Palus, Maharashtra
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Palus | |
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city | |
| Nickname: Palus | |
  Palus Location in Maharashtra, India | |
| Coordinates: 17°05′N 74°28′E / 17.083°N 74.467°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Maharashtra |
| District | Sangli |
| Established | 1999 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| • Body | Palus Municipal Council |
| Area | |
• Total | 297 km2 (115 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 164,909 |
| • Density | 555/km2 (1,440/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Paluskar |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Marathi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-MH |
| Vehicle registration | MH-10 |
| Nearest Cities | Sangli, Tasgaon, Kolhapur, Karad, uran islampur |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Sangli |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Palus Kadegaon |
| Website | http://www.click2palus.com |
Palus is a city and municipal council in sangli district.
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.
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]
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 various parts in foundry, full finished machining on it as per requirement . 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
- Sawantpur Vasahat
- 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 Pharmacy.
- 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
- Balumama Temple
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