Koregaon

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Koregaon
Town
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Koregaon
Location in Maharashtra, India
Coordinates: 17°41′53″N74°09′47″E / 17.698°N 74.163°E / 17.698; 74.163 Coordinates: 17°41′53″N74°09′47″E / 17.698°N 74.163°E / 17.698; 74.163
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Maharashtra
District Satara
Taluka Koregaon
Government
  Body Nagar Panchayat [1]
   MP Shriniwas Patil [2]
   MLA Mahesh Shinde ([Shivsena])
Population
 (2011)
  Total36,680
Languages
  Official Marathi
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
415501
Telephone code(+91)2163
Vehicle registration MH 11 (Satara)
Nearest city Satara
Lok Sabha constituency Satara
Vidhan Sabha constituency Koregaon
Literacy 88.55%
Sex ratio 969 /1000 (2011) [3]

Koregaon is a census town [4] and headquarters for the surrounding Koregaon Taluka in the Satara subdivision of Satara district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is situated on the NH-548C Satara-Baitul National Highway [5] about 18 km east of Satara city, about 120 km from Pune and 267 km from Mumbai. The Koregaon railway station, situated on the Pune - Miraj line, is 2 kilometers outside the town. At a stone's throw from the railway station is Koregaon Bus Station.

Contents

Dr. B.R.Ambedkar writes about his childhood experience of travelling from Satara to Koregaon, and the discrimination they suffered, in his autobiographical book, Waiting for a Visa (chapter 1). [6]

Demographics

In the 2011 India census, the town of Koregaon had a population of 26 987 individuals. [4]

Kedareshwar Mandir

In Koregaon there is a temple to Shiva, named Kedareshwar Mandir in Marathi. This place is large, and well known in all neighboring areas of Koregaon.

Education

Business and industry

The main attraction is the Koregaon (Mini) Industrial Area developed on the Koregaon-Rahimatpur Road. One of the main industries is the production of beans (called 'Wagha Ghevada' in Marathi and 'Rajma' in Hindi language).

Rivers

There are two rivers in Koregaon; one flows within the town and other is outside. The first river's name is Tilaganga and other one's name is Vasana.

Politics

See also

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References

  1. "Koregaon Nagarpanchayat". NIC, Govt. of India. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  2. "Shriniwas Patil, Satara Constituency MP". Government of India. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  3. "Koregaon Census Town City Population Census 2011-2021 | Maharashtra".
  4. 1 2 "NPR Report: Maharashtra: Satara: Koregaon". National Population Register, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2011.
  5. "NH-548C (Satara- Baitul) National Highway" (PDF). Ministry of Road Transport & Highways, Govt. of India. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  6. Ambedkar, Dr. Bhimrao (1991). Waiting for a Visa (PDF). Mumbai: Dept. of education, Government of Maharashtra. pp. 4071–4090. Retrieved 15 April 2015.

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