Palus, Maharashtra

Palus is a city and municipal council in sangli district. Palus is developed city in Sangli district. City have best industrial zone, steel firms, foundries and Precision Machine shop.

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

Palus
city
Nickname: 
Palus
Palus is located in Maharashtra
Palus
Palus
Location in Maharashtra, India
Coordinates: 17°05′N 74°28′E
Country India
StateMaharashtra
DistrictSangli
Government
 • TypeMunicipal council
 • BodyPalus Municipal Council
Area
 • Total297 km2 (115 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total164,909
 • Density560/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
DemonymPaluskar
Languages
 • OfficialMarathi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
ISO 3166 codeIN-MH
Vehicle registrationMH-10
Nearest CitiesSangli, Tasgaon, Bhilawadi, Karad, Ashta, Vita, uran islampur
Lok Sabha constituencySangli
Vidhan Sabha constituencyPalus Kadegaon
Websitehttp://www.click2palus.com

In Palus, Grapes production is also done on a very large scale and grapes of Palus are widely known. The grapes here are also sold abroad.

Grapes are grown here using new technologies and different methods.

Demographics
Religions in Palus taluk (2011)[2]
Religion Percent
Hinduism
 
 87.75%
Islam
 
 6.12%
Jainism
 
 4.11%
Buddhism
 
 1.81%
Other or not stated
 
 0.21%

Palus taluka had a population of 164,909, entirely in rural areas. The sex ratio is 933 females per 1000 males and the literacy rate is 86.11%. 16,700 were under 6 years of age. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 11.15% and 0.71% of the population respectively.[3]

Languages of Palus taluk (2011)[4]

  Marathi (94.27%)
  Hindi (2.93%)
  Others (2.80%)

At the time of the 2011 census, 94.27% of the population spoke Marathi and 2.93% Hindi as their first language.[4]

Industrial zone, MIDC & other

The industrial zone of Palus produces foundry components. It is home to the Krishna Valley Wine Park, Krishna-verala spinningmills and a marketplace with hardware and construction shops.

India's second oldest industrial township kirloskarvadi is located in palus taluka.

Kirloskar Brothers is located about 4 kilometers from Palus. Corporations are located in Kirloskarvadi include Kirloskar Ebara Pumps limited (KEPL) , kirloskar brothers limited (KBL) and other steelwork firms.

  • Palus mini MIDC, palus
  • Sandgewadi (Palus) MIDC, palus
  • Famous Milk dairies in large scales
  • Valves and water pumps manufacturers, machine shops, foundries, cnc machine shops.
  • Grapes farming in large scale
  • Tiles and hardware markets are also in large scale
  • Hindustan petroleum corporation limited (HPCL) Gas bottling plant and gas and petrol supply unit, Hajarwadi (Bhilawadi railway station)

Education
  • Laxmanrao Kirloskar School & Junior College.
  • Bharti vidyapeeth college of engineering.
  • Bachpan play school
  • Pandit Vishnu digambar school and college
  • Arts, Commerce and Science College Palus
  • Industrial training institute palus
  • Shri Samarth English medium school
  • Jawaharlal navodaya vidyalaya palus (JNV) PALUS.
  • Takshila School

And Many more schools, colleges, academies are situated in palus & surrounding area.

Attractive places to visit

Attractions in the Palus area include the

  • Samarth dhondiraj maharaj temple
  • Sagareshwar Wildlife Sanctuary
  • Grapes farm
  • Famous Milk dairies in large scale situated here you can be visit.
  • Shreekshetra audumbar
  • Krishna ghat, Bhilawadi
  • Kundal forest academy by GOV OF MAHARASHTRA
  • Hanuman temple, pundi
  • Palus market
  • the fair of palus is also very famous .

Hindustani classical vocalist Vishnu Digambar Paluskar (1872-1931) was born there.

Temples
  • Dhondiraj Maharaj Math/Mandir
  • H. Daval Malik (Baba) Dargah
  • Old Vitthal Temple
  • New Vitthal Temple
  • Shivling Temple
  • Nag Temple
  • Birudeo Temple
  • Hanuman Temple
  • Gram Daivat Padmavati Mandir
  • Ganpati temple palus colony, palus

Villages

The villages in the Tehsil include:[5]

  • Amanapur
  • Andhali
  • Ankalkhop
  • Anugdewadi
  • Audumbar
  • Bambavade
  • Bhilawadi
  • Bramhanal
  • Burli
  • Burungwadi
  • Chopdewadi
  • Dahyari
  • Dudhondi
  • Ghogaon
  • Hajarwadi
  • Khandobachiwadi
  • Khatav
  • Kirloskarvadi
  • Kundal
  • Malwadi
  • Morale
  • Nagrale
  • Nagthane
  • Palus
  • Pundi Tarf Walava
  • Pundiwadi
  • Ramanandnagar
  • Sandgewadi
  • Sandgewadi MIDC area
  • Santgaon
  • Sawantpur
  • Shere Dudhondi
  • Sukhwadi
  • Surygaon
  • Tavdarwadi
  • Tupari
  • Vitthalwadi
  • Vasgade

Transport

Palus is served by the following transport infrastructure: By Air:-

  • Kirloskarvadi airstrip which is eligible for helicopters, small planes and jets.

By Rail :-

  • Amnapur (Palus) railway station
  • Nearest railway junction miraj 44 km

References
  1. "Palus Population (2020/2021), Taluka Village List in Sangli, Maharashtra".
  2. "Population by Religion - Maharashtra". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
  3. "District Census Hand Book – Sangli" (PDF). Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  4. "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Maharashtra". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  5. "Maps of Palus Tahsil Villages in Sangli, Maharashtra - Village Map". villagemap.net. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
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