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Kadgaon is a town situated Gadhinglaj Taluka of Kolhapur district situated in the southwest corner of the state of
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, India. Kadgaon is about 4 km from Gadhinglaj, 79 km from
Kolhapur Kolhapur () is a city on the banks of the Panchganga River in the southern part of the Indian state of Maharashtra. Kolhapur is one of the most significant cities in South Maharashtra and has been a hub of historical, religious, and cultural a ...
. Kadgaon is situated on MH SH 134 and is about 15 km from National Highway 48 (NH48). It is managed by
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. It is in the phase of transforming from a small town to a bustling city. It is the second-largest city after Gadhinglaj in
Gadhinglaj Gadhinglaj ( əɖᵊɦiŋɡləd͡z is a city in India in the Kolhapur district in the southwest corner of the state of Maharashtra, India. It is located on the banks of the river Hiranyakeshi. It is the Taluka (Tehsil) headquarters of G ...
Taluka A tehsil (, also known as tahsil, taluk, or taluka () is a local unit of administrative division in India and Pakistan. It is a subdistrict of the area within a district including the designated populated place that serves as its administrative ...
also second largest city in Gadhinglaj sub division which Include talukas of Gadhinglaj, Ajra,
Bhudargad Bhudargad is a tehsil in Kolhapur district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. Bhudargad is a fort built by Shivaji Shivaji I (Shivaji Shahaji Bhonsale, ; 19 February 1630 – 3 April 1680) was an Indian ruler and a member of the B ...
, Chandgad. As of 2012 it has a population of about 20,851. Kadgaon has amenities that are of the level of
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in India. Kadgaon has developed as an industrial hub in recent years. It has a strong agricultural sector and is known for its
sugarcane Sugarcane or sugar cane is a species of tall, Perennial plant, perennial grass (in the genus ''Saccharum'', tribe Andropogoneae) that is used for sugar Sugar industry, production. The plants are 2–6 m (6–20 ft) tall with stout, jointed, fib ...
, jaggery and red chili production. It is well connected to all of Kolhapur and
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. It has a very excellent civic amenities. Like in most of the case in the Maharashtra the primary Language spoken is
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with 20,851 speaking as their primary Language.


Geography

It has an average elevation of 627 metres (2043 feet). It has an average weather of clear sky and temperature of around 15 °C in winter and 24 °C in summer and has more rainfall than average in Kolhapur district. Kadgaon is situated on MH SH 134.


History

History of Kadgaon dates back to 1500 AD. Its history is as old as Gadhinglaj and was always a bustling town. But in recent years it has seen a boom in its economy, population and in real estate. It now has become an industrial hub due to its proximity to the Gadhinglaj
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(GMIDC). It has left behind many neighbour towns like Ajra, Gargoti, Chandgad in terms of economy, population, etc. Kadgaon is projected to compete with Gadhinglaj in terms of economy, population, position, prosperity, etc. The complete shooting of the movie "Devghar" took place in the village of Kadgaon in 1981.The writer of the film was Jagdish Khebudkar and the producer was Govind Kulkarni. Many of the artists were from the village. The movie is available on the YouTube channel. The lead roles in this movie are: Ranjana Deshmukh, Ravindra Mahajani, Chandrakant Gokhale, Vatsla Deshmukh, Datta Khebudkar, Ashok Saraf and Padma Chavan. The film became a superhit in 1982. The songs in this movie are very famous.


Demographics

India
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, Kadgaon had a population of 6,569. But India
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Kadgaon has a recent population is 20,851, which includes Kadgaon town as well as extended areas included in the town. Its population grew four times in a decade and is one of the fastest growing from town to a city in India. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Kadgaon has an average literacy rate of 79%, higher than the national average of 74.9%: male literacy is 85%, and female literacy is 74%. In Kadgaon, 19% of the population is under 6 years of age. The language most widely spoken is
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.
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is largest religion with 20,500 people following Hinduism followed
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with 123 and followed by
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with 120 people and with 4
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.


