Palus, Maharashtra Explained

Palus
Nickname:Palus
Settlement Type:city
Pushpin Map:India Maharashtra
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Maharashtra, India
Coordinates:17.0833°N 102°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Maharashtra
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Sangli
Established Date:1999
Government Type:Municipal council
Governing Body:Palus Municipal Council
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:297
Population Total:164909
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Demonym:Paluskar
Population Footnotes:[1]
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Marathi
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Registration Plate:MH-10
Blank1 Name Sec1:Nearest Cities
Blank1 Info Sec1:Sangli, Tasgaon, Kolhapur, Karad, uran islampur
Blank2 Name Sec1:Lok Sabha constituency
Blank2 Info Sec1:Sangli
Blank3 Name Sec1:Vidhan Sabha constituency
Blank3 Info Sec1:Palus Kadegaon
Website:http://www.click2palus.com
Iso Code:IN-MH

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

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.[2]

At the time of the 2011 census, 94.27% of the population spoke Marathi and 2.93% Hindi as their first language.[3]

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:[4]

Transport

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

By Rail :-

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Palus Population (2020/2021), Taluka Village List in Sangli, Maharashtra.
  2. Web site: District Census Hand Book – Sangli . . Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  3. Web site: Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Maharashtra . censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  4. Web site: Maps of Palus Tahsil Villages in Sangli, Maharashtra - Village Map. 2021-07-02. villagemap.net. en.