Sangli Tourism, Maharashtra India
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Sangli Fast Facts
- State: Maharashtra
- District: Sangli
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- Population: 2,822,143 (2011)
- Religions: Hindu, Muslim
- Area: , 8,578 km2
- Altitude: 550 m
- Language: Marathi, Hindi
- Best Season: October to March
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- Local Transport: Bus, Rikshaw
- Pincode: 416416
- STDCode: 0233
Sangli, India Overview
The district of Sangli is a recent creation made as late as in 1949. It was then known as South Satara and it has been renamed as Sangli since 1961. It is partly made up of a few talukas which once formed part of the old Satara district and partly of the States and jagirs belonging to Patvardhans, and Dafles which came to be merged during the post-independence period.
Sangli has developed itself as a is now a modern city with broader roads, major railway junction, cyber-cafes, hotels with multi-cuisine, very good education, healthcare, telecommunication and entertainment facilities.
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Sangli, India History
Kundal, the region around Sangli, was the capital of the Chalukyas. Kundal was an ancient village, around 1,600 years old. Kaundanyapur (its old name) was a part of Karnataka. Pulakesi I chose Vatapi (Badami in Karnataka) as his capital. Kundal was home to freedom fighters like Krantisigha Nana Patil, Shamrao Lad, Captain Ramchandra Lad, G.D. Lad, Shankar Jangam, and Housabai Jangam. Marathi is main language spoken. Kannada is also widely spoken here. Narsinhpur is also ancient village in sangli district.Laxmi-Narsingh ancient Temple are their A.D.1100-1200 period this temple,Sant Namdeo, Sidheshwar maharaj,Tatya Tope was stay in the village in ancient period.
Sangli District is located in the western part of Maharashtra. It is bounded by Satara and Solapur districts to the north, Bijapur District, Karnataka to the east, Kolhapur and belgaum, Karnataka districts to the south, and Ratnagiri District to the west.
Sangli district is situated in the river basins of the Warna and Krishna rivers. Other small rivers, such as the Warana and the Panchganga, flow into the River Krishna. Land in the region is suitable for agriculture.