Civic Administration

The Civic Administration of this town is managed by
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(Panchyat samiti). It is one of richest Town Councils in the country in its category. It gets its revenues from various sectors (e.g. from tax collected from Business, manufacturing, shops, rental spaces, property tax, etc.). The panchayat samiti overseas the engineering works, health, sanitation, water supply, administration and taxation in the city. Kadgaon Panchyat samiti is divided into five Special Wards namely, Patil wadi, Ayodha Nagar, Gokul Nagar, Kamale wadi, and Yamuna Nagar. Kadgaon Panchyat samiti is headed by a Town council President who is assisted by Town council chief officer and council members. The electrical supply to the town is managed by the
Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited Mahavitaran or Mahadiscom or MSEDCL (Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited) (stylized as MΛHΛVITARAN) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Maharashtra State Electricity Board. It is the largest electricity distribution ut ...
(MAHADISCOM). It has maintained world-class roads and civic facilities thanks to its high revenues collected.


Business

Kadgaon major businesses are trading, sugar production, and red chili. It is a marketing hub due to its proximity to
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and
Sindhudurg Sindhudurg Fort (Marathi pronunciation: in̪d̪ʱud̪uɾɡ is a historical sea fort located in Arabian Sea near the Konkan region of Maharashtra in Western India. The fort, commissioned by Chhatrapati Shivaji, was constructed between 1664 ...
district and its industrial sector is developing on a very large scale for medium and light industries. Its Trading business is Booming on a large scale and became a major business, leaving agriculture behind. Real estate is booming in Kadgon like it has developed in Gadhinglaj due to its booming trading business and industries location, climate, excellent amenities, Roads, electricity, and abundant water supply led to a heavy investment in real estate by outsiders mainly from
Kolhapur Kolhapur () is a city on the banks of the Panchganga River in the southern part of the Indian state of Maharashtra. Kolhapur is one of the most significant cities in South Maharashtra and has been a hub of historical, religious, and cultural a ...
, Satara,
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, and
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. Kadgaon is an agriculture market popularly known for
sugarcane Sugarcane or sugar cane is a species of tall, Perennial plant, perennial grass (in the genus ''Saccharum'', tribe Andropogoneae) that is used for sugar Sugar industry, production. The plants are 2–6 m (6–20 ft) tall with stout, jointed, fib ...
and red chili, jaggery, food grains and vegetables and poultry industry is also raising. Some parts of Sindhudurg district and some parts of Goa state heavily rely on Kadgaon for food grains and vegetables. Shri Appasaheb Nalawade Gadhinglaj Taluka Sahakari Sakhar Karkhana (sugar mills) is situated 9 km from the town. Various business such as textile, marketing and trading also take on very large scales in Gadhinglaj nowadays. Textile and cloth treading has boomed as a major business in Kadgaon due to it being near Gadhinglaj. And Gadhinglaj is being near a textile-producing region.


Economy

Kadgaon has major banks like
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, Bank of Maharashtra,
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etc. are available in Gadhinglaj including some local banks. Economy is booming due to heavy investment in real estate, trading and strong agricultural sectors. Many banks have strong presence in Kadgaon town with a strong availability of ATMs due to its large-scale trading business in both textile and agriculture. For many years agriculture was dominant in Kadgaon due to its sugarcane and jaggery production until 2010 when trading business and industrial sector overtook agriculture. Kadgaon also has many stores and few departmental stores. It has a major market in Kolhapur and market day in Kadgaon is always on Sunday of every week.


Industrial sector

Kadgaon has become an industrial hub in
Kolhapur Kolhapur () is a city on the banks of the Panchganga River in the southern part of the Indian state of Maharashtra. Kolhapur is one of the most significant cities in South Maharashtra and has been a hub of historical, religious, and cultural a ...
District 79 km from
Kolhapur Airport Kolhapur Airport , officially named as Chhatrapati Rajaram Maharaj Airport, is a domestic airport serving the cities of Kolhapur and Ichalkaranji in the state of Maharashtra, India. It is situated at Ujlaiwadi, southeast from the city. It is ...
. Kadgaon has some famous industrial group plants such as Gokul which has a major production plant which is responsible for producing milk products in South Kolhapur and some other famous local names such as Sai plastic Industrie and other few others. The reason for a large number of industries in Kadgaon is that is Near To Gadhinglaj
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(GMIDC). It has abundant electricity and water supply which has driven the factors of the industrial sector.


