Shahuwadi

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Shahuwadi
Country India
StateMaharashtra
DistrictKolhapur
Area
 • Total1,023.33 km2 (395.11 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total180,322[1]
Languages
 • OfficialMarathi English language
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)

Shahuwadi is a tehsil in the Karvir subdivision of the Kolhapur district in the Indian state of Maharashtra.[2]

As India expanded in 1949, Kolhapur was redistricted and expanded to include Shahuwadi.

The Amba Ghat mountain pass on Ratnagiri-Kolhapur road (NH 204) is nearby.[3] Shahuwadi has 145 villages. The distance between Kolhapur and Shahuwadi is 46.5km.

Historical places[edit]

  • Ganpati Mandhir
  • Pawankhind
  • Old Palace
  • Laxmi Vilas Palace
  • Shalini Palace
  • Dongrai Buddhist Caves
  • Teen Darwaja
  • Sandhya Math
  • Dutondi Buruj
  • Panhala Fort
  • Naykinicha Sajja
  • Ambarkhana

Language[edit]

The official languages are English and Marathi.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Kolhapur District Census-2011 Handbook" (PDF). Directorate of Census Operations Maharashtra. 15 May 2018.
  2. ^ "Village Map: Taluka, Shahuwadi District, Kolhapur" (PDF). Nagpur, India: Maharashtra Remote Sensing Application Centre, Autonomous Body of Planning Department, Govt. of Maharashtra. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 November 2020. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  3. ^ "Pray for more dhoop, this Diwali". The Times of India. 19 October 2009. Archived from the original on 11 January 2014.