Sangole

Sangole Sangola
city
Sangole Location in Maharashtra, India
Coordinates:17°26′16″N075°11′38″E
Country	India
State	Maharashtra
District	Solapur
Government
• Body	Sangole Municipal Council
Population (2011)
• Total	28,116
Languages
• Official	Marathi
Time zone	UTC+5:30(IST)
PIN	413307

Sangoleor (Sangola) is a city with amunicipal councilinSolapur districtin theIndianstateofMaharashtra.It is situated near Holy city Pandharpur. It is located at the intersection ofstate highwaysSH-161, SH-3, and SH-71.

Traditionally, in many historic records this area was part of theMandeshregion. Its name is derived from the Maan River. Sangole is known forpomegranateproduction as well asjowar.

Demographics

Sangola Dist-Solapur

According to the 2011 Indiancensus,Sangole had a population of 34,321. Males constituted 51% of the population and females 48%. Sangole had an average literacy rate of 82%. Male literacy was 88%, and female literacy was 77%. Twelve percent of the population was under 6 years of age.

History

Sangole was a prominent part of theMaratha dynastyunder theIngoles.It is believed that Sangole as a town was established around the 14th or 15th century by six Ingoles. Babaji Lakhmoji Ingole & his five sons (6 Ingole's) have constructed a fort and situated town Sangole. The name of Sangole is derived from these six Ingoles (Saha Ingole) – Sangole. There is a historic fort inside Sangola town and later the Ingole's were awarded Deshmukhi of Paragane Sangole by Aadilshah of Bijapur. Still in many villages the Deshmukh families are residing – mainly – Sangole city, Deshmukh Vasti- Bamani, Jawala, Sonand. Ingole-Deshmukhs are now farmers holding lands in these villages. The direct descendant of Babaji Raje Ingole resides in Pune, Dnyaneshwar Raje Ingole-Deshmukh. The fort at Sangole was built, reportedly by Deshmukhs under Bijapur's Aadilshah king. It is believed that later the Deshmukh's left the Aadilshah of Bijapur and joined the forces of Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. Aadilshah had awarded Deshmukhi of 72 villages of Paragane Sangole to Ingole Deshmukh's. The town later grew up around the fort was so prosperous that it was locally called the Golden Sangola or "Sonyache Sangola" (सोन्याचे सांगोले).

Soon after settlement, due to the large availability of high-quality land, which produced many crops duringkharip season,farminganddairybusinesses flourished around the area, although at first, Sangole experienced low population density. This proved fortunate, as it was less severely impacted by such historical events as theDurga Devidrought in the 14th century and the failure of theYadav kingdomat the hands ofAlauddin Khaljiin nearbyDeogiri.In the 15th century,Sambhajivisited the area and Dhangar began to arrive in the city. Significant growth of the Dhangar population occurred between 1690 and 1702.

Maratha Empire

After the death ofAfzal Khan,Shivajicaptured the entire region fromWaitoKolhapur.Netaji Palkaris believed to have raided Sangole on 14 Novemb

Economy

Animals Market

Sangola Weekly Market

Sangole's economy is primarily driven byagriculture,withtextilemills (including cotton), grape processing factories andsugarfactories found in the area. One cotton mill, Sangole Taluka Sahakri Sut Girni, was awarded best spinning mill in Asia for a few years.

Sangole is famous for pomegranate production.Sangole pomegranates are exported to the United States, England, and several Middle Eastern countries.

Sangole is known for theKhillari bullocks,specially found in the regional village ofVadhegaon.Maharashtra's Animal Bazaar is held in Sangole every Sunday.

TheMata Balak Utkarsh Pratisthan[1],an NGO run by women, is located in Sangole. The NGO is headed by Dr. Kelkar. It is a transformational movement generated for the rural society by the women of the drought-prone region of Sangole and has been operational for the past three decades. Their work areas include women upliftment, schools,aarogya doot,child development, and many more.

The Sangole municipality conducts primary schools and maintains a dispensary with ten beds.

Tourist sites

Chinke - Ruined shiva temple, loose sculptures of Ganapati.Lakshmi and mithuna figures, all datable to 13 to 14 century AD.