Agriculture

Kadgaon is an agriculture market popularly known for
sugarcane Sugarcane or sugar cane is a species of tall, Perennial plant, perennial grass (in the genus ''Saccharum'', tribe Andropogoneae) that is used for sugar Sugar industry, production. The plants are 2–6 m (6–20 ft) tall with stout, jointed, fib ...
and
red chili Chili peppers, also spelled chile or chilli ( ), are varieties of berry-fruit plants from the genus ''Capsicum'', which are members of the nightshade family Solanaceae, cultivated for their pungency. They are used as a spice to add pungency ( ...
, jaggery, food grains and vegetables. Some parts of Sindhudurg district and some parts of Goa state heavily rely on Kadgaon for food grains and vegetables. It is also known for the jaggery production. Kadgaon is the major producer of Sugarcane in both Kolhapur and Maharashtra. It was the main sector of the
economy An economy is an area of the Production (economics), production, Distribution (economics), distribution and trade, as well as Consumption (economics), consumption of Goods (economics), goods and Service (economics), services. In general, it is ...
of Kadgaon until it was overtaken by the business and industrial sector in 2010. Kadgaon is an agriculture market popularly known for sugarcane and red chilis, jaggery, food grains and vegetables. Some parts of Sindhudurg district and some parts of Goa state heavily rely on Kadgaon for food grains and vegetables. Shri Appasaheb Nalawade Gadhinglaj Taluka Sahakari Sakhar Karkhana (sugar mills) is situated 9 km from the town.


Banks in Kadgaon (Gadhinglaj)

* Bank of Maharashtra *
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*
ICICI Bank ICICI Bank Limited is an Indian multinational bank and financial services company headquartered in Mumbai with a registered office in Vadodara. It offers a wide range of banking and financial services for corporate and retail customers throu ...
*
Bank of India Bank of India (BoI) is an Indian public sector bank headquartered in Bandra Kurla Complex, Mumbai. Founded in 1906, it has been government-owned since nationalisation in 1969. BoI is a founding member of SWIFT (Society for Worldwide Inter ...
* Gadhinglaj Urban Bank * Veershaiv Bank * Chandgad Urban Bank * Priyadarshini Mahila Bank * KDCC Bank(Gadhinglaj city Branch) * KDCC Bank(Marketyard Branch) * Kallappana Awade Ichalkaranji Janta Bank * Parshwanath Bank * Ajara Urban Bank * Ajara Janata Bank * Kagal Bank


ATM centers (Gadhinglaj)

*Bank of Maharashtra *
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*
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*
ICICI Bank ICICI Bank Limited is an Indian multinational bank and financial services company headquartered in Mumbai with a registered office in Vadodara. It offers a wide range of banking and financial services for corporate and retail customers throu ...
*
Federal Bank Federal Bank Limited is an Indian private sector bank headquartered in Aluva, Kerala. The bank has 1588+ banking outlets and, 2079+ ATMs/ CDMS spread across different states in India and overseas representative offices at Abu Dhabi and Dubai. ...
*Kallappana Awade Ichalkaranji Bank *Ajara Urban Co. Op Bank Ltd


Education

Schools include: *New English School-Kadgaon *Zilla parishad Primary School *Zilla Parishad Secondary School *Zilla Parishad Secondary Boys School *Zilla Parishad Secondary Girls School *Zilla Parishad Nursery and K.G Play School *Sai Polytechnice College *Kadgaon Jr. College *Kadgaon Sr. College *Kadgaon English Medium High School *Polytechnic Institutes of Kadgaon *Kadgaon English Medium Nursery and K.G Play School *Nagapana Batakali D.Ed. College *Nagapana Batakali Nursing Institute *Nagapana Batakali Jr. & Sr. College


