Shirol

Shirol
Shirol
town
	Shirol Location in Maharashtra, India
	Coordinates: 16°44′N 74°36′E / 16.733°N 74.600°E
Country	India
State	Maharashtra
Languages
• Official	Marathi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
ISO 3166 code	IN-MH
Vehicle registration	MH09

Shirol is a historic place also. It was named "Shirol", because there is story behind it. The story is:"there was great war between Shivaji Maharaj & Mughal’s. In that war, the Mughals were defeated & the heads of Mughal soldiers were hanged to main gate of city. So the name Shirol: Shir(heads) + ol(row).^{[citation needed]}

In Shirol industrial area and tehsil in Shirol subdivision of Kolhapur district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. Current MLA Shri. Rajendra patil (Yadravkar)

Shirol industrial area is rapidly developing with new industries coming up. Major among them are sugar factories and auto ancillaries.^[1]

Also Shirol is very near to Narsinghwadi (Narsobachiwadi) which is famous for Shree Datta Temple.

Shirol is coming up as a satellite suburb of Sangli city and is 10 km from Sangli. Shirol is linked to Sangli and Miraj twin cities by MSRTC city bus service. Travel time from Shirol to Sangli is just 15 minutes.

Marathi is the dominant native language of the town, which is spoken widely.^[2]

Transport

From Mumbai and Pune, take NH4 national highway to Peth by the state highway 138 to Sangli. Then travel by state highway SH75 from Sangli to Shirol. Shirol is 17 km from Sangli city.

Educational Institute

Shri Padmaraje Vidyalaya, Shirol.
Janta Highschool, Shirol.
Shri Datta Polytechnic College,Shirol.
New English School, Shirol.
Government ITI, Shirol.
Shri R.P. Mane Kanya Vidyalaya,Shirol.

Nearest railway junction

Miraj - 13 km

Miraj railway station is connected to major cities by express and superfast trains. You can take MSRTC city buses, auto rickshaws and private cars from Miraj to Shirol. Travel time is 15–20 minutes.

Other railway stations

Sangli - 17 km
Jaysingpur - 7 km
Kolhapur - 40 km

Express trains travelling on Pune-Miraj-Bangalore main line stop at Sangli railway station. One can take MSRTC city buses, auto rickshaws and private cars from Sangli to Shirol. Travel time is 15–20 minutes.

References

^ Shree Datta Sugar Factory. http://www.dattasugar.co.in/. Retrieved 27 March 2017. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
^ https://censusindia.gov.in/census.website/data/census-tables

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[1] Shree Datta Sugar Factory. http://www.dattasugar.co.in/. Retrieved 27 March 2017. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

[2] ttps://censusindia.gov.in/census.website/data/census-tables

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