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RAMGAON.

Ramgaon, also known as Ramgaon Rameshvar to distinguish it from three other villages of the same name, is a village of 1,649 inhabitants in the Darvha tahsil. To the west of the village on a hill top is an ancient shrine of Rameshvar the way to which is led by a narrow flight of stair protected on both the sides by a sort of an embankment. It is a small stone-built shrine containing a linga symbol. A small fair is called in honour of the deity on the second day of the Pola festival. There is also a shrine to Bhavani. Jovar and cotton are the staple crops. The village has a telghani co-operative and a multi-purpose co-operative society. Ramgaon has a middle school teaching up to the eighth standard, a post office and a medical practitioner. A weekly bazar is held on Mondays.

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