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.
Palus | |
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city | |
Nickname: Palus | |
Palus Location in Maharashtra, India | |
Coordinates: 17°05′N 74°28′E / 17.083°N 74.467°E | |
Country | India |
State | Maharashtra |
District | Sangli |
Government | |
• Type | Municipal council |
• Body | Palus Municipal Council |
Area | |
• Total | 297 km2 (115 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 164,909 |
• Density | 560/km2 (1,400/sq mi) |
Demonym | Paluskar |
Languages | |
• Official | Marathi |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
ISO 3166 code | IN-MH |
Vehicle registration | MH-10 |
Nearest Cities | Sangli, Tasgaon, Kolhapur, Karad, uran islampur |
Lok Sabha constituency | Sangli |
Vidhan Sabha constituency | Palus Kadegaon |
Website | http://www.click2palus.com |
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.
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]
At the time of the 2011 census, 94.27% of the population spoke Marathi and 2.93% Hindi as their first language.[4]
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.
And Many more schools, colleges, academies are situated in palus & surrounding area.
Attractions in the Palus area include the
Hindustani classical vocalist Vishnu Digambar Paluskar (1872-1931) was born there.
The villages in the Tehsil include:[5]
Palus is served by the following transport infrastructure: By Air:-
By Rail :-