Places of tourist interest in and around Kadgaon

*Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Statue. * Jotiba Temple, Kadgaon *
Amboli, Sindhudurg Amboli is a small village in the southern Konkan Division, Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra state, India. Amboli Wiktionary:ghat, Ghat lies at an altitude of approximately above sea level and is the last hill station, hill resort before endin ...
*Prataprao Gurjar Smarak, Nesari (22 km away) *Kalbhairav Temple *Mahalaxmi Temple *Ramling Temple, Virbhadra Temple, Laxmi Temple, Hanumaan Temple, and others around the town of Halkarni *Samangarh (The hill fort) *The Samangad grant, which belongs to the seventh Rasrakuta king Dantidurga or Dantivarma II, bears date sak 675 (A.D. 733–54)Kolhapur district gazettee
/ref> *River Hiranyakeshi *Kasturba garden *Tilak garden *Rajarshi Shahu garden *Shendri lake *Nakshatra Garden *Chitri Dam (near Ajra) *Laxmi Temple, Basarge *kalavati devi temple, chidambarnagar *Vittalai Temple & water tank *Dr.Babasaheb Ambedkar Statue.


Hotels

*Hotel Minerva, Kadgaon *Hotel Goa Vase *Hotel Goa Valley *Hotel Virduvan *Hotel Alukar Resort *Hotel Samrat *Hotel Athtite *Hotel Purabe, Kadgaon *Hotel Vishvane *Hotel Amruta


Sports

kadgaon football club Kadgaon has many Sport facilities like cricket ground, football and volleyball ground, tennis and badminton court, and has many national-level gyms. An international-level sport complex can be found about 4 km away in
Gadhinglaj Gadhinglaj ( əɖᵊɦiŋɡləd͡z is a city in India in the Kolhapur district in the southwest corner of the state of Maharashtra, India. It is located on the banks of the river Hiranyakeshi. It is the Taluka (Tehsil) headquarters of G ...
City.


Transportation

Kadgaon is connected to all major cities and towns of Maharashtra and the rest of India; it is connected to numerous state highways. Kadgaon is situated on MH SH 134 and is about 15 km from National Highway 4 (NH 4). Kadgaon has three petrol pump
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s, one each of
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,
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, and
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. Nearest major airports *
Vasco da Gama, Goa Vasco da Gama (), often shortened to Vasco, is a city in the state of Goa on the west coast of India. It is named after the Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama. It is sometimes also referred to as Sambhaji Nagar after Sambhaji. It is the headq ...
:
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159 km *
Belgaum Belgaum (Kannada ISO 15919, ISO: ''Bēḷagāma'', ), officially known as Belagavi (also Belgaon), is a city in the Indian state of Karnataka located near its northern western border in the Western Ghats. It is the administrative headquarters ...
: 57 km *
Kolhapur Kolhapur () is a city on the banks of the Panchganga River in the southern part of the Indian state of Maharashtra. Kolhapur is one of the most significant cities in South Maharashtra and has been a hub of historical, religious, and cultural a ...
: 79 km Nearest railway stations Belgaum towards south, Ghataprabha towards east,
Kolhapur Kolhapur () is a city on the banks of the Panchganga River in the southern part of the Indian state of Maharashtra. Kolhapur is one of the most significant cities in South Maharashtra and has been a hub of historical, religious, and cultural a ...
towards north and
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towards west. Other distances from Kadgaon *
Gadhinglaj Gadhinglaj ( əɖᵊɦiŋɡləd͡z is a city in India in the Kolhapur district in the southwest corner of the state of Maharashtra, India. It is located on the banks of the river Hiranyakeshi. It is the Taluka (Tehsil) headquarters of G ...
: 4;km * Sankeshwar (NH 4): 15 km *
Kolhapur Kolhapur () is a city on the banks of the Panchganga River in the southern part of the Indian state of Maharashtra. Kolhapur is one of the most significant cities in South Maharashtra and has been a hub of historical, religious, and cultural a ...
: 69 km via Kalbhairi, 79 km via Sankeshwar *
Belgaum Belgaum (Kannada ISO 15919, ISO: ''Bēḷagāma'', ), officially known as Belagavi (also Belgaon), is a city in the Indian state of Karnataka located near its northern western border in the Western Ghats. It is the administrative headquarters ...
: 57 km via Kowad, 64 km via Sankeshwar *
Gokak Falls The Gokak Falls is a waterfall located on the Ghataprabha River in Belagavi district of Karnataka, India. The waterfall is 6.5 kilometers away from Gokak town. About Gokak Water Falls After a long, winding course, the Ghataprabha river fal ...
: 59 km *Ramtirth waterfalls near Ajra: 17 km * Amboli Hillstation: 52 km *
Savantwadi Sawantwadi is a taluka (a unit of administration) in the Sindhudurg district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. The taluka headquarters is Sawantwadi which has a municipal council, which is a local civic body. Sawantwadi was formerly the cap ...
: 79 km *
Panjim Panaji (; , , )also known as Panjim, is the capital of the Indian state of Goa and the headquarters of North Goa district. Previously, it was the territorial capital of the former Portuguese India. It lies on the banks of the Mandovi river est ...
via Amboli Ghat: 137 km *Tilari Ghat: 54 km *
Panjim Panaji (; , , )also known as Panjim, is the capital of the Indian state of Goa and the headquarters of North Goa district. Previously, it was the territorial capital of the former Portuguese India. It lies on the banks of the Mandovi river est ...
via Tilari Ghat: 129 km *
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: #Via Ajara, Amboli, Savantwadi #Via Nesari, Chandgad, Tilari, Dodamarg.


