Jaysingpur
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| Coordinates | 16°47′01″N 74°33′59″E / 16.7835056°N 74.5664406°ECoordinates: 16°47′01″N 74°33′59″E / 16.7835056°N 74.5664406°E |
| Country | India |
| State | Maharashtra |
| District(s) | Kolhapur |
| Population | 75,055 (2001[update]) |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+05:30) |
Jaysingpur is a city and a municipal council in Kolhapur district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. The city got the name from Raja Jaysing, father of Shrimant Chatrapati Pratapsinh Maharaj of Kolhapur who developed the city. The city is famous for the tobacco market which is one of the biggest in the country. The city used to house production units of notable Gutkhas and tobacco in the region. The city is also famous for Ram mandir (9th Lane) and the Siddheshwar mandir (4th Lane).
Jaysingpur is rapidly developing as a major satellite suburb of Sangli metropolitan region. Jaysingpur is just 8 km from Sangli city. Jaysingpur is well connected to Pune and Mumbai by trains and road. The city has a very strategic location as it is on the diagonal meeting point of quadrilateral formed by Kolhapur, Sangli, Miraj and Ichalkaranji. Slowly Jaysingpur and Ichalkaranji towns are merging to form one of the largest satellite suburban townships of Sangli.
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[edit] Education
Jaysingpur is famous for its educational institutes.Education from first standard to post graduation is available in the city.
[edit] Nearest Railway Junction
Miraj - 12 km. Miraj junction station is connected to all major cities by express and superfast trains. Superfast and express trains like Karnataka Sampark Kranti, Suvarnajayanti express, Goa express, Chalukya express, Bangalore Jodhpur express, Bangalore Ajmer express, Bangalore Gandhidham express, Miraj Hubli express and numerous passenger trains are available from Miraj junction. City buses are available from Miraj railway station Jaysingpur.
[edit] Railway Stations
All Kolhapur bound express trains stop at Jaysingpur station. However, Superfast trains running on the Pune-Miraj-Bangalore main railway line stop at Sangli and Miraj railway stations. MSRTC city bus service is available from Sangli and Miraj to Jaysingpur. Travel time from Sangli to Jaysingpur is less than 15 minutes.
Nearest Reliogious Places are : Bahubali (Kumbhoj), Narshinwadi, Dharmsthal,nandani
[edit] City Bus Service
Jaysingpur is very well connected to Sangli and Miraj twin cities by Sangli MSRTC city bus service.
[edit] Wikimapia Link
website :- www.jaysingpur.in
[edit] References
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