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Karad

Coordinates: 17°17′06″N 74°11′02″E / 17.285°N 74.184°E / 17.285; 74.184
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Karad
Yashwantnagari
City
Karad
Karad
Karad is located in Maharashtra
Karad
Karad
Location in Maharashtra, India
Coordinates: 17°17′06″N 74°11′02″E / 17.285°N 74.184°E / 17.285; 74.184
Country India
StateMaharashtra
DistrictSatara
Government
 • TypeMunicipal Council
 • BodyKarad Municipal Council
 • MPShriniwas Patil (Nationalist Congress Party)
Elevation
670 m (2,200 ft)
Population
 (2017)
 • Total855 00(town + surrounding areas)
117,221 (including Malkapur)
DemonymKaradkar
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
415110
Telephone code2164
Vehicle registrationMH-50

Karad is a town in Satara district of Indian state of Maharashtra. It is located 302 km (180.19 miles) from Mumbai, 74 km from Sangli and 162 km from Pune. It lies at the confluence of Koyna River and the Krishna River known as the "Pritisangam". The two rivers originate at Mahabaleshwar, which is around 100 km from Karad. Karad is well known for sugar production and is known as the sugar bowl of Maharashtra owing to the presence of many sugar factories in and around Karad. It is considered an important educational hub in Western Maharashtra due to the presence of many prestigious educational institutes.[1] Karad is resting place of the first chief minister of Maharashtra Yashwantrao Chavan situated at the confluence of the Krishna and Koyana rivers. It is ranked as the cleanest town in Swachh Survekshan 2020 in the category of population with less than 1 lakh.[2][3]

Karad has an adjoining small town named Malkapur, Karad which has its own municipal council and a population of 86,671. Karad was awarded a prize under "Sant Gadagebaba Gramswachhata Abhiyan" started by Indian Government.

History

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It was originally known as "Karhatak", meaning "Elephant Market". Karad is also a city of historical importance. According to Mahabharata, Sahadeva one of the Pandavas lived in the city also known to be pious as Lord Rama stepped his feet on this land.[4] Located to the south west of Karad is Karad Caves, also known as Aghashiv Caves.[5]

The first capital of the Shilaharas was probably at Karad during the reign of Jatiga-II as known from their copper plate grant of Miraj and Vikramankadevacharita of Bilhana. Hence sometimes they are referred as 'Shilaharas of Karad'. The capital was later shifted to Kolhapur. Among the Silaharas of Kolhapur who ruled over Satara and Belganv districts from 1000 to 1215 A. D., Gonka deserves mention here, as he is described as the Lord of Karhad (Karad), Mairifvja (Miraj) and Konkan.[6]

Geography

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Krishna Ghat

Karad is located at 17°17′N 74°12′E / 17.28°N 74.2°E / 17.28; 74.2.[7] It has an average elevation of 566 metres (1857 feet). Karad is located near Agashiva caves 17°14′15″N 74°09′07″E / 17.237506°N 74.15205°E / 17.237506; 74.15205.[8]

Nearest Cities

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Tourism

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Tourist places in and around Karad are: (Distance in Km)

  • Preeti Sangam (Krishna-Koyna Confluence) – 2 km
  • Krishnamai Temple – 2 km
  • Pritisangam Udyan – 2 km
  • Late Yashwantrao Chavan's Samadhi – 2 km
  • Historical Monument 'Manore' (2 Minars) – 2 km
  • Naktya Ravlyachi Vihir (Ancient Well) – 2 km
  • Masjid Built by Sultan Ali Adilshah (1557- 1580) – 2 km
  • Sadashivgad – 5 km
  • Khodshi Dam – 5 km
  • Agashiv Caves – 5 km
  • Vasantgad – 15 km
  • Talbid (Ram Mandir) – 15 km
  • Sar-Senapati Hambirrao Mohite Samadhi – 15 km
  • Chauranginath Temple, Sonsal – 20 km
  • Ramling Bet, Bahe – 30 km
  • Shri Khandoba Devsthan, Pal – 30 km
  • Ram Mandir Chaphal – 30 km
  • Yamai Mandir, Aundh – 35 km
  • Uttarmand Dam – 35 km
  • Sagareshwar Wildlife Sanctuary Palus – 30 km
  • Valmiki Temple – 45 km
  • Chandoli National Park Shirala – 49 km
  • Chandoli Dam Shirala – 50 km
  • Koyna Dam – 60 km
  • Nawja Waterfall – 65 km

Cityscape

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The city has many important government offices and other institutions of significance. With the vision of great leader P. D. Patil the city was one of the few in India to have a well- planned underground drainage system well before in the 1960s. By end-2010, Malkapur, Karad, on the outskirts of the city of Karad, is delivering water 24x7 to all its residents as a result of concrete steps taken by the Malkapur Nagar Panchayat (MNP) with support from the Maharashtra Jeevan Pradhikaran (MJP), a state government entity. This is the first of its kind by a public body in India. Major offices and institutions in Karad are as follows:

