Digras is a village situated on the banks of the Godavari River in Parli Taluka of Beed district. The village is a pilgrimage site for the Kasar community in Maharashtra as there is a temple of Kalinka Devi, the Kuladevata of the Kasar's.
Location
Digras is situated on the banks of the Godavari River in the north–eastern part of Beed district, which shares a border with Parbhani district.
Administration As per the Constitution of India and Panchayat Raj Act, Digras village is administered by Sarpanch under Parli Vaijnath Panchayat Samiti and Beed Zilla Parishad.
Education The Zilla Parishad Prathmik Shala () is the sole educational institution in the village run by Zilla parishad, Beed and it only offers instruction up to the fourth grade.
Demographics According to the 2011 census of India, there are 1106 people living in the village. +IndiacatorTotalMaleFemaleHouseholds258Population11065785280–6 aged1659174Scheduled castes350176174Scheduled tribes312Literacy720423297Illiteracy386155231Working population548321227Main working population 540320220Main cultivator population15910455Main Agricultural labourers332177155Main households industries330Main other working population463610Marginal working population817Non–working population558257301
Illegal sand mining In 2022, Harshad Kamble of the District Mining Office addressed the need for authorized sand mining to prevent illegal activities and road damage during a public hearing on sand mining in the Godavari river. He also raised concerns about water levels affecting mining operations. Local residents expressed concerns about road damage, traffic congestion, and environmental issues due to illegal sand transport, and called for the removal of sand jetty from the auction.
In 2023, Assistant Superintendent of Sirsala Police, Pankaj Kumawat, conducted a raid at the Godavari river basin at around 1:30 am on 4 April. A tractor being used to illegally extract and smuggle sand from the river basin was seized, along with a two-wheeler used for identifying the location. The tractor driver and others involved were arrested during the operation.
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