Sangli destrict

This airticle is aboot the destrict. For its eponymous heidquairters, see Sangli.

Sangli destrict सांगली जिल्हा
Destrict o Maharashtra
Location o Sangli destrict in Maharashtra
Kintra	Indie
State	Maharashtra
Admeenistrative diveesion	Pune diveesion
Heidquairters	Sangli
Tehsils	Miraj Tasgaon Kavathe-Mahankal Jath Khanapur (Vita) Palus Atpadi Walwa Kadegaon Shirala
Govrenment
• Lok Sabha constituencies	Sangli Hatkanangle (shared wi Kolhapur destrict)
Area
• Total	8578 km2 (3,312 sq mi)
Population  (2001)
• Total	2,583,524
• Density	300/km2 (780/sq mi)
• Urban	24.5
Demographics
• Leeteracy	62.41%
Major heich-gates	NH-4, NH-204
Average annual precipitation	400–450 mm
Website	Offeecial wabsteid

Sangli destrict is a destrict o Maharashtra state in wast-central Indie. Sangli ceety is the destrict heidquairters. The destrict is 24.51% urban. Sangli an Miraj are the lairgest ceeties. The industrial toun o Kirloskarwadi is locatit in the Sangli destrict an aw. Industrialist Laxmanrao Kirloskar stairtit his first factory here.

History

Kundal, the region aroond Sangli, wis the caipital o the Chalukyas. Kundal wis a auncient veelage, aroond 1,600 year auld. Kaundanyapur (its auld name) wis a pairt o Karnataka. Pulakesi I chose Vatapi (Badami in Karnataka) as his caipital. Kundal wis hame tae freedom fechters like Krantisigha Nana Patil, Shamrao Lad, Captain Ramchandra Lad, G.D. Lad, Shankar Jangam, an Housabai Jangam. Marathi is main spoken leid. Kannada is widely spoken here an aw.

Geografie

Sangli destrict is locatit in the wastren pairt o Maharashtra. It is boondit bi Satara an Solapur destricts tae the north, Bijapur destrict, Karnataka tae the east, Kolhapur an belgaum, Karnataka destricts tae the sooth, an Ratnagiri destrict tae the wast.

Sangli destrict is situatit in the river basins o the Warna an Krishna rivers. ither smaw rivers, such as the Warana an the Panchganga, flow intae the River Krishna. Laund in the region is suitable for agricultur.

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  Laxmi Mercat, Miraj

Demographics

Accordin tae the 2011 census Sangli destrict haes a population o 2,820,575, roughly equal tae the naition o Jamaica or the US state o Kansas. This gives it a rankin o 137t in Indie (oot o a total o 640). The destrict haes a population densitie o 329 inhabitants per square kilometre (850/sq mi). Its population growthe rate ower the decade 2001-2011 wis 9.18%. Sangli haes a sex ratio o 964 females for ivery 1000 males, an a leeteracy rate o 82.62%.

Cultur

Kundal is near Veerbhadra Temple Hill. This temple haes 300 years o history. Kundal is a pilgrimage centre for the Digambar Jains, wi thoosans o Jains visitin each year. Thare is a temple built in the memory o Maharaja Jaising.

Kundal is surroondit bi hills, includin Zari Parshwanath. Watter frae the tro cascades near the idol o Mahaveer. Twa caves hoose the idol o Mahaveer an the images o Rama, Sita, an Lakshman. Samav Sharan, a lairge open space on top o anither hill, is considered holy bi the Jains. They believe that Mahaveer gave sermons to his followers here.

Freemit airtins

• Offeecial wabsteid o Sangli destrict
• Map of Sangli district Archived 2012-07-09 at the Wayback Machine