Shirol is a historic place also. It was named "Shirol", because there is story behind it. The story is:"there was great war between Shivaji Maharaj & Mughal’s. In that war, the Mughals were defeated & the heads of Mughal soldiers were hanged to main gate of city. So the name Shirol: Shir(heads) + ol(row). In Shirol industrial area and

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in Shirol subdivision of

Kolhapur district Kolhapur district (Marathi pronunciation: olʱaːpuɾ is a district in the Maharashtra state of India. The city of Kolhapur is its district headquarter. It is situated near Panchaganga river. It is bordered by the Sangli district to the Nor ...

in the

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of Maharashtra. Current MLA Shri. Rajendra patil (Yadravkar) Shirol industrial area is rapidly developing with new industries coming up. Major among them are sugar factories and auto ancillaries. Also Shirol is very near to Narsinghwadi (Narsobachiwadi) which is famous for

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. Shirol is coming up as a satellite suburb of Sangli city and is 10 km from Sangli. Shirol is linked to Sangli and Miraj twin cities by MSRTC city bus service. Travel time from Shirol to Sangli is just 15 minutes.

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is the dominant native language of the town, which is spoken widely.https://censusindia.gov.in/census.website/data/census-tables

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.

Educational Institute

* Shri Padmaraje Vidyalaya, Shirol. * Janta Highschool, Shirol. *Shri Datta Polytechnic College,Shirol. * New English School, Shirol. * Government ITI, Shirol. *Shri R.P. Mane Kanya Vidyalaya,Shirol.

Nearest railway junction

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 ...

- 13 km Miraj railway station 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 () is a city and the district headquarters of Sangli District in the state of Maharashtra, in western India. It is known as the Turmeric City of Maharashtra due to its production and trade of the spice. Sangli is situated on the banks o ...

- 17 km * Jaysingpur - 7 km *

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 k ...

- 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 Talukas in Maharashtra {{Kolhapur-geo-stub