Koregaon

Koregaon
कोरेगांव
Town
Koregaon

Location in Maharashtra, India

Coordinates: 17°45′N 74°06′E / 17.75°N 74.10°ECoordinates: 17°45′N 74°06′E / 17.75°N 74.10°E
Country  India
State Maharashtra
District Satara
Taluka Koregaon
Government
 • MLA Shashikant Shinde (NCP)
Population (2011)
 • Total 23,539
Languages
 • Official Marathi
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 415501
Telephone code (+91)2163
Vehicle registration MH 11 (Satara)
Nearest city Satara
Lok Sabha constituency Satara
Vidhan Sabha constituency Koregaon
Literacy 88.55%
Sex ratio

969 ♀/1000 ♂ (2011)

[1]

Koregaon is a census town[2] and headquarters for the surrounding Koregaon Taluka in the Satara subdivision of Satara district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is situated on the Satara Pandarpur road about 18 km east of Satara, about 120 km from Pune and 267 km from Mumbai. The Koregaon railway station, situated on the Pune-Miraj line, is 2 kilometers outside the town. At a stones throw from the railway station is Koregaon Bus Station.

Dr. B.R.Ambedkar writes about his childhood experience of travelling from Satara to Koregaon, and the discrimination they suffered, in his autobiographical book, Waiting for a Visa (chapter 1).[3]

Demographics

In the 2011 India census, the town of Koregaon had a population of 23,539 individuals.[2]

Kedareshwar Mandir

In Koregaon there is present Lord Shiva's temple, named Kedareshwar Mandir in Marathi. This place is large, and well known in all neighboring areas of Koregaon.

Education

Business and industry

The main attraction is the Koregaon (Mini) Industrial Area developed on the Koregaon-Rahimatpur Road. One of the main businesses is the production of beans (called 'ghevada' in Marathi and 'Rajma' in Hindi language) in Koregaon.

Rivers

There are two rivers in Koregaon one is flowing within the town and other is outside first river's name is tilaganga and other one's is Vasana

Politics

Koregaon

How to reach Koregaon

The best way to reach Koregaon is by Road.From Satara Take any bus going towards Pandharpur and it will drop you at Koregaon. No need to go to Main bus stand also,just stand by the Flyover and you can easily catch the bus. The alternate way is You may Board train Koyna Express train number 11029.This train runs daily between Mumbai CST to Kolhapur.It departs from Mumbai CST at 08:40 and arrives at Koregaon station at 16:12. Nearby airports are Karad and Kolhapur.

Near By Places

NANDGIRI (Dhumalwadi) is a famous tourist place for its fort "Kalyangad" it has three caves with water of at least 120m long where are the idols of lord datta & jain temple of 'parswanath'. NIGDI village is well known for brinjals plantations.Also this village is known for its deity RANGANATH swami.

Rivers

There are two rivers in Koregaon one is flowing within the town and other is outside first river's name is tilaganga and other one's is Vasana

Villages near by

1 Kumathe 2 Gogawalewadi 3 Kathapur 4 Tadawale 5 Lahsurne 6 Chilewadi 7 Bhadale 8 Dughi 9 Banawadi 10 Sultanwadi 11 Eksal 12 Jalgaon

References

  1. ↑ http://www.census2011.co.in/data/town/563744-koregaon-maharashtra.html
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "NPR Report: Maharashtra: Satara: Koregaon". National Population Register, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2011.
  3. ↑ Ambedkar, Dr. Bhimrao (1991). Waiting for a Visa (PDF). Mumbai: Dept. of education, Government of Maharashtra. pp. 4071–4090. Retrieved 15 April 2015.

External links

Satara District Gazette:


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