahipatgad – Tal. Khed, Dist. Ratnagiri ? 7) Forts with Chandra or Chand in their names – 05 1) Chandwad – Tal. Chandwad, Dist. Nashik 2) Chanderi – Tal. Ulhanagar, Dist. Thane 3) Chandpur – Tal. Tumsar, Dist. Bhandara 4) Chandragad – Tal. Mahad, Dist. Raigad 5) Chandrapur – Tal. Chandrapur, Dist. Chandrapur ? 8) Forts named after the gemstone Manik – 03 1) Manikgad – Tal. Gadchandur, Dist. Chandrapur 2) Manikgad – Hr. Panvel, Dist. Raigad 3) Manikpunj – hrs. Nandgaon, Dist. Nashik ? 9) Forts named after Peacock – 03 1) Moragad – Hr. Satana, Dist. Nashik 2) Mordhan – hrs. Igatpuri, Dist. Nashik 3) Morgiri – hrs. Maval, Dist. Pune ? 10) Forts near Narayan – 03 1) Narayangad – Htt. Junnar, Distt. Pune 2) Narayangad – Htt. Sawantwadi, Dist. Sindhudurg 3) Narayanpur – Htt. Nandurbar, Dist. Nandurbar ? 11) Padma means lotus. Forts near this lotus name – 04 1) Padmadurg – h. Murud, Dist. Raigad 2) Padmagarh – hrs. Malvan, Dist. Sindhudurg 3) Padmanabhadurg – Tal. Dapoli, Dist. Ratnagiri 4) Kamalgad – Tal. Wai, Dist. Satara ? 12) Forts named after Rama – 05 1) Ramdarne – Tal. Alibaug, Dist. Raigad 2) Ramdurg – Tal. Jat, Dist. Sangli 3) Ramgad – Tal. Malvan, Dist. Sindhudurg 4) Ramshej – Tal. Dindori, Dist. Nashik 5) Ramtek – Tal. Ramtek, Dist. Nagpur ? 13) Forts named after Shiva – 04 1) Shiva – Dist. Mumbai 2) Sewri – Dist. Mumbai 3) Shivgad – Tal. Radhanagari, Dist. Kolhapur 4) Shivneri – Tal. Junnar, Dist. Pune ? 14) Forts named after Gold – 08 1) Sonegaon (Abaji) – Tal. Deoli, Dist. Wardha 2) Songadh – hrs. Sinnar, Distt. Nashik 3) Songadh – hrs. Mahad, Dist. Raigad 4) Songad (Ghotge) – Htt. Kudal, Dist. Sindhudurg 5) Songir – hrs. Dhule, Dist. the dust 6) Songiri – hrs. Peth, Dist. Nashik 7) Songiri – hrs. Karjat, Dist. Raigad 8) Sonori – hrs. Purandar, Dist. Pune ? 15) There are total Bhairavgads in Maharashtra – 06 1) Bhairavagad (Moroshi) – Htt. Murbad, Dist. Thane 2) Bhairavagad (Patharpunj) – Htt. Patan, Dist. Satara 3) Bhairavagad (Kothale) – Htt. Akole, Dist. Ahmednagar 4) Bhairavagad (Naradve) – Htt. Kankavali, Dist. Sindhudurg 5) Bhairavgad (Shirpunje) – Tal. Akole, Dist. Ahmednagar 6) Bhairavgad (Wari) – Tal. Telhara, Dist. Akola ? 16) There are total Ratangads in Maharashtra – 03 1) Ratangad – Tal. Akole, Dist. Ahmednagar 2) Ratangad – Tal. Satana, Dist. Nashik 3) Ratangad – Tal. Pen, Dist. Raigad ? 17) Two forts with the same name – 1) Bhivgad – Tal. Karjat, Dist. Raigad 2) Bhivgad (Kunara) – Tal. Parshivni, Dist. Nagpur 1) Rajdeher (Dheri) – Tal. Chalisgaon, Dist. Jalgaon 2) Rajdeher – Tal. Chandwad, Dist. Nashik 1) Kanhergad – Tal. Chalisgaon, Dist. Jalgaon 2) Kanhergad – Tal. Kalvan, Dist. Nashik 1) Mahim – Dist. Mumbai 2) Mahim – Tal. Palghar, Dist. Thane 1) Pratapgad – Tal. Jawali, Dist. Satara 2) Pratapgad – Tal. Arjuni Morgaon, Dist. Gondia 1) Siddhagad – Tal. Malvan, Dist. Sindhudurg 2) Siddhagad – Murbad, Dist. Thane 1) Vajragad – Tal. Purandar, Dist. Pune 2) Vajragad – Tal. Vasai, Dist. Thane 1) Yashwantgad – Tal. Vengurle, Dist. Sindhudurg 2) Yashwantgad – Tal. Rajapur, Dist. Ratnagiri ? Important… ?

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