  • Karad Court, Karad
  • Diwani -Foujdari Court, Karad
  • Doordarshan Kendra, Karad
  • Fire- Brigade, Karad
  • Division Office, Karad
  • Tehsil Office, Karad
  • Khashaba Chounk
  • Panchayat Samiti, Karad
  • Government Rest House, Karad
  • City Police Station, Karad
  • Taluka Police Station, Karad
  • Head Post Office, Karad
  • Railway Station, Karad
  • Airport, Karad
  • MSRTC Depot, Karad
  • Cottage Hospital, Karad
  • RTO Office, Karad
  • Taswade MIDC, Karad
  • Nagarpalika, Karad
  • Town Hall, Karad

Demographics

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As of 2011 India census,[9] Karad town and surrounding villages had total population of 74,355. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Karad has an average literacy rate of 76%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 80%, and female literacy is 72%. In Karad, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age. Vast majority of people belong to Hinduism and Speak Marathi language.

Transportation

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National Highways

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The National Highway 48 (formerly National Highway 4) goes through the Karad city. National Highway 48 (NH 48) is a major National Highway in Western and Southern India. NH 48 links four of the 10 most populous Indian cities - Mumbai, Bengaluru, Chennai and Pune. NH 48 also connects Karad to Uran Islampur, Kolhapur. Pune is the largest metropolis near Karad and Kolhapur, Sangli is an important trade centre and Karad is educational hub for IIT training and a tourist destination.

Airport

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An Airstrip was constructed in the 1955 by the Public Works Department to facilitate the Koyna dam project. It is currently being used for General aviation and pilot training. The airport is spread on 65 acres and the acquisition of more than 100 acres has been proposed. Runway 10/28 is 1280 meters long and 30 meters wide with a 60 meter by 60 meter apron. No navigational aids nor night landing facilities are available on the airstrip. The State run Maharashtra Airport Development Company (MADC) plans to extend the 1,250 meters airstrip by another 1,500 m and widen it by 150 m. Besides this the nearest airports are Pune Airport and Kolhapur Airport.

Railways

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  • Karad – 4 km from city

Karad has railway station situated near ogalewadi about 04 km distance on the Karad Vita road from Karad Bus stand. Karad is onroute from Mumbai to Miraj, Sangli, Kolhapur, and Bangalore (some trains). You can reach Karad from Mumbai or Pune easily by road or rail (Mahalaxmi Express, Koyna Express,"Goa Express", Sahyadri Express, Sharavati Express, Dadar–Puducherry Chalukya Express or Dadar–Tirunelveli Chalukya Express).

Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu has allocated funds for a plan to build a new 112 km railway line between Karad and Chiplun.

Nearest railway junction

All super-fast trains like the Karnataka Sampark Kranti, Deekshaboomi Express, Rani Chenama Express, Haripriya Express and Miraj Hubli Express stop at Miraj Junction. You can take private cars or MSRTC buses from Miraj to Karad. Travel time from Miraj to Karad is approxroximately 1 hour 15 minutes.

