DISTRICT AT A GLANCE DISTRICT AT A GLANCE
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GEOGRAPHICAL DETAILS |
| Sangli district is located in the western part of Maharashtra. It is bounded by Satara, Solapur districts to the north, Vijapur district to the east, Kolhapur and Belgum districts to the south and Ratnagiri district to the west. |
| Sangli district is situated in the river basins of the Warna and Krishna river. The physical settings of Sangli district shows a contrast of immense dimensions and reveals a variety of landscapes influenced by relief, climate and vegetation. The climate ranges from the rainiest in the Chandoli (Shirala) region, which has an average annual all of over 4000 mm to the driest in Atpadi and Jath tehsils where the average annual rainfall is about 500 mm. The vegetal cover too varies from the typical monsoon forest in the western parts to scrub and poor grass in the eastern parts. |
| Geographical location | : North Latiitudes 16.4 to 17.1 |
| East Longitude 73.43 to 75.00 |
| Climate | : Min.Temp - 14.0 Celsius |
| Max.Temp - 42.0 Celsius |
| Rainfall | : 400-450 mm ( Average ) |
| Geog.Area | : 8601.5 Sq. Kilometer. |
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RIVERS IN SANGLI DISTRICT |
| The
main rivers of Sangli district are Warna and Krishna. The Krishna is one of the three
largest sacred rivers of southern India. Approx. 105 kms.
of the river course falls inside
the district. Morna, Yerla,Manganga, Agrani, Nanni and Bor are small feeder rivers of Krishna. Warna is the largest tributary of the Krishna in the district. |
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STATISTICAL DETAILS |
| Census-2001 | |
| Population | : 25,83,524 |
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Male |
: 13,20,088 |
| Female | : 12,63,436 |
| Literacy | : 62.41 % |
| Male | : 74.88 % |
| Female | : 49.94 % |
| Tahasil's -( 10) | 1. Miraj 2.Tasgaon 3.Kavathe Mahankal |
| Panchayat Samiti (8) | 4. Jath 5.Khanapur(Vita) 6.Palus 7.Atpadi |
| 8.Walwa(Islampur) 9. Kadegaon 10.Shirala |
| Mahanagar Palika(1) | 1.Sangli-Miraj and Kupwad city Corporation |
| Nagar Palika (4) | 1.Vita 2.Ashta |
| 3.Tasgaon 4.Islampur |
| Gram Panchayat | : 705 |
| Police Station | : 20 |
| Police outpost | : 25 |
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AGRICULTURE DETAILS |
| Major Crops | : Bajra, Jowar, Wheat, Rice |
| Gram, Sugarcane, Groundnut, Termeric | |
| Soybean, Pomogranate, Grapes | |
| Annual Crop | : Sugarcane |
| Area under cultivation | : Irrigated - 1,20,302 Hector |
| Forest | : Hector |
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Fisheries. |
| Tot. No. of Tanks/Reservoir | : 413 |
| Tot. Water spread Area | : 6,388 Hect. |
| Area Under Fish Culture | : 6,078 Hect. |
| Tot. Fish Production | : 3,200 M.T. |
| No. of Fisher men | : 4,013 |
| Fish Seed Rearing Centres | : 5 |
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IRRIGATION |
| Major Projects | : 1 |
| Medium Projects | : 5 |
| Krishna Khore : - There are 1 Major , 5 Medium and 54 minor projects ( total - 60 ) are in progress by Krishna Valley Development Corporation. |
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CO-OPERATIVE SECTOR |
| Total Co-op.Societies | : 5,428 |
| Sugar Factories | : 10 |
| Spinning Mills | : 18 |
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INDUSTRIAL SECTOR |
| Reg.Small scale Industries | : 7,032 |
| Sugar Factories | : 10 |
| Cotton Industries | : 21 |
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POWER SECTOR |
| Pump Sets(electrified) | :79,512 |
| Domestic consumers | : 4,67,505 |
| Villages Electrified | : 723 |
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PUBLIC HEALTH |
| General Hospital | : 2 |
| Primary Health Center | : 59 |
| Rural Hospital | : 22 |
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TRANSPORT & COMMUNICATION |
| Total Railway track | : 173.70 KM. |
| Broadguage | : 81.1 KM |
| Villages Conn by roads | : 2272 KM |
| National Highway | : 30 KM |
| State Highway | : 921 KM |
| Dist. Roads | : 1,983 KM |
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EDUCATION SECTION |
| Primary Schools | Zilla Parishad - 1561 |
| Secondary Schools | 476 |
| Jr. & Sr. Colleges | 117 |
| D.Ed./B.P.Ed. | 11 |
| Law Colleges | 1 |
| Medical Colleges | 2 |
| Engineering College | 2 |
| Polytechnic | 2 |
| Pharmacy | 2 |
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VOCATIONAL EDUCATION & TRAINING. |
| Ind.training Institutes | : 9 |
| 1. Miraj 2.Tasgaon 3.Kavathe Mahankal | |
| 4. Jath 5.Khanapur(Vita) 6.Atpadi 7.Palus | |
| 8.Walwa (Islampur) 9.Shirala |