What is "pankanergaon"

Pankanergaon is a village in the Sengaon tehsil of Hingoli district, in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It has a population of nearly 10,000 and is easily accessible as it is on the main route between Hingoli and Washim. Most of the population are involved in agriculture. The main religion is Hindu but there are also some Jains, Muslims and Buddhists.

The village has an ancient temple dedicated to Shiva where every year people celebrate the festival of Mahashivaratri. There is a recently built Jain temple in the village and a temple of Devi on the outskirts.

The village has a small government school for standards 1-10. The people are not much interested in education with very few being educated or working away from home. Most are traditional farmers or work in poorly paid jobs because of their lack of education.