Patole
# Patole

Patole is a village in Sinnar taluka of Nashik district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. The current sarpanch of Patole is Shri Meghraj Suresh Avhad who is a civil engineer.

Pandurang Maharaj Patolekar

Pandurang Maharaj Avhad born in this village and he his Popular kirtankar in Maharashtra. Kirtan " is an art of spiritual teaching through story-telling. It is typically performed by one or two main performers, called Keertankar, accompanied by Harmonium and Tabla musicians. It involves singing, acting, dancing, and story-telling, However it is unlike any other performing art as it is basically pure glorification of god and godly acts.

Ravindra Dnyaneshwar Khatale First IAS officer in this village.

## Geography

Patole is located at 19°47′07″N 73°59′53″E﻿ / ﻿19.78528°N 73.99806°E﻿ / 19.78528; 73.99806. Patole is one of the major commercial villages in Sinnar taluka. By road, it lies nine kilometers south of Sinnar city.

## Demographics

In the 2011 Indian census, Patole had a population of 2,714. Males constituted 51.1% of the population and females 48.9%. Patole had an average literacy rate of 85.38%, higher than the national average of 59.5%, with male literacy at 93.1%, and female literacy at 77.4%. In 2011 approximately 10% of the population was aged six or below.

