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Amazing and picturesque villages galore the captivating landscape of India. India has close to 7 lakh villages that exhibit unique and fascinating traditions! Let's take a look at 8 unique villages of India that are compelling in their own regards. These are ideal villages in India that have went on to inspire the whole nation. Let's take a look at these 8 villages with unique achievements!
Mawlynnong- The cleanest village in Asia
PC : Ashwin Kumar
Mawlynnong is a beautiful village located in the East Khasi hills of Meghalaya. Known for its natural attractions, Mawlynnong was awarded the prestigious tag of 'Cleanest Village in Asia' by Discover India Magazine in 2003. A community initiative here mandates that all residents should participate in cleaning up the village! How pristine our country would 've looked, if we had a similar mindset throughout the country, right?!
Shetpal - A home to snakes
Shetpal is a village in Solapur district of Maharashtra well known for its association with snakes. While they build houses in Shetpal, they not only consider the human inhabitants but also snakes. More precisely Cobras! Each house in this village has a resting place for live cobras in the rafters of their ceilings. In spite of a live cobra moving about the house daily, there has been no case of a cobra bite in that village till date! What a harmonious lifestyle!!
Hiware Bazar - The village of millionaires
Located on a drought prone region in Ahmednagar district of Maharashtra, Hiware Bazar overturned its fortune with proper irrigation and water conservation system! In 1995, only a tenth of the village's land was arable and 168 of its 182 families were below the poverty line. By 2010, the average income of the village had increased twenty-fold and the village had more than 50 millionaires!
Kodinhi - the twins' town
Kodinhi in Kerala is unique for the unusual number of twins born in the village! The village is noted for having a high twinning rate- 45 in every 1000 births - that is a whopping 700% higher than the global average. Despite several studies being conducted, the exact cause of this phenomenon is yet to be ascertained! The number of twin births in Kodinhi has been increasing over the years, with surveys showing over 79 pairs of twins within the age group of 0-10 years.
Shani Shingnapur - A village with no doors, police station, and a lock-less bank
Shani Shingnapur is a village in Maharashtra that is believed to be the safest in the country! In Shani Shingnapur, the houses doesn't have front door panels and the village has no police station. Home to a popular temple of Shani, villagers believe that god Shani punishes anyone who attempts theft. The village also has the country's first lock-less bank branch!
Punsari - A village that's modern
24 hour wi-fi connection, CCTV camera in the primary school, Accidental insurance cover of 1 lakh, and what not - the residents of Punsari enjoy what many urbanites long for! The village model in Punsari has got appreciation internationally and it is going to be replicated in Kenyan villages.
Korkrebellur - A birders' paradise
PC : Koshy Koshy
Kokrebellur in Karnataka has another story of harmony to recite! The uniqueness in Kokkarebellur is the long established bonding between the spot-billed pelicans and the villagers who have adopted this bird as their heritage, since they consider the birds as harbingers of good luck and prosperity to the village. They have even created an exclusive area in the village just for the birds and over the years, the popularity of this uniqueness has attracted many tourists to this village!
These are the 8 unique villages of India! These inspiring villages in India offers a revealing and enlightening travel. Happy Travelling :)
