Tasgaon
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| Coordinates | 17°02′N 74°36′E / 17.03°N 74.6°ECoordinates: 17°02′N 74°36′E / 17.03°N 74.6°E |
| Country | India |
| State | Maharashtra |
| District(s) | Sangli |
| Population | 33,435 (2001[update]) |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+05:30) |
| Area |
• 560 metres (1,840 ft) |
Tasgaon
pronunciation (help·info) is a city and a municipal council in Sangli district in the Indian state of Maharashtra.
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[edit] Geography
Tasgaon is located at 17°02′N 74°36′E / 17.03°N 74.6°E.[1] It has an average elevation of 560 metres (1837 feet).mbngh fg cv. Tasgaon receives average rainfall of 450 mm from SW monsoon. Maximum area comes under drought prone and faremer suffers every year for the crunch of water.
Demographics: As of 2001[update] India census,[2] Tasgaon had a population of 33,435. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Tasgaon has an average literacy rate of 74%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 80%, and female literacy is 68%. In Tasgaon, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.
This town is famous for its worldclass Grapes. Grapes are exported mainly to Asian countries like UAE, Singapore, Hong Kong, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh etc. Probably the BEST quality Grapes are from Tasgaon as sometime the size of a grape is as long as 3.5" (inches).The Ganapati Temple in Tasgaon which is older than 225 years, is unique as the trunk of Lord Ganesha is bent towards right and this idol is considered as Living Lord, always there to bless communities.The Lord Ganesha idol is in gold,weighing 125KGs. The Gopur (5 Storey ancient construction as Entrance to temple) of Ganesha Temple is the tallest (96 feet)in Maharashtra as these Gopur's are commonly seen in South India. Ganesh festival is celebrated with great enthusiasm. Very famous for Ganesh's Rath Utsav a day after Ganesh Chaturthi.
Savlaj: Savalsiddha Temple Manerajuri, Gavhan & Vadgaon: Production of Grapes with the help of Water tanker (10 km from Tasgaon City) Manjarde, Balgavde & Bastawde: Production of Sugarcane (15 km from Tasgaon City)
Visapur: Wellknown for Animal Fair (8 km from Tasgaon City) Yelavi: Village of former MLA Babasaheb Patil Chinchani: Jagrut Yellama Goddess Mandir. Fair is held in the month of January every year., village of former MLA Dinkar(Aaba) Patil & MLC Sanjay(Kaka)Patil (5 km from Tasgaon). Chinchani is famous for quality grapes. Nearly 30% of the farmers grow grapes in this village. There is famous palace of Patwardhan Dynasty. Vithalrao Page Vidyamanir is well known for creaton of stalwarts in the Tasgaon Taluka. Wasumbe: Educational Centre Kavathe-Ekand: Biggest Firework Festival in India on Dashahara (Dasara) (7 km from Tasgaon on Sangli Road) Wayphale, Dahiwadi & Dongarsoni: Production of Roses
Punadi(pundi): Chilimkhada (Big Cylindrical Stone). Victory place of Chauhan Rajputs (Chavan) over Muslim warriors. Siddheshwar & Jyotirling Yatra. (5 km from Tasgaon City). Anjani: Village of R.R.Patil (Aaba)former dy.C.M. & present Home minister of Maharashtra Aravde: Radhagopal Temple & home place of ISCON (10 km from Tasgaon) Hatnur & Hatnoli: Honai Temple & Honai Hill where Shivaji Maharaj Surveyed for building fort. Savarde: Bhavani Fair Turchi: Training Centre of Maharashtra Police & Tasgaon Sugar Factory. Jarandi: Village Jarandi is the last end of Tasgaon taluka towards Khanapur. It is situated at about 34 kilometers away from Tasgaon and very close to Karad-Vijapur state highway no. 78. Ancient name of this village was Matanapur. Later on name was changed to Jarandi. One famous person from this village was Mr. "Kashirao appa" in earlier centuries. There is a famous temple called " Shukrachari" about 4 kilometers away from Jarandi. The temple is located in a beautiful vally among the hills. People should visit this place to worship of "Shukracharya" and for enjoying the mindblowing scenery of nature. In this village there is one more temple of "Venkatesh". In whole Maharashtra there are Very few temples of God Venkatesh, and out of it one is in Jarandi. The famous Tirupati Balaji in Andhrapradesh is also the God Venkatesh. Village is also famous for producing export quality grapes.
NAGEWADI: This hamlet is located at about 28 km from Tasgaon. This villege is recipient of NIRMAL GRAM PURSKAR (AWARD) in SANT GADAGE BABA GRAM SWACHATA ABHIYAN. The state highway - miraj- Pandharpur is 6 km away from Nagewadi.This villege is famous for grape production and is a major grape production area in Tasgaon.
Vanjarwadi: Huge number of Government Servants There is one more well known place called as "Audumbar". This village is very close to Bhilwadi railway station. A very famous temple of " Dattatraya" on the bank of river "Krishna". Many people visit this place on every Thursday.
[edit] Education Institutes
There are 4 Senior Colleges, 7 Jr Colleges, 29 Highschools in Tasgaon Tehsil.
Academic Colleges:
1)Dr. Vasantraodada Patil Mahavidyalaya, Tasgaon
2) Mahila Mahavidyalaya, Tasgaon
3)Mahatma Gandhi Jr College Of Ars & Science Savlaj
BCA Colleges:
1)Dr. Vasantraodada Patil Mahavidyalaya, Tasgaon
2) Mahila Mahavidyalaya, Tasgaon
3) Institute of Management Computer Research Development, Wasumbe
4) Guruvarya Dadoji Konddev Military School Tasgaon.
[edit] Computer Institutes
[edit] Wakratunda Computers
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Working successfully in Tasgaon Taluka since last 10 years and in Kadegaon Taluka since last 1 year.
MS-CIT, Tally, DTP, Internet, Hardware Networking and much more computer courses are available here.
It provides students a quality education, guidance in carrier development.
It also provides computer services like new computers sales & service, All types of online forms, Internet facility.
Address :
Wakratunda Computers
Near Ganesh Temple, Tasgaon
Study Centers:
1) Institute of Information Technology Studies IITS is Very popular among students and recruitment aspirants, this institute is Study center of Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University and http://mkcl.org/mscitMaharashtra Knowledge Corporation Ltd. Services Offered Training and IT services.
Training: MSCIT, Tally9 ERP, AutoCAD, C, C++, VB, C#, .net, Oracle
IT Enabled Admission, Examination & Recruitment Services:
B. Ed Admissions, Agri Admissions, BA, B. Com, MA, M Com, M Phil, admissions of Shivaji & Pune University.
Various forms of Competitive Examinations, Convocation Forms etc.
[edit] Nearest railway junction
- Miraj
- Bhilwadi
- Kirloskarwadi
[edit] Nearest railway stations
[edit] References
- ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Tasgaon
- ^ "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. http://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999. Retrieved 2008-11-01.
