Palus, Maharashtra
Palus पलूस | |
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Tehsil | |
Palus Location in Maharashtra, India | |
Coordinates: 17°05′N 74°28′E / 17.083°N 74.467°ECoordinates: 17°05′N 74°28′E / 17.083°N 74.467°E | |
Country | India |
State | Maharashtra |
District | Sangli |
Languages | |
• Official | Marathi |
Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
ISO 3166 code | IN-MH |
Nearest city | Tasgaon, Sangli,Karad, kundal |
Lok Sabha constituency | Sangli |
Vidhan Sabha constituency | Palus Kadegaon |
Website | http://www.palus.in |
Palus is a tehsil Sangli district in the Indian state of Maharashtra.
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.
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. 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.
Transport
You can reach Palus by following ways:
- By Air: Kolhapur Airport is 100 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-Banglore Express highway.
References
- ↑ 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."