Shahuwadi

Shahuwadi is a tehsil in the Karvir subdivision of the Kolhapur district in the Indian state of Maharashtra.^[2]

Shahuwadi
Country	India
State	Maharashtra
District	Kolhapur
Area
• Total	1,023.33 km2 (395.11 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	180,322[1]
Languages
• Official	Marathi English language
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)

As India expanded in 1949, Kolhapur was redistricted and expanded to include Shahuwadi.

The Amba Ghat mountain pass on Ratnagiri-Kolhapur road (NH 204) is nearby.^[3] Shahuwadi has 145 villages. The distance between Kohalpur and Shahuwadi is 46.5km.

Historical places

• Ganpati Mandhir
• Pawankhind
• Old Palace
• Laxmi Vilas Palace
• Shalini Palace
• Dongrai Buddhist Caves
• Teen Darwaja
• Sandhya Math
• Dutondi Buruj
• Panhala Fort
• Naykinicha Sajja
• Ambarkhana

Language

The official languages are English and Marathi.

References

1. "Kolhapur District Census-2011 Handbook" (PDF). Directorate of Census Operations Maharashtra. 15 May 2018.
2. "Village Map: Taluka, Shahuwadi District, Kolhapur" (PDF). Nagpur, India: Maharashtra Remote Sensing Application Centre, Autonomous Body of Planning Department, Govt. of Maharashtra. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 November 2020. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
3. "Pray for more dhoop, this Diwali". The Times of India. 19 October 2009. Archived from the original on 11 January 2014.