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Palus
city
Nickname: 
Palus
Palus is located in Maharashtra
Palus
Palus
Location in Maharashtra, India
Coordinates: 17°05′N 74°28′E / 17.083°N 74.467°E / 17.083; 74.467
Country India
StateMaharashtra
DistrictSangli
Government
 • TypeMunicipal council
 • BodyPalus Municipal Council
Area
 • Total297 km2 (115 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total164,909
 • Density560/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
DemonymPaluskar
Languages
 • OfficialMarathi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
ISO 3166 codeIN-MH
Vehicle registrationMH-10
Nearest CitiesSangli, Tasgaon, Kolhapur, Karad, uran islampur
Lok Sabha constituencySangli
Vidhan Sabha constituencyPalus Kadegaon
Websitehttp://www.click2palus.com

Palus is a city and municipal council in sangli district. Palus is developed city in Sangli district. City have best industrial zone, steel firms, foundries and Precision Machine shop.

In Palus, Grapes production is also done on a very large scale and grapes of Palus are widely known. The grapes here are also sold abroad.

Grapes are grown here using new technologies and different methods.

Demographics

Religions in Palus taluk (2011)[2]
Religion Percent
Hinduism
 
 87.75%
Islam
 
 6.12%
Jainism
 
 4.11%
Buddhism
 
 1.81%
Other or not stated
 
 0.21%

Palus taluka had a population of 164,909, entirely in rural areas. The sex ratio is 933 females per 1000 males and the literacy rate is 86.11%. 16,700 were under 6 years of age. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 11.15% and 0.71% of the population respectively.[3]

Languages of Palus taluk (2011)[4]

  Marathi (94.27%)
  Hindi (2.93%)
  Others (2.80%)

At the time of the 2011 census, 94.27% of the population spoke Marathi and 2.93% Hindi as their first language.[4]

Industrial zone, MIDC & other

The industrial zone of Palus produces various parts in foundry, full finished machining on it as per requirement . It is home to the Krishna Valley Wine Park, Krishna-verala spinningmills and a marketplace with hardware and construction shops.

India's second oldest industrial township kirloskarvadi is located in palus taluka.

Kirloskar Brothers is located about 4 kilometers from Palus. Corporations are located in Kirloskarvadi include Kirloskar Ebara Pumps limited (KEPL) , kirloskar brothers limited (KBL) and other steelwork firms.

Education

And Many more schools, colleges, academies are situated in palus & surrounding area.

Attractive places to visit

Attractions in the Palus area include the

Hindustani classical vocalist Vishnu Digambar Paluskar (1872-1931) was born there.

Temples

Villages

The villages in the Tehsil include:[5]

Transport

Palus is served by the following transport infrastructure: By Air:-

By Rail :-

References

  1. ^ "Palus Population (2020/2021), Taluka Village List in Sangli, Maharashtra".
  2. ^ "Population by Religion - Maharashtra". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
  3. ^ "District Census Hand Book – Sangli" (PDF). Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  4. ^ a b "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Maharashtra". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  5. ^ "Maps of Palus Tahsil Villages in Sangli, Maharashtra - Village Map". villagemap.net. Retrieved 2 July 2021.


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