A Historical fort Kharda is the main tourist attraction in Ahmednagar.

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Kharda Fort

Type                                                 Kharda is land fort.    
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Base village / District / Taluka       Kharda / Ahmednagar / Jamkhed Maharashtra, India.

History of Kharda / Shivapattan fort.

An historical fort at Kharda is a tourist destination. It remembers the Battle of Kharda battled between the Maratha Confederacy under the Peshwa of Pune and the Nizam of Hyderabad, in 1795. The Maratha Confederacy, alongside Rajput (khada rajputs) won the war of Kharda.
Hindu Rajput khada are warriors from the locale in and around Rajasthan. As Maratha Kingdom was spread from Deccan to Oudh and from Rajasthan to Odisha. Rajput khadas underpinned the war against Nizam of Hyderabad.
 Real pretended by Bayas Rajput (Formerly Known as Bhaisade) Gaur and Goud families. In lieu of that "Gasp" had given "Jagir" i.e. area to Hindu Rajput khadas at Dharedwadi close Kharda.
Numerous Rajput families had moved from Kharda to Pune and Mumbai alongside Bayas and Goud families. Hindu Rajput khada thakur are otherwise called Thakurs and the tongue of this tribe is known as ‘Thakuri Bhasha’.The Nizam was crushed in the fight and was Maratha's last fight. The fort is at ground level and still in great condition.
Sultanraje Nimbalkar was the last leader of this fort. The thrashing was a legislative issues as recorded by the Historians. It is likewise being called Bhamtyache Gaon.In the fort historical there is a Mosque (Musjeed) and Nanasahebanchi Chhatri.
There is commemoration temple smartly constructed and cut in the stones such like as Kailas Lene at Ellora. This temple is the memory of Pant Nanasaheb Nimbalkar, arranged to northern side of the town, at the shore of the stream Kautuka. Kharda is presently a town yet in Peshwai's times it used to be one of the significant towns of Ahmednagar.

Time to reach the top
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Minimum Duration
1 day.

Best time to visit the Kharda / Shivapattan fort.  
Any time you can visit the Kharda / Shivapattan fort.

Water Availability
Yes available on the fort in the well.

Accommodation Availability
Not available on the fort.

Places to visit on the Kharda / Shivapattan fort. 

A mosque, water well, cellar of about and also an underground gymnasium, fortification wall.

Lets find How to reach to Kharda / Shivapattan fort 

Way from Pune to Kharda / Shivapattan fort


Pune to Kharda / Shivapattan fort By Bus
From Pune there are ST (State Transport) buses available from Shivajinagar to Jamkhed, From Jamkhed there are local transport are available to reach at Kharda village.

Pune to Kharda / Shivapattan fort By Train
From Pune junction there are trains available to Barshi, from Barshi there are ST (State Transport) buses and local transport available to Kharda village.

Pune to Kharda / Shivapattan fort By Road
Route of Pune to Kharda fort
Pune - Hadapsar - Theur Phata - Patas - Daund - Kashti - Shrigonda - Walvad - Jamkhed - Kharda village - Kharda fort.

Way from Mumbai to Kharda / Shivapattan fort
Mumbai to Kharda / Shivapattan fort By Bus
From Mumbai there are ST (State Transport) buses available to Jamkhed, distance between Mumbai to Jamkhed are 309 kilometers, and From Jamkhed there are local transport are available to reach at Kharda village.

Mumbai to Kharda / Shivapattan fort By Train
From Mumbai there are trains available to Barshi, from Mumbai to Barshi is around 376 kilometers, from Barshi there are ST (State Transport) buses and local transport available to Kharda village.

Mumbai to Kharda / Shivapattan fort By Road 
Route of Mumbai to Kharda fort
Mumbai - Navi Mumbai - Khalapur - Khopoli - Lonavala - Dehu Road - Chinchwad - Pune - Hadapsar - Theur Phata - Patas - Daund - Kashti - Shrigonda - Walvad - Jamkhed - Kharda village - Kharda fort.

Places to visit nearby the Kharda / Shivapattan fort

Kunthaligiri.
Primary temple of Kunthalgiri is Shri Kul Bhushan – Desh Bhushan Mandir known as Bara Mandir here. This is extremely lovely, appealing temple with creative high as can be tower. The standing symbol 3 feet high of Shri Kul Bhushan – Desh Bhushan made of White Stone are introduced in this sanctuary, these are likewise exceptionally alluring.
Symbols of Lord Shantinath, Munisuvratnath & Adinath are additionally here. Close to the door in right side a place of worship in the divider exists, in which Lord Adinath's golden calf in Ardh Padmasan is cut.
That is exceptionally masterful and in left side White symbol of Lord Parsvanath with 11 serpent hood is introduced. On the tower of divider place of worship symbol of Lord Simandhar is introduced.
In this temple symbol of Charitra Chakravarti Acharya Shantisagarji is additionally set with the pictures of their feet. Acharya Shantisagarji finished his physical presence tolerating "Samadhimaran" amid the condition of cleaning toward oneself true and positive statement toward oneself. Kunthalgiri is also famous for "pedha", a sweet.