Haladi is a Town in

Gadhinglaj Taluka Gadhinglaj is a taluka in Maharashtra. The city of Gadhinglaj is the taluka headquarters and Gadhinglaj subdivision headquarters as well. As of 2011, the taluka had a population of 874,015, of which 35% were urban. Languages spoken in this area ...

Kolhapur district Kolhapur district (Marathi pronunciation: olʱaːpuɾ is a district in the Maharashtra state of India. The city of Kolhapur is its district headquarter. It is situated near Panchaganga river. It is bordered by the Sangli district to the Nor ...

situated in the southwest corner of state

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. Harali is situated on banks of Hiranyakeshi river originated from the Great Amboli Ghats is about 7 km from

Gadhinglaj Gadhinglaj ( �əɖᵊɦiŋɡləd͡z is a city in India in the Kolhapur district in the southwest corner of the state of Maharashtra, India. It is located on the banks of the river Hiranyakeshi. It is the Taluka (Tehsil) headquarters of Gadh ...

towards south and 12 km from the second largest city

Kadgaon Kadgaon is a town situated Gadhinglaj Taluka of Kolhapur district situated in the southwest corner of the state of Maharashtra, India. Kadgaon is about 4 km from Gadhinglaj, 79 km from Kolhapur. Kadgaon is situated on MH SH 134 and is ...

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and just 2 km from

Mahagaon,Gadhinglaj Mahagaon is a town in Gadhinglaj Taluka, Kolhapur district, situated in the southwest corner of the state of Maharashtra, India, on the banks of the Hiranyakeshi river. It is about south of Gadhinglaj and from the city of Kadgaon. It is manag ...

. It is managed by

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.In 2011 it has a population of about 9,856. Harali is the eight largest city and town in Gadhinglaj

. Shri Appasaheb Nalawade Gadhinglaj Taluka Sahakari Sakhar Karkhana (sugar mills) is situated in the town.

Geography

Harali is located at . It has an average elevation of 624 metres (2043 feet).
It is situated on banks of Hiranyakeshi river originated from the Great Amboli Ghats.Mahagaon has an average Weather of clean sky and temperature of around 19.c in winter and 27.c in Summer and have More rainfall than average in Kolhapur

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It is a town, located near at the border of Maharashtra and Karnataka.

History

History of Harali dates back to 1500 AD. It history is as old as Gadhinglaj it was a small village on the river Hiranyakeshi. But in recent years it has seen a boom in Economy, Population and in real estate. It now has become an important

Town A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world. Origin and use The word "town" shares an ori ...

in it area and important market place..During 1970 Gadhinglaj Sugar Factory was founded by Late Dr. Appasaheb Nalawade in Harali thus starting both Industrial and Agriculture growth in the

Demography

India

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, Harali had a population of 9,981. But India

Census A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording and calculating information about the members of a given population. This term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common censuses incl ...

Harali has a recent population is 15,856 which includes Harali town as well as extended areas included in the town. Its population grew four times in a decade and is one of the fastest-growing towns in

. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Harali has an average literacy rate of 77%, higher than the national average of 74.9%: male literacy is 82%, and female literacy is 72%. In Harali, 9% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Civic Administration

The Civic Administration of this town is managed by

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(Panchyat samiti). It gets it Revenues from Various Sectors for e.g. from tax collected from Business, Trading Business, Manufacturing, Shops, Rental Spaces, Property Tax, etc. The Panchyat samiti overseas the engineering works, health, sanitation, water supply, administration and taxation in the town. Harali Panchyat samiti is headed by a Town council President who is assisted by Town council chief officer and council members.Gadhinglaj Municipal Council.
The electrical supply to the Town is managed by the

Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited Mahavitaran or Mahadiscom or MSEDCL (Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Maharashtra State Electricity Board. It is the largest electricity distribution utility in India (2nd largest ...

(MAHADISCOM). It has Maintained a World class Road and Civic Facilities thanks to its high Revenues collected from various Sectors.

Economy

Transport

References

{{Kolhapur district topics Cities and towns in Kolhapur district Talukas in Maharashtra