Palus, Maharashtra

Palus is a city in Sangli district in the Indian state of Maharashtra.

This article is about the district in India. For the Native American people, see Palus (tribe). For other uses, see Palus (disambiguation).

Palus
city
Palus
Location in Maharashtra, India
Coordinates: 17°05′N 74°28′E
Country India
StateMaharashtra
DistrictSangli
Languages
 • OfficialMarathi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
ISO 3166 codeIN-MH
Nearest CitiesSangli, Tasgaon, Bhilawadi, Karad, Kundal, Vita
Lok Sabha constituencySangli
Vidhan Sabha constituencyPalus Kadegaon
Websitehttp://www.click2palus.com

Industrial zone

Palus has an industrial area called Palus MIDC and it is the biggest asset for Palus, which holds major components of manufacturing & foundry process. The government of Maharashtra has set up a specialized state-of-the-art wine park at Palus, 30 km from Sangli city. This 142 acre (575,000 m²) park, is located at Palus, which produces one of the best-quality grapes in the world. In palus there is huge market of building material and hardware material.

Kirloskar brothers ltd. is located just 2 km from Palus. In kirloskarwadi there is ebara as well as many steel work private firms.

Tehsil

Palus tahashil have many famous temples. 'Dhondiraj Maharaj Math /Mandir', H. Daval Malik (Baba) Darghah. Old and new Vitthal temple, famous Shivling temple, Nag temple, birudeo temple and two Hanuman temple located at opposite sides of Palus,Gram Daivat Padmavati Mandir. Palus taluka is located on bank of river Krishna and this has one of the fertile soil in Sangli district. Palus is also known for grapes, sugarcane producing land. Here is famous School and Jr. college name by Laxmanrao Kirloskar Vidyamandir. It is located at West of Palus. Also Bharti Vidyapeeth's school is located at north of Palus. Besides Palus, Bambavade is the village. Tourist attraction in the Palus area includes Sagareshwar Wildlife Sanctuary, Sahara sevabhavi Sansta, Chitale Dairy, Kirloskar Brothers Ltd, and Krishna-Verala Sangam.

Hindustani classical vocalist Vishnu Digambar Paluskar (1872-1931) was born here.[1] Freedom Fighters like Dhulappa B. Navale of Ankalkhop & his followers were of Mahatma Gandhi's followers & G. D. Lad of Kundal were members of Prati-Sarkar.

List of Villages under Palus Tehsil

List of Villages in Palus 1. Kirloskarwadi 2. Amanapur 3. Andhali 4. Ankalkhop 5. Anugdewadi 6. Audumbar 7. Bambavade 8. Bhilawadi 9. Bramhanal 10. Burli 11. Burungwadi 12. Chopdewadi 13. Dahyari 14. Dudhondi 15. Ghogaon 16. Hajarwadi 17. Khandobachiwadi 18. Khatav 19. Kundal 20. Malwadi, 21. Morale 22. Nagrale 23. Nagthane 24. Palus 25. Pundi Tarf Walava 26. Pundiwadi 27. Ramanandnagar 28. Sandgewadi 29. Santgaon 30. Sawantpur 31. Shere Dudhondi 32. Sukhwadi 33. Surygaon 34. Tavdarwadi 35. Tupari 36. Vitthalwadi 37. Vasgade

Transport

You can reach Palus by following ways:

  • By Air: Kolhapur Airport is 60 km from the industrial area, which is connected by direct flights to Mumbai, Pune and Belgaum, Palus Air Port
  • By Railway: The nearest railway station is Kirloskarwadi, which lies on the south-central railway line. The main line, just 3 km from Palus, is connected to Mumbai, Chennai, Bangalore, Pune, Goa, etc.
  • By Road: 200 km or four hours by road from Pune. Palus is 40 km away from Karad. Karad is around 160 km away from Pune & located on Pune-Bangalore Express highway.

References
  1. Bigamudre Chaitanya Deva -Indian Music - 1995 Page 147- "Vishnu Digambar Paluskar of Palus, a village in Maharashtra, born on 18 August 1872, was the son of a keertankar (one who does keertan or Harikatha). So, from early in life he had grown up in a religious and musical atmosphere."
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