Karad Railway Station
Railway Time Table Karad
Towards Miraj
No. Train No. Train Name Train Type Day Departure time
Dis 11023 Mumbai – Kolhapur Sahyadri Express Discontinued Discontinued
01 11097 Pune – Ernakulam Poorna Express Sun 02.00 Am
02 17318 Dadar - Hubli Hubballi Express Daily 03.50 Am
03 17411 Mumbai - Kolhapur Mahalaxmi Express Daily 04.10 Am
04 11021 Dadar - Tirunelveli Tirunelveli Express Sun, Wed, Thu 04.55 Am
05 11035 Dadar – Mysore Sharavati Express Fri 04.55 Am
06 11005 Dadar - Puducherry Puducherry Express Mon, Tue, Sat 04.50 Am
07 51441 Satara – Kolhapur Demu Special Daily 06.40 Am
08 16209 Ajmer – Mysore All Mysore Express Mon, Sat 05.55 Am
09 16505 Gandhidham – Bangalore GIMB SBC Bangalore Express Wed 05.55 Am
10 16507 Jodhpur – Bangalore JU SBC Bangalore Express Sun, Fri 05.55 Am
11 16531 Ajmer – Bangalore SBC Garib Nawaz Express Tue 05.55 Am
12 11040 Gondia – Kolhapur Maharashtra Express Daily 09.20 Am
13 12148 Nizamuddin – Kolhapur Nizamuddin Express Fri 10.25 Pm
14 12782 Nizamuddin – Mysore Swarnajayani Express Tue 10.25 Pm
15 51409 Pune – Kolhapur Demu Special Daily 03.56 Pm
16 11029 Mumbai – Kolhapur Koyna Express Daily 05.10 Pm
17 12780 Nizamuddin – Vasco Goa Express Daily 08.45 Pm
Sahyadri Express >> Discontinued
Information by ( Basargi) : updated In August 2022
Towards Pune
No. Train No. Train Name Train Type Day Departure time
Dis 11024 Kolhapur – Mumbai Sahyadri Express Discontinued Discontinued
01 51410 Kolhapur – Pune Demu Special Daily 07.58 Am
02 11030 Kolhapur – Mumbai Koyna Express Daily 10.50 Am
03 12147 Kolhapur – Nizamuddin Nizamuddin Express Tue 11.40 Am
04 12781 Mysore – Nizamuddin Swarnajayani Express Sat 11.40 Am
05 16210 Mysore – Ajmer Ajmer Express Wed, Fri 02.05 Pm
06 16506 Bangalore – Gandhidham Gandhidham Express Sun 02.05 Pm
07 16508 Bangalore - Jodhpur Jodhpur Express Tue, Thu 02.05 Pm
08 16532 Bangalore – Ajmer Garib Nawaz Express Sat 02.05 Pm
09 11039 Kolhapur - Gondia Maharashtra Express Daily 05.35 Pm
10 11098 Ernakulam – Pune Poorna Express Tue 06.55 Pm
11 51442 Kolhapur – Satara Demu Special Daily 08.16 Pm
12 11006 Puducherry - Dadar Puducherry-Chalukya Express Mon, Wed, Thu 10.05 Pm
13 11022 Tirunelveli - Dadar Tirunelveli Express Tue, Fri, Sat 10.10 Pm
14 11036 Mysore – Dadar Sharavati Express Sun 10.10 Pm
15 17317 Hubli - Dadar Hubli Express Daily 10.35 Pm
16 11012 Kolhapur - Mumbai Mahalaxmi Express Daily 11.15 Pm
17 12779 Vasco – Nizamuddin Goa Express Daily 11.58 Pm
Sahyadri Express >> Discontinued
Information by( Basargi): Updated In August 2022

Culture

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Performing arts

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The city has a major hall for cultural activities and exhibitions: Yashwantrao Chavan Memorial - Town Hall. Cultural events of various organizations and gatherings of schools are also held here. The "Venutai Chavan Hall" is used for classical concerts, conducting national and international seminars on topics like science, space, traditions, culture, spirituality, etc.

Literature

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Karad has a tradition of literature lovers. The prestigious 76th Akhil Bharatiya Marathi Sahitya Sammelan was held at banks of Krishna river in Karad in 2003.[10]

Notable people

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  • Gopal Ganesh Agarkar (1856–1895), social reformer and newspaper editor born in Tembhu.
  • Khashaba Jadhav (15 January 1926 – 14 August 1984) Born in a very poor farming family at Goleshwar Tal. Karad, the only individual Olympic Medal Winner for India until 2000. He won India's first individual Olympic medal by winning the Bronze medal on 23 July 1952, in the 1952 Helsinki Olympic Games for wrestling in bantamweight, which is the unbeaten record for India in wrestling until today. In 1993, Maharashtra State awarded him the Shiv Chhattrapati Award posthumously. In 2001, the Central Government also awarded him the Arjuna Award posthumously.[11]
  • Yashwantrao Chavan (12 March 1913 – 25 November 1984), an eminent Congress party politician, hailed from Karad. He was the first Chief Minister of Maharashtra and also served as the defence minister, finance minister, home minister, foreign affairs minister, and as the Deputy Prime Minister of India and became the first and only person from Maharashtra to hold this political post.
  • Prithviraj Chavan: He was the 17th Chief Minister of Maharashtra. Chavan served as the Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs and Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances, and Pensions. Chavan was also General Secretary of the All-India Congress Committee (AICC), in-charge of many states, including Jammu and Kashmir, Karnataka, Haryana, Gujarat, Tripura, and Arunachal Pradesh.

References

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  1. ^ "Swachh Survekshan-2019" (PDF). Swachh Survekshan. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
  2. ^ "Karad tops Swachh ranking among smaller towns; Saswad, Lonavla are second and third". Hindustan Times. 20 August 2020. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
  3. ^ "President of India Announces Results of Swachh Survekshan 2022". pib.gov.in. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
  4. ^ "Hindu Temple in Karad, India". Mygola.com. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  5. ^ Ahir, D. C. (2003). Buddhist sites and shrines in India : history, art, and architecture (1. ed.). Delhi: Sri Satguru Publ. p. 197. ISBN 8170307740.
  6. ^ [Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society, Vol. IV, p. 281, Sanskrit Transcript.]
  7. ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc – Karad
  8. ^ "IJFANS International Journal of Food and Nutritional Sciences" (PDF). Retrieved 20 February 2024.
  9. ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
  10. ^ "मुथा यांचे 'मराठी साहित्य संमेलनाची निवडणूक : एक दस्तऐवज' लवकरच". Divya Marathi (in Marathi). Retrieved 10 October 2019.
  11. ^ "Prominent Personalities" District Satara.Web
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