Notable persons

Aarya, given lot of social contribution in forming temples & other social activities in village. *Most notable persons from Kadgao are former Town Council president of Kadgao (Sarpanch of Kadgao), Late Shri Malji Ramaji Patil who holds the record for the longest Town Council President in Kolhapur District from 1931 to 1947 During
Kolhapur Kolhapur () is a city on the banks of the Panchganga River in the southern part of the Indian state of Maharashtra. Kolhapur is one of the most significant cities in South Maharashtra and has been a hub of historical, religious, and cultural a ...
Princely state, and also from 1947 to 1980 during the
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. *Anantrao Shamaji Patil uncle of Malji Ramaji Patil is other notable person from Kadgaon to hold the position in the court of Rajeshi
Shahu Maharaj Shahu (also known as Chhatrapati Rajarshi Shahu, Shahu IV, Rajarshi Shahu Maharaj) (26 June 1874 – 6 May 1922) of the Bhonsle dynasty of Marathas was a Raja (reign. 1894 – 1900) and the first Maharaja (1900–1922) of the Indian prince ...
of
Kolhapur Kolhapur () is a city on the banks of the Panchganga River in the southern part of the Indian state of Maharashtra. Kolhapur is one of the most significant cities in South Maharashtra and has been a hub of historical, religious, and cultural a ...
during the
Kolhapur Kolhapur () is a city on the banks of the Panchganga River in the southern part of the Indian state of Maharashtra. Kolhapur is one of the most significant cities in South Maharashtra and has been a hub of historical, religious, and cultural a ...
princely State, and also an important member of hunting team of Shahu Maharaj during the Hunting Games. *Vasantrao Sharkar who is notable to have held the Position of Chairman of Shivaji Co-op Bank of Kolhapur from 1996 to 2006. * Mahadev urf Annasaheb Dundappa Shreshthi: Senior freedom fighter, first lawyer of the taluka, first MLA of Gadhinglaj Vidhan Sabha from Congress -1952, colleague of freedom fighter Ratnappanna Kumbhar, first president of Kolhapur district local board, first president of Janata Party Kolhapur district, mayor of Kolhapur, contributed to the construction of sugar factories in Gadhinglaj, Sankeshwar and Kumbi Kasari. Khadi Village Industry Kolhapur Establishment etc. When Anna was ill, the Prime Minister of India, Morarji Desai, came to Kolhapur to visit her.


References

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