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Khatav

Coordinates: 17°39′16″N 74°21′41″E / 17.6545°N 74.3614°E / 17.6545; 74.3614
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Khatav Taluka
Taluka
Khatav Taluka is located in Maharashtra
Khatav Taluka
Khatav Taluka
Location in Maharashtra, India
Coordinates: 17°39′16″N 74°21′41″E / 17.6545°N 74.3614°E / 17.6545; 74.3614
Country India
State Maharashtra
DistrictSatara
Taluka H.Q.Vaduj
Elevation
Marathi
777 m (2,549 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Khatav Taluka
275,274[1]
 • Khatav Town
9,827
Languages
 • OfficialMarathi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Revenue Circles in TalukaPusegaon, Khatav, Aundh, Vaduj, Katarkhatav, Mayani, Pusesavali[2]
Major HighwaysNH-548C, NH-160

Khatav is a town and taluka (administrative division) located in the Man-Khatav subdivision of the Satara district, India.[3]

Geography

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Khatav is situated to the south of the Satara district. Vaduj is the headquarters of the taluka, which is located 13 km south of Khatav. Khatav is surrounded by the Maan, Karad, Phaltan and Koregaon talukas and Sangli district boundary. The taluka receives less rainfall than most and is categorized as a drought affected region. The Yerla River originates in the north of Khatav taluka and flows in the southeasterly direction through taluka.[4]

History

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Khatav is an ancient place in satara district, situated at the spiritual edge of Yerla River. Khatav was prosperous town and market place in past. Khatav had a military base at the time of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. Sarnobat Prataprao Gujar was native in Bhosare village which village is adjacent to Khatav. Khatav have some of old damaged places still exist it need to preserve. In Khatav there are historical fortress still intact the past glory of town but now damaged. In 1864, Khatav taluka was bifurcated into Khatav and Malshiras talukas. On 1 August 1875, Malshiras taluka was transferred to Solapur district.[5] Prime minister Narendra Modi's one of the most famous mentor named Lakshman Rao Madhav Rao Inamdar was native in Khatav.[6][7]

Towns in the taluka

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Vaduj is the main town of Khatav Taluka. Most government offices like Telecom(BSNL), State Bank of India (SBI), PWD, district court are located in Vaduj. This town has a population of around 9,827. Mayani is a well developed town in Khatav Taluka. All the facilities like education, hospitals, banking, market are present in this town.

Shri Bhavani Museum & Library,Aundh
Mayani Bird Sanctuary, Mayani
Shree Nagnath Temple, Nagnathwadi
Major towns/villages in Khatav taluka
No. Town/village Name Population[8]
1. Vaduj 17,636
2. Mayani 10,872
3. Pusegaon 9,180
4. Khatav 9,827
5. Nimsod 6,984
6. Kaledhon 6,915
7. Pusesavali 5,982
8. Budh 5,828
9. Kuroli 5,519
10. Aundh 5,653
11. Ambavade 4,004
12. Katarkhatav 3,997
13. Diskal 4,472
14. Lalgun 2,930
15. Mhasurne 4,545
16. Visapur 4,647
17. Tadavale 1,600
18. Hingane 1,355
19. Mandave 1,808
20. Nidhal 3,596
21. Chitali 5,802
22. Katgun 3,319
23. Nagnathwadi 788

Educational facilities

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Khatav taluka has some professional education institutes like Engineering, Medical and Pharmacy as well as Arts, Commerce and Science institutes. Some institutes are listed below:

  • Gourishiv Polytechnic, Khatav[9]
  • Rural Institute of Ayurved Research Centre and Hospital, Mayani[10]
  • College of Pharmacy, Mayani[11]
  • Shahajiraje Mahavidyalaya, Khatav[12]
  • Hutatma Parshuram Vidyalaya and Junior College, Vaduj
  • Raja Shripatrao Bhagwantrao Mahavidyalaya Aundh
  • Arts and Commerce College, Pusegaon[13]

Notable people

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References

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  1. ^ Khatav Taluka Population (Census-2011). "District Census Handbook SATARA, Census of India 2011" (PDF). Directorate of Census Operation Maharashtra, Govt. of India. Retrieved 24 April 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ Revenue Circles in Khatav taluka. "District Census Handbook Satara, Census of India 2011" (PDF). Directorate of Census Operation Maharashtra, Govt. of India. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  3. ^ "Man-Khatav Subdivision, Satara". NIC, Govt. of India. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  4. ^ "Yerla river source" (PDF). Water Resource Department, Govt. of Maharashtra. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  5. ^ Khatav taluka bifurcation (1864) (1973). Agrarian Legislation in India (Publication-Issue 61). Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics. Retrieved 27 April 2023.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  6. ^ "Laxmanrao Inamdar, the man behind Narendra Modi". India Today. 30 May 2022. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
  7. ^ "Curtain raiser on Shri Laxman Madhav Rao Inamdarji". Press Information Bureau, Govt. of India. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
  8. ^ Population of towns and villages in Khatav taluka. "District Census Handbook SATARA, Census of India 2011" (PDF). Directorate of Census Operation Maharashtra, Govt. of India. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
  9. ^ "Gourishiv Polytechnic, Khatav". Gourishiv Polytechnic, Khatav. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
  10. ^ "Rural Institute of Ayurved Research Centre and Hospital, Mayani". Rural Institute of Ayruved Research Centre and Hospital. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
  11. ^ "Pharmacy College, Mayani". Pharmacy College, Mayani. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
  12. ^ "Shahajiraje Mahavidyalaya, Kahatav". Shahajiraje Mahavidyalaya, Khatav. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
  13. ^ "Arts and Commerce College, Pusegaon". Arts and Commerce College, Pusegaon. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
  14. ^ Biography of Jyotiba Phule: Inspirational Biographies for Children. Prabhat Prakashan. February 2021. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
  15. ^ Mahatma Jyotirao Phooley, Father of Indian Social Revolution. Popular Prakashan. 1997. ISBN 9788171540662.
  16. ^ "P. V. Sukhatme (Indian Statistician)" (PDF). Indian Statistical Institute. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
  17. ^ "P. V. Sukhatme". Marathi Vishvakosh (Dnyanmandal). Retrieved 28 April 2023.
  18. ^ Babasaheb Bhosale (former Chief Minister of Maharashtra) (30 June 2022). "Maharashtra: Eknath Shinde becomes fourth CM from Satara; who are other three?". The Free Press Journal. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
  19. ^ Laxmanrao Inamdar (17 October 2019). "On the Modi trail: What you did not (could not) see on stage in Pune, Satara". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
  20. ^ "Ranjit More (Retd. Chief Justice of High Court of Meghalaya)". High Court of Meghalaya. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
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