Shirol is a historic place. In a great war between

Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Chhatrapati is a royal title from Sanskrit used to denote a king. The word "Chhatrapati" is a Sanskrit language compound word of ''Chatra (umbrella), chhatra'' (''parasol'' or ''umbrella'') and ''Pati (title), pati'' (''master/lord/ruler''). T ...

and the

Mughal Empire The Mughal Empire was an Early modern period, early modern empire in South Asia. At its peak, the empire stretched from the outer fringes of the Indus River Basin in the west, northern Afghanistan in the northwest, and Kashmir in the north, to ...

, the Mughals were defeated and the heads of Mughal soldiers were hanged at the main gate of city. So the name Shirol: ''Shir'' (heads) + ''ol'' (row). Shirol industrial area and

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 Shirol subdivision of Kolhapur district in the

India India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area; the List of countries by population (United Nations), most populous country since ...

state State most commonly refers to: * State (polity), a centralized political organization that regulates law and society within a territory **Sovereign state, a sovereign polity in international law, commonly referred to as a country **Nation state, a ...

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 ...

. The current MLA is Shri. Rajendra patil (Yadravkar) Shirol industrial area is rapidly developing with sugar factories and auto ancillaries. Also Shirol is very close to Narsingh wadi and sangli ( Narsobachiwadi), famous for the Shree Datta Temple. Shirol is a suburb of Sangli city and is 10 km away. Shirol is linked to Sangli and Miraj twin cities by MSRTC city bus service. Travel time from Shirol to Sangli city is just 15 minutes.

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 ...

is the dominant native language of the town, which is spoken widely.

Transport

From Mumbai and Pune, take NH4 national highway to Peth by the state highway 138 to Sangli. Then travel by state highway SH75 from Sangli to Shirol. Shirol is 17 km from Sangli city.

Railway

Miraj Miraj (Pronunciation: iɾəd͡z ) is a city that is part of the Sangli-Miraj-Kupwad metropolitan region in Sangli district, Maharashtra. Founded in the early 10th century, Miraj was an important jagir of the Bijapur Sultanate. Chhatrapa ...

, 13 km away, has the nearest major railway junction station miraj and is connected to major cities by express and superfast trains. You can take MSRTC city buses, auto rickshaws and private cars from Miraj to Shirol. Travel time is 15–20 minutes.

Other railway stations

Sangli Sangli (ISO 15919, ISO: ''Sāṁgalī''; ) is a metropolitan town and the headquarters of Sangli District in Maharashtra, in south-western India. It has earned the nickname "Turmeric City of India" for being the hub of the Asia's largest produ ...

- 17 km *

Jaysingpur Jaysingpur is a city and municipal council in the Kolhapur district of the Indian state of Maharashtra. The city derives its name from Raja Jaysing, the father of Shrimant Chhatrapati Shahu Maharaj of Kolhapur, who planned and developed the a ...

- 7 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 ...

- 40 km Express trains travelling on Pune-Miraj-Bangalore main line stop at Sangli railway station. One can take MSRTC city buses, auto-rickshaws and private cars from Sangli to Shirol. Travel time is 15–20 minutes.

References

Cities and towns in Kolhapur district {{Kolhapur-geo-stub