Karmala is a city and a

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Solapur district Solapur District (Marathi pronunciation: olaːpuːɾ is a district in Maharashtra state of India. The city of Solapur is the district headquarters. It is located on the south east edge of the state and lies entirely in the Bhima and Seena basi ...

in the

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History

The municipality was established at Karmala in 1867 and is now governed under the Maharashtra Municipalities Act, 1965. It covers an area of . The municipal council is composed of 15 members with two seats being reserved for the scheduled castes.

Geography

Karmala is the headquarters of the

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bearing the same name. It is located about to the north of the

Jeur Jeur is a village in the Karmala Taluka, Karmala taluka of Solapur district in Maharashtra state, India. ''Sairat'', the controversial and highest-grossing Marathi cinema, Marathi film of all time based on the theme of forbidden love was set a ...

railway station and about from the

Solapur railway station Solapur railway station is located in Solapur district in the Indian state of Maharashtra and serves Solapur city and the industrial belt around it. It is headquarters of Solapur Railway Division and a part of Central Railway zone. Solapur l ...

. It has an average elevation of .

Demographics

According to the 1971 Census the population was 14,051. At the 2001 India

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, Karmala had a population of 21,928. Karmala had an average literacy rate of 71%, higher than the national average of 50%. Languages: Marathi-98% (official language), Hindi-1.5%, English-0.5%.

Facilities

This municipal town, being the headquarters of a taluka, has the offices of the Mamlatdar and the Block Development Officer besides that of the Court of the Civil Judge, Junior Division. There is also a police station the jurisdiction of which extends over 96 villages. It has a post and telegraph office. The water-supply to the town is piped and protected. The town has been electrified. The educational facilities are provided by five

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conducted by the municipality, the Mahatma Gandhi Vidyalaya conducted by the Karmala Taluka Co-operative Education Society and Yashwantrao Chavan College of Arts and Commerce conducted by the Vidyavikas, Karmala. The Government basic training college is also located at Karmala. The Samaj Seva Mandal governs the Karmaveer Annasaheb Jagtap Vidyalaya. A Government resthouse is also located at Karmala. Prior to 1902 only wells formed the main source of water-supply to the town. In 1902, attempts were made to store the water in four small tanks constructed for the purpose and was supplied to the town populace. In 1928 four bores were drilled and three more were drilled subsequently. However, water shortage was always felt. The new Sina scheme was therefore taken up in 1960 from where the town now gets ample water-supply. Underground drainage system has not been introduced in the town. There are stone-lined gutters. The municipality makes the arrangement for the removal of night-soil. The municipality provides facilities for primary education and conducts five primary schools, two for boys and one for girls and one each for boys and girls with Urdu as a medium of instruction. The municipality also maintains a dispensary with four cots. Many other facilities are provided by the municipality which has constructed a vegetable market known as Jagdamba Bhaji Market at a cost of Rs. 50.243. It was declared open on 28 June 1962. There are a number of dharmashalas in the town and the municipality undertakes the maintenance of the same. The municipality conducts a free reading room and a library.

References

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