Kudal

Kudal
—  city  —
Kudal
Location of Kudal
in Maharashtra and India
Coordinates
Country India
State Maharashtra
District(s) Sindhudurg
Population 13,643 (2001)
Time zone IST (UTC+05:30)
Area

• Elevation

• 18 metres (59 ft)

Kudal (Marathi: कुडाळ) is a census town in Sindhudurg district in the Indian state of Maharashtra.

Contents

Geography

Kudal is located at .[1] It has an average elevation of 20 metres (65 feet).

Demographics

As of 2001 India census,[2] Kudal had a population of 13,643. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Kudal has an average literacy rate of 78%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 81%, and female literacy is 75%. In Kudal, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age. Kudal is a taluka which comprises villages like Nerur, Sarambal, Sonavadepar, Tulsuli, Mulade, Baon, Bambuli, Bambarde, Valaval, Kavathi, Chendavan, Awalegaon, Kadawal, Oros, Vardhe, Digas, Bhadgaon, Kalsuli, Ambrad, Pokharan, Kusabe, Kunde, Gudhipur (Pinguli),Salgaon, Mangaon, Zarap, Pawashi, Kaleli, Naneli, Ghavnale, Bhoyache Keravde, Mandkuli, Gothnadevi, Nerukhe, Paat, Humarmala, Aandurle etc. Kudal is one of the beautiful taluka in the Konkan region. Malwani and Marathi are the most widely spoken languages followed by Kannada.

Kudal is one of the oldest settlements in Konkan region. The Kudal proviance was given to Gaud Saraswat Brahmin known as Soma Goma Prabhu who was working as revenue officer in adilshahi destiny at Vijapur, People succeeded him stayed in Kudal Proviance later known as KudalDeskhkar Gauda Brahmin, in 1700 centuray Khem Sawant from Madgaon attacked Kudal Desh and killed Narayan Prabhudesai who was ruler at that time and captured the area and founded his destiny at Sawantwadi.

Kudal has year around water supply (a rarity at most other places), still agriculture was never the big business. Rather the status of a Peta or trading town converted this little town to a fairly prosperous Bazaar town. Kudal is the heart of the sindhudurg district. The main attraction at Kudal is the Ghodebav where horses come and drink water by getting down in the well. The Kudal High School Kudal in Kudal has maximum students than any other school in Kudal Taluka.

Famous For

Kudal is mainly famous for the Kudaleshwar temple where there is a fare or Jatra every year. Moreover, Kudal city is mainly famous for various hospitals situated here. Hindu Colony is by far the most developed and biggest colony of Sindhudurg. Kudal is also famous for Shviji Maharaj's forts situated at "Chikkewadi" named as "Rangana Garh" near about 3.5km above from Narur village. Kudal has got "Zilla Parishad" head office located at Oros which mainly a central location for whole Sidhudurga district. It has got a huge spread industrial area "MIDC" besides town having hundreds of small scale industries running currently which is main source of income for most of factory workers.

Hospitals

Hindu Colony Hospitals

.Digital X-Ray,Image Intensifier

Malvan Road

Kudal City

Schools and Colleges

rameshwer high school bav

Religious & Historical places at Kudal

Shree Rameshwar Mandir Akeri

Religious places Near Kudal

Shree Rameshwar mandir Akeri

 World famous sculptor late shre Narayan L.Sonavadekar's nativea place Akeri

Historical places Near Kudal

References

  1. ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Kudal
  2. ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. http://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999. Retrieved 2008-11-01.