Kirloskarwadi is an industrial township that developed around the

Kirloskar Brothers Ltd Kirloskar Brothers Limited (KBL) ( ) is a pump manufacturing company involved in engineering and manufacture of systems for fluid management. Established in 1888 and incorporated in 1920, KBL is the flagship company of the $2.5 billion Kirlosk ...

factory in the Palus

Sangli district Sangli district (Marathi pronunciation: aːŋɡli is a district of Maharashtra state in India. Sangli city is the district headquarters. It is bordered by Satara district, Solapur district to the North, Karnataka state to South-East, by Kolh ...

, in Maharashtra state,

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. It is the second oldest industrial township in India. On 10 March 2010, Kirloskarwadi celebrated 100 years of its establishment. Kirloskarvadi is a rapidly growing satellite suburb of

Sangli Sangli () is a city and the district headquarters of Sangli District in the state of Maharashtra, in western India. It is known as the Turmeric City of Maharashtra due to its production and trade of the spice. Sangli is situated on the banks ...

city. The famous holy place of God Datta Maharaj Audumbar is just 10 km away. While Sagareshwar picnic spot is around 8–10. The town has centric connectivity between

Tasgaon Tasgaon Tasgaon is a city in Maharashtra and a municipal council in Sangli district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. Tasgaon city is developing city in Maharashtra. Tasgaon was given as Jahagir to Parshuram Bhau Tasgaonkar by Narayanrao Ba ...

- vita- palus-

uran islampur Uran-Islampur (Islampur for short) is a city and a Municipal Council in Sangli district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. The 2011 Census of India The 2011 Census of India or the 15th Indian Census was conducted in two phases, house lis ...

karad Karad is a city in Satara district of Indian state of Maharashtra and it is 320 km (180.19 miles) from Mumbai and 159 km from Pune. It lies at the confluence of Koyna River and the Krishna River known as the "Priti sangam". The ...

talukas.

History

The town of Kirloskarwadi was founded by

Laxmanrao Kirloskar Laxmanrao Kashinath Kirloskar (20 June 1869 – 26 September 1956) was an Indian businessman. He was the founder of the Kirloskar Group. Biography Laxmanrao was born on 20 June 1869, in a Maharashtrian family in Gurlahosur, a village in Belga ...

in 1910 when he started his factory, called

, near the railway station that was at that time called

Kundal Kundal is a town in Palus Taluka within the Sangli District of southwestern Maharashtra, It has a population of 18,287 people - 9,432 males and 8,855 females according to the 2011 census. Kundal is located north of the district capital, Sangl ...

Road. Laxmanrao Kirloskar had read about "industrial townships" in Europe and USA where the owners of industries had built communities for the employees. His dream was to build his own industry and a community for the employees. The culmination of his dream is the town of Kirloskarwadi. Balasaheb Pant Pratinidhi, the ruler of the Aundh Sansthan, one of the many

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under the British rule in India before independence, donated the land to Laxmanrao Kirloskar to establish the factory and the town. The factory around which the town was built is still the flagship manufacturing plant of

During

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, some of the militant revolutionary fighters who went underground to escape arrest took refuge in Kirloskarwadi. The workers from the factory took part in protests and satyagraha against the British rule. Two workers from the factory—Umashankar Pandya and Sadashiv Pendharkar—were killed when police opened fire on one such protest. An obelisk (

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: ) and park in the town commemorate the sacrifices of these workers.

Geography

Kirloskarwadi is located at . Kirloskarwadi is located in the

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(

: ) river valley.

Palus, Satara,

Pune Pune (; ; also known as Poona, ( the official name from 1818 until 1978) is one of the most important industrial and educational hubs of India, with an estimated population of 7.4 million As of 2021, Pune Metropolitan Region is the largest i ...

and

Kolhapur Kolhapur () is a city on the banks of the Panchganga River in the southern part of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the administrative headquarter of the Kolhapur district. In, around 2 C.E. Kolapur's name was 'Kuntal'. Kolhapur is ...

are the nearest cities.

INDUSTRIES AND NEAREST MIDC

Kirloskarvadi is founded in 1910 by laxmanrao kirloskar in palus taluka. Kirloskarvadi has biggest industrial hub and it is only 4.3km from palus . There are many types of foundries and industries are located in kirloskarvadi. Nearest midc like palus midc and (kupwad)

sangli Sangli () is a city and the district headquarters of Sangli District in the state of Maharashtra, in western India. It is known as the Turmeric City of Maharashtra due to its production and trade of the spice. Sangli is situated on the banks ...

midc. Company like

kirloskar group Kirloskar Group is an Indian conglomerate, headquartered in Pune. The group exports to over 70 countries over most of Africa, Southeast Asia and Europe. The flagship and holding company, Kirloskar Brothers Ltd, established in 1888, is India's l ...

are situated in kirloskarvadi it is very fast growing and developed area in palus

Transportation

The Kirloskarwadi railway station (spelled "Kirloskarvadi") is one of the important station on the Mumbai–Bangalore railway line managed by Central Railway, Pune division. This place is projected as Commercial Capital of South Maharashtra by Shri. Suresh Prabhu, Commerce Minister - Govt.of India. Currently double line electrification is in construction between

Miraj Miraj (Pronunciation: iɾəd͡z ) is a city in Sangli District and also in Maharashtra, India, that was founded in the early 10th century. It was an important jagir of the Adil Shahi court of Bijapur. Shivaji Maharaj stayed in Miraj for ...

and expected to be start first electric run trials from March 2019. There are trains to major cities like Delhi, Pune, Mumbai, Bangalore, Ahmedabad. Trains having stoppage here are - Goa Express, Gandhidham Express, Mysore Ajmer Express, Ajmer Garib Nawaz, LTT Hubli Express, Jodhpur Express, Bhagat ke Kothi Express, Sahyadri Express, Mahalaxmi Express, Maharashtra Express. There is long time demand to have a halt for Chalukya Express and Ernakulum Express to Kirloskarwadi station as it will give good service to Vita, Islampur, Palus and Tasgaon Taluka residing Passengers. There are

Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) The Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation abbreviated as (MSRTC, or simply ST), is the state run bus service of Maharashtra, India which serves routes to towns and cities within Maharashtra as well as to its adjoining states. It has a fl ...

buses and private buses from Kirloskarwadi to Sangli, Kolhapur, Pune and Mumbai. There is also a private airport for Business Jets and a helipad for helicopters.An aircraft from the fleet of Kirloskar Aviation Ltd landing
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References

External links

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