Jat is a town and

taluka A tehsil (, also known as tahsil, taluka, or taluk) is a local unit of administrative division in some countries of South Asia. It is a subdistrict of the area within a district including the designated populated place that serves as its administr ...

headquarters in

Miraj Miraj (Pronunciation: iɾəd͡z ) is a city in Sangli District and also in Maharashtra, India, that was founded in the early 10th century. It was an important jagir of the Adil Shahi court of Bijapur. Shivaji Maharaj stayed in Miraj for ...

subdivision of

Sangli district Sangli district (Marathi pronunciation: aːŋɡli is a district of Maharashtra state in India. Sangli city is the district headquarters. It is bordered by Satara district, Solapur district to the North, Karnataka state to South-East, by Kolh ...

in southern Maharashtra.

History

Jat was the capital of a former

Maratha The Marathi people ( Marathi: मराठी लोक) or Marathis are an Indo-Aryan ethnolinguistic group who are indigenous to Maharashtra in western India. They natively speak Marathi, an Indo-Aryan language. Maharashtra was formed as ...

jagir ruled by Dafales. Most of the dynasty period it was affiliated with Bijapur. For some time it was associated with

Kolhapur Kolhapur () is a city on the banks of the Panchganga River in the southern part of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the administrative headquarter of the Kolhapur district. In, around 2 C.E. Kolapur's name was 'Kuntal'. Kolhapur is ...

as well as Satara Maratha dynasties. Later, Jat became a non-salute princely state until 8 March 1948 and then joined the

Dominion of India The Dominion of India, officially the Union of India,* Quote: “The first collective use (of the word "dominion") occurred at the Colonial Conference (April to May 1907) when the title was conferred upon Canada and Australia. New Zealand and N ...

. Then it was part of Satara district. When the

was formed, Jat became the eastern tahasil of Sangli. Freedom fighter

Sindhura Lakshmana Sindhura Lakshmana (1898–1922) was an Indian revolutionary fighter, who fought in the independence movement against British Colonial rule in India. Biography Lakshmana was born in Sindhur village, which is now in Jatha taluk of Sangli distr ...

was born in Sindhur village of Jath taluka. Lakshmana (1898–1922) fought against the British colonial government in India. He is remembered as a popular rebel hero and freedom fighter in

Karnataka Karnataka (; ISO: , , also known as Karunāḍu) is a state in the southwestern region of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act. Originally known as Mysore State , it was renamed ''Karnat ...

. Several films, plays and theatrical performances depict his life and deeds. A

Kannada Kannada (; ಕನ್ನಡ, ), originally romanised Canarese, is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by the people of Karnataka in southwestern India, with minorities in all neighbouring states. It has around 47 million native s ...

film, ‘’

Veera Sindhoora Lakshmana ''Veera Sindhoora Lakshmana'' (Kannada: ವೀರ ಸಿಂಧೂರ ಲಕ್ಷ್ಮಣ) is a 1977 Indian Kannada film, directed by Hunsur Krishnamurthy and produced by N. Basavaraj. The film stars Basavaraj, K. S. Ashwath, Sudheer and Vajr ...

’’, released in 1977, depicts his rebellion and struggle against the British.

Culture

Yallamma temple is situated to the south of Jat. It celebrates an annual fair on Chaitra Paurnima (Full Moon) in the month of

Margashirsha Agrahāyaṇa or Mārgaśīrṣa, ( Hindi: अगहन - agahana; मार्गशीर्ष - Mārgaśirṣa) is a month of the Hindu calendar. In India's national civil calendar, ''Agrahāyaṇa'' is the ninth month of the year, beginnin ...

. It also hosts one of the largest cattle fairs in southern Maharashtra and northern Karnataka. The

Sharane Sri Danamma Devi Sharane Sri Danamma Devi is worshipped as an incarnation of Goddess Parvati. Shri Shiva Sharani Danamma Devi was initially called "Lingamma". She was born to Anantaraya and Shirasamma in Maharashtra in a small city (grama) of "Umarani" in Jatta ...

temple is situated in Guddapur, a village in Jat taluka. Danamma is also called "Varadaani Guddamma". She was a Kannada ''Sharane'', a staunch follower of

Lingayatism Lingayatism or Veera Saivism is a Hindu denomination based on Shaivism. Initially known as '' Veerashaivas'', since the 12th-century adherents of this faith are known as ''Lingayats''. The terms ''Lingayatism'' and ''Veerashaivism'' have been ...

in the 12th century. Her birthplace was Umarani in Jath taluka. She married in the village of Sangteertha near

Valsang Valsang is also known as ( BALSING )an Indian village situated between Solapur and Akkalkot. It is about from Solapur and from Akkalkot, a famous pilgrimage for Shri. Swami Samartha Maharaj.The village has a dargah of yaseen saheb dating back ...

. Finally she received

moksha ''Moksha'' (; sa, मोक्ष, '), also called ''vimoksha'', ''vimukti'' and ''mukti'', is a term in Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism for various forms of emancipation, enlightenment, liberation, and release. In its soteriologic ...

in Guddapur. Every year lakhs of devotees, especially from Karnataka, visit this place, which has now become a pilgrimage center. Daridev temple is located southwest of Jat, near Muchandi village. Its annual fair is celebrated in the second week of April each year. Guddapur Temple

Near the city, a temple of Ambabai sits on a hill. The temple celebrates its annual fair in the Navaratra. Many Halegannada (old Kannada) inscriptions are found in villages like Valasang, Kudnur, Mallal, Balgaon, and Wajrwad. Most of these inscriptions are from Kalchuri Chalukyas.

Demographics

According to the 2011 census, Jat taluka has a population of 327,747. The male population is 168,493 and the female population is 159,254. The sex ratio of Jat taluka is 945 females per 1000 males. Jat taluka has an average literacy rate of 71.63%, lower than the national average of 74%; with male literacy of 81% and female literacy of 62%. Marathi is the official language whereas

is the major spoken language in the eastern and southern portions of the taluka, bordering Karnataka. There are around 128 Kannada primary schools and 48 Kannada high schools in Jat taluka. This taluka has most Kannada middle schools in Maharashtra.

Transportation

Nearest international airports

Pune International Airport Pune Airport is a customs airport located approximately northeast of the historic centre of Pune in the state of Maharashtra, India. The airport is a civil enclave operated by the Airports Authority of India at the western side of Lohagaon ...

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Mumbai International Airport Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport is an international airport serving Mumbai and the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR). It is the second busiest airport in the country in terms of total and international passenger traffic af ...

Nearest domestic airport

Kolhapur Airport Kolhapur Airport , also known as Chhatrapati Rajaram Maharaj Airport is a regional airport in Kolhapur, Maharashtra, India. It is situated at Ujlaiwadi, 9 km South-East from Kolhapur. It is operated by the Airports Authority of India (A ...

Main railway stations (CR)

* Jatroad Railway Station Walekhindi - *

Miraj Junction railway station Miraj Junction railway station RJ'' is a major junction railway station in the city of Miraj, Maharashtra.The Pune – Yeshwantpur railway line passes through Miraj where it meets the Miraj – Kolhapur Branch line. The Miraj - Nagpur secti ...

- * Vijayapura (Bijapur) railway station -

References

{{Maharashtra Talukas in Maharashtra Cities and towns in Sangli district Sangli district