Wrestling competition held at Jawla

Tourist sites in Sangole include the fort and anAmbika Devitemple. (The fort was at the center of action during the time of the rebellion of Yamaji Shivdev against Peshwa Balaji Bajirao in 1750, and also at the time of the attack by Holkar's Pathans in 1802.) Public offices are now housed in the fort. An annual fair is held in the temple duringMaghain honor of the goddess, Ambika Devi. Between 5,000 and 10,000 people attend the fair each year.

Nazare, home to the Marathi poet, Sirdhar Swami, is a village in the Sangole district. A sridharswami temple is located on the banks of the Maan river here. A large kolhapur-type wair on the Maan River is on the Nazara-Anakdhal border.

The Dhyan Mandir ofShri Brahma Chaitanya Gondavalekar Maharajis located approximately 0.5 km from Sangole on the Wadegaon road. Aalegon which is located 16 km towards Gherdi, is also known for Shri. Siddhanth Temple which is having history from Adhilashah emperor, This Temple is known for its popularity in all over the region of the Sangole and nearby locations. Other temples in the area include the Mhasoba Mandir in Sangole, shree siddhanath temple at Alegaon (16 km from sangole) and Satvai Devi Mandir in Pujarwadi. A famous temple of Bhawangiri Maharaj is located in Shirbhavi village, which is 16 km away from sangola. It is built in about 1224. Bhawangiri Maharaj has taken jivant samadhi after sant Dnyaneshwar Maharaj. And their water purification centre which gives drinking water to 81 villages.

Nearby

Near Sangole there are some historical places, such as Buddihal Bungalow (a bungalow made by theBritish) and Golghumat. There is also the native place of G M Madgulkar.GitramayankarMadgule,Tal-Atpadi. Pandharpur, a famous pilgrimage destination, is 30 km from Sangole.

Places of interest nearby Sangole include the following:

• Mangalwedha Sant Chokhamela samadhi: (30.0 km)
• Pandharpur Lord Vithal-Rukmini Temple: (32.0 km)
• Akluj Sayaji Raje Water Park, Shivshrusti:(60.0 km)
• Mhasoba Temple, Javale
• Sant Shreedhar Swami Matha,who wroteShivlilamrut.
• Shree Siddhanath Temple, Alegaon.(16 km)
• Sad guru Sayyadbaba Temple, Sonand. (17 km)
• Siddhanath Temple Akola (Wasud)
• Mhasoba Temple, Shinde wasti, Akola (Wasud)

Transportation

Sangole an important road and railway connection on thePandharpur-Miraj Junctionroute. It is connected by broad-gauge railway throughMiraj,Kurduwadi,andSolapurjunctions to other routes throughout the region.

Highways

Sangole has very good connectivity to other cities via roads. TheRatnagiritoNagpurhighway, also referred to as MSH-3, originates inRatnagiriand passes throughKolhapur,Sangli,Solapur,Tuljapur,Ausa,Nanded,Hingoli, Yeotmal and Wardha before terminating inNagpur.Land is being acquired to add extra lanes to this highway. Also, Sangole has two other highways, MSH71 connecting it toAklujand Jat, and MSH161 connects the city toPandharpurandMiraj.A new stretch of MSH161 from Sangole toPandharpuris being built using concrete, will have 4 lanes and is expected to be ready by 31 July 2019.

Railroads

Sangola Railway Station

Sangole lies on theMiraj-Pandharpurrailroad. Originally this railroad wasnarrow-gauge.Between 2009 and 2011, the old narrow gauge was converted tobroad-gauge.Sangole railway stationhas stops by 11051/52Solapur- SCSMTKolhapurExpress, 51438/39Miraj-KurduwadiPassenger, 22155/56Solapur-MirajSuperfast Express, 16541/42Yesvantpur–PandharpurWeekly Express, 11403/04Nagpur–KolhapurExpress (PT) and 51425/26 Parli Vaijnath –MirajPassenger.

Education

Colleges and schools found in Sangole include the following:

• New English School & Jr. College Sangola
• Hanuman Vidyalaya,(Wasud Akola)
• L.S.S.Ligade vidyalaya, & Bhai Jagannathrao Ligade Jr. College of science (Agriculture) Akola (wasud)
• Sinhgad College, Kamalapur, Sangola-Miraj Road
• Fabtech College