Kagal
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Kagal
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Kagal
Location in Maharashtra, India
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Coordinates:
 16.58°N 74.32°ECoordinates: 16.58°N 74.32°E |
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Country
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State
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Maharashtra
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District
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Kolhapur
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Elevation
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553 m (1,814 ft)
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Population (2001)
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• Total
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23,775
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Languages
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Marathi
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Time zone
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IST (UTC+5:30)
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PIN
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416216
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Telephone code
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02325
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Kagal is a
town lying in Kolhapur district of the Indian state
of Maharashtra.
During the rule of the Marathas and British,
the town was the seat of a nobleGhatge Maratha family
who were among the most important princely state ofKolhapur[citation needed].
Historically it is the birthplace of Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj. The Sahitya
Academy Award winner Anand Yadav born in this city.Gopal Krishna Gokhale did
his primary education at Kagal.
Contents
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1 Geography
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2 Demographics
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3 The
Kagal-Hatkanangale industrial area
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4 Infrastructure in
Kagal-Hatkanangale industrial area
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5 References
Geography
Kagal is a taluk in
Kolhapur district. It is located at boundary of Maharashtraand Karnataka.
The Chatrapati Shahu Sahakari Sakar Karkhana is located here. The Dudhganga
river passes through Kagal. Kagal is located at16.58°N 74.32°E.[1] It has
an average elevation of 553 metres (1814 feet).
Demographics
As of 2001 India census,[2] Kagal
had a population of 23,775. Males constitute 51% of the population and females
49%. Kagal has an average literacy rate of 71%, higher than the national
average of 59.5%: male literacy is 78%, and female literacy is 64%. In Kagal,
12% of the population is under 6 years of age.
The
Kagal-Hatkanangale industrial area
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The Kagal-Hatkanangale
industrial area is situated 12 km from Kolhapur city and the airport,
which is connected by direct flight to Mumbai by Air
Deccan. Plans are also afoot to turn the airport into a domestic airport
for larger aircraft.
The nearest railway station
is at Kolhapur 13 km away from the industrial area and which is well
connected with almost all the cities of India. The industrial area is located
3 km from the National Highway 4 (Mumbai-Bangalore).
The Karnataka State
boundary is just 3 km from this estate and Belgaum, a city
just 70 km from the estate.
Nearest port is Kolhapur
(12 km) Ratnagiri port is 110 km and Punji (Goa) port and airport
210 km. Two other major cities Pune and Mumbai are well connected with the
National Highway and railways.
The other major industrial
areas: Shiroli, Udyamnagar in Kolhapur and Gokul-shirgaon are just 12 km,
15 km and 5 km from this area & the main Industry is being now
named 5-star MIDC there are a lots of very big budget companies coming. Some
information about 5-start MIDC is given below.
Infrastructure
in Kagal-Hatkanangale industrial area
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Electricity
MSEB have proposed separate
33 x 11 kV substation within this Estate having 5 MVA capacity. 24 hours
uninterrupted electricity supply is available.
Water
MIDC has developed a water
supply scheme to cater 20.5 million liters per day of water at present. The
Scheme envisages an ultimate capacity of 41.0 million liters per day. The water
is sourced from Dudhganga river 9 km away. Kagal has not Lack of Water since
too many years.
Roads
The industrial estate is
located on Mumbai-Bangalore NH. No.4 at a distance of 20 km from Kolhapur town.
This estate is well connected with road network and Ratnagiri port and Panaji
(Goa) is near for sea transport.
Connectivity
An electronic exchange has
been provided within the Kolhapur city. The exchange provides ISD, STD and an
Internet Network along with other modern facilities.
Residential
Facilities
A residential zone is
provided within the estate. Residential facilities can also be availed in
Kolhapur & Kagal city which is just 20 km away.
Support
Facilities
MSEB has proposed to
provide power supply through their existing sub-station outside industrial
area.
MIDC has planned to provide
fire station and police station. Common facilities building and other
recreation facilities as per need.
References
2.
Jump up^ "Census
of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns
(Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on
2004-06-16. Retrieved 2008-11-01.
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Cities and towns in Kolhapur district
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Talukas in Maharashtra
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