Malshiras is a town and the headquarters of Malshiras
taluka
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in
Solapur district
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of
Maharashtra
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state in western
India
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. Its governing body is promoted to
Nagar Panchayat
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from a
Gram Panchayat
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in 2017. There are many popular towns in Malshiras taluka such as Akluj, Natepute, Mahalung (for famous Yamai Devi temple), Malinagar, Velapur (for famous Ardhnari Nateshwar temple) and popular Villages like Goradwadi, Bhamburdi, Medad and Palasmandal.
This taluka headquarters has a post and telegraph office, Gram-panchayat and panchayat samiti, Primary health center monitored by Zilla-parishad, Solapur. Generally wells are the main source of water-supply. Primary schools conducted by the Zilla Parishad and one high school known as the Gopalrao Dev Prashala and Jr. College cater to the educational needs of the town populace.
A weekly open market is held on every Thursday. There is one movie theatre near canal no. 58.
The Hanumaan temple (town god) near the natural canal is especially famous one.
The current representative of
Malsiras (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
Malshiras Assembly constituency (254) is one of the 288 Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) constituencies of Maharashtra state in western India. It is reserved for Scheduled Caste.
Overview
Malshiras (constituency number 254) is one of the ele ...
in the
Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
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is
Ram Satpute
Ram Vitthal Satpute is National Vice President of BJYM and a Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly (Vidhan Sabha) elected from Malshiras (Vidhan Sabha constituency).
Early life and education
Ram Satpute was born on 12 March, 1988 to a ...
Transportation
Malshiras is on the road connecting
Mahad
Mahad ( əɦaːɖ is a city in Raigad district (formerly Kulaba district) situated in the North Konkan region of Maharashtra state, India. It is located from District's headquarter Alibag, and from Mumbai, the state capital of Maharashtr ...
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Pandharpur Pune- Pandharpur(Palkhi Mahamarg)]. Malshiras is well-connected by
Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC)
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buses to all the major cities in Maharashtra. The nearest train station is
Pandharpur.
It is situated near the border of
Pune
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,
Satara and
Solapur
Solapur () is a city located in the south-western region of the Indian state of Maharashtra, close to its border with Karnataka. Solapur is located on major highway, rail routes between Mumbai, Pune, Bangalore and Hyderabad, with a branch line ...
districts. The nearby places to visit are
Pandharpur,
Akluj
Akluj is a town on the banks of Nira in Solapur district, Maharashtra, India. Akluj was earlier known for its large trade in cotton, which has almost disappeared at present. It is on the bank of River Nira. The town and surrounding area is agr ...
,
Baramati
Baramati ( aːɾamət̪iː is a city, a tehsil and a municipal council in Pune district in the state of Maharashtra, India. The city is about 100 KM (62 miles) southeast of the city of Pune and about 250 KM from Mumbai.
Baramati is locat ...
. Malshiras is one of the stops for Sant Dnyaneshwar Maharaj Palakhi which travels annually from Alandi to Pandharpur. Other towns in Malshiras taluka which are the stops for the Palakhi are Natepute and Velapur.
Highest Peak in solapur district is Sukhi AAI Temple which is located in
Goradwadi village near border of Garvad in Malshiras taluka.
Economy
Malshiras' economy is Agri-driven.
Most of the population is living on agriculture, Daily transport of their products such as vegetables, Grains & Flowers etc.is nowadays done by the private vehicles that run the trips to the city of Pune and get earnings for the farmers.
Many of the farmers are now approaching to the modern technology, be it dripping or equipped with the latest tools and techniques to get the maximum use of the resources. Many are staying outstations to earn incomes for their families and rest of the family members are cultivating fields.
Majority of the people rely on water which is available in the wells and canals and their sub-canals. It has five Sugar factories located nearby town named Sadashivnagar, Yashwant Nagar in Akluj,chandapuri sugar factory Pandurang sugar factory in Mahalung-shreepur and last one in Malinagar.
Mandave Village
Mandave is a village positioned in Malshiras Block of Solapur district in Maharashtra. Located in rural region of Solapur district of Maharashtra, it is one of the 114 villages of Malshiras Block of Solapur district. According to the administration records, the village number of Mandave is 562427. The village has 1519 homes.
Population of Mandave village
According to Census 2011, Mandave's population is 7883. Out of this, 4122 are males while the females count 3761 here. This village has 971 kids in the age group of 0–6 years. Out of this 527 are boys and 444 are girls.
Literacy rate of Mandave village
Literacy rate in Mandave village is 64%. 5101 out of total 7883 population is literate here. In males the literacy rate is 71% as 2939 males out of total 4122 are literate while female literacy rate is 57% as 2162 out of total 3761 females are literate in this Village.
References
External links
Maps
Map of Malshiras Taluka
{{Solapur district topics
Talukas in Maharashtra
Cities and towns in Solapur district