Madhavnagar

Madhavnagar
city
Madhavnagar Location in Maharashtra, India
Coordinates: 16°53′30″N 74°35′49″E / 16.8917°N 74.597°E / 16.8917; 74.597Coordinates: 16°53′30″N 74°35′49″E / 16.8917°N 74.597°E / 16.8917; 74.597
Country	India
State	Maharashtra
District	Sangli
Population (2001)
• Total	10,993
Languages
• Official	Marathi
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)

Madhavnagar is a census town in Sangli district in the Indian state of Maharashtra.

Demographics

As of 2001 India census,^[1] Madhavnagar had a population of 10,993. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Madhavnagar has an average literacy rate of 74%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 80%, and female literacy is 67%. In Madhavnagar, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age. It is now the industrial zone in Sangli district. Madhavnagar is one of biggest villages in Miraj Taluka.Many of textile mills are situated in Madhavnagar. It is hestorical village in Sangli District. Mr. Madhavrao Patvardhan give his name to this village. This is birthplace of Mr. Madan Patil, Ex Minister Govt. of Maharashtra. Shree Devkaran Surajkaran Malu was the first Sarpanch of the Gram panchayat Madhavnagar.

Roads

It is just 4 km from Sangli and 12 km from Miraj. Its situated in Sangli - Tasgaon Road. Is this station is outside of village of madhavnagar. Once upon time it was called them 'Maharashtra's Manchester' as same Ichalkaranji, Malegaon.

Rail

Madhavnagar has a railway station. Only passengers are stop at station. It is situated on one of the main rail routes in india.

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