The taluka's administrative limits are from the cities of Bhimashankar in North to Loni in its South and from Peth in East to Kalamb in its West direction.

One major cause was negligence of geological facts of the area before any construction or civil developmental process.

[3] One additional reason was changing agricultural practices – villagers had then recently shifted from cultivation of rice and finger millet to wheat, which required leveling of steep areas, which contributed to instability of the hills.

Also the construction of the Dimbhe Dam ten years ago near this area was considered as a contributing factor.

The instability of the hillsides was due to the construction activities, which are often done without careful analysis of environmental consequences.

The forest inhabits animals like Rabbit, Deer, Wolf, Fox, Tiger and Leopards.

Bhimashankar Wildlife Sanctuary was created in the area in order to protect the habitat of the Indian Giant Squirrel.

Its area is 131 km2 (51 sq mi) and is a part of the Western Ghats (Sahyadri Ranges).

Inside the Ahupe village's sacred grove in the sanctuary (where a tribe of Mahadev Koli resides) in 1984, a climber plant called Khombhal or Xantolis tomentosa was found to be 800–1000 years old.

Significant crops are in the table below: Oil pressing (extracting) plants & refineries are also found in the region.

Reputed schools in the taluka are Mahatma Gandhi Junior College of Science in the town of Manchar and Janta Vidya Mandir in Ghodegaon.

The town of Ghodegaon has a post Secondary School Industrial training institutes (ITI) run by the government that offer vocational training in numerous trades such as construction, plumbing, welding, automobile mechanics, etc.

[12] Annasaheb Awate college run by the Rayat Shikshan Sanstha in Manchar is the institution that offers Degree and Masters level courses in the Taluka.

Janta Utsav is one of the unique festivals of this region where functions like yatra, wrestling, tamasha and numerous religious programmes are held by various Mandals.