Shahuwadi is a
tehsil
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 Zila (country subdivision), district including the designated populated place that ser ...
in the
Karvir subdivision of the
Kolhapur district in the Indian state of
Maharashtra
Maharashtra () is a state in the western peninsular region of India occupying a substantial portion of the Deccan Plateau. It is bordered by the Arabian Sea to the west, the Indian states of Karnataka and Goa to the south, Telangana to th ...
.
As India expanded in 1949, Kolhapur was redistricted and expanded to include Shahuwadi.
The
Amba Ghat mountain pass
A mountain pass is a navigable route through a mountain range or over a ridge. Since mountain ranges can present formidable barriers to travel, passes have played a key role in trade, war, and both Human migration, human and animal migration t ...
on
Ratnagiri
Ratnagiri (IAST:Ratnāgirī ; ət̪n̪aːɡiɾiː is a port city on the Arabian Sea coast in Ratnagiri District in southwestern Maharashtra, India. The district is part of Konkan division of Maharashtra. The city is known for the Hapus or ...
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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 ...
road (
NH 204) is nearby.
Shahuwadi has 145 villages. The distance between Kohalpur and Shahuwadi is 46.5km.
Historical places
* Ganpati Mandhir
* Pawankhind
* Old Palace
* Laxmi Vilas Palace
* Shalini Palace
* Dongrai Buddhist Caves
* Teen Darwaja
* Sandhya Math
* Dutondi Buruj
* Panhala Fort
* Naykinicha Sajja
* Ambarkhana
Language
The official languages are
English and
Marathi
Marathi may refer to:
*Marathi people, an Indo-Aryan ethnolinguistic group of Maharashtra, India
**Marathi people (Uttar Pradesh), the Marathi people in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh
*Marathi language, the Indo-Aryan language spoken by the Mar ...
.
References
Cities and towns in Kolhapur district
Talukas in Maharashtra
Kolhapur district
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