Jat, Sangli
| Jat Jath |
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| Coordinates | 17°3′N 75°13′E / 17.05°N 75.217°ECoordinates: 17°3′N 75°13′E / 17.05°N 75.217°E |
| Country | India |
| State | Maharashtra |
| District(s) | Sangli |
| Nearest city | Sangli, Vijapur, Miraj, Kupwad |
| Population • Density |
27,000 • 12 /km2 (31 /sq mi) |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+05:30) |
| Area • Coastline |
2,258.28 square kilometres (871.93 sq mi) • 0 kilometres (0 mi) |
| Website | Jath.info |
Jat (Marathi:जत, Kannada:ಜತ್) sometimes also written as Jath in English) is a town and taluka headquarters in Miraj subdivision of Sangli district of Maharashtra in India.
It was the former capital of Jath State, one of the princely states of British India. There is famous temple of (Goddess) Shri Banshankari in "Banali" village, 10 km from Jat towards North.
In Jath, there is village known as Umrani famous for Goddess Dhaneshwari.Umarani is 18 KM from Jat & 88 KM from Dist. Sangli.
This place was ruled by the Daphale rulers before India's independence. Around 30–35 km from this place there's a famous temple of Goddess Dhanamma Devi in a place called Guddapur (place having hills). In Jath, there's a sugar factory. There's a temple of Yallama Devi which is 1 km towards south (Athani Road). Every year around 100 thousands of people visit this place in its yearly fair. Towards the same road and a bit inside, there's one more temple of Ambabai which is on the hill and a beautiful place as well.
This is an education hub for the villages falling under its territory. There are 4 junior Colleges and one senior college. The junior colleges are as below: SRVM Highschool and Junior College K.M Highschool, Jath Highschool Jath Raje Ramrao Mahavidyalaya (This is also a senior college)
There are 2 D Ed Colleges (Kannada and Marathi each) and one Diploma College. This place is also a medical center for the people who are leaving in the villages around it.
These colleges have given a good amount of doctors and engineers.
[edit] References
This City is small in size but is a quite tourist place too.. This has Ambabai temple,Chingi Badshahs Palace,Alphonsa School,The palace of Raja Ramrao and much more.... It comes to the sides of Karnataka...The people from Karnataka coming over here are often called 'Kannadas'.. here there are often some conflicts between Mahrashtrians and Karnatakis. Even after as a village It has a Helipad and till today many politicians such as Ajit Dada Powar, R.R. patil has landed on it and had a conference.. Here Its a draught place with less water and food for living. Gandharva river is located here.Alphonsa school here was the first english medium school ever built in whole taluka. The fair in this taluka fills in the December month. Many peoples come to it and also for mata Ambabais darashan at that time..Its a Shaktipith .
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[edit] Productions
This rown is very particular in production of sugarcane.Milk dairy in its villagers can be found on a large scale. Farmers here cultivate crops like wheat, Jowar, Bajra and (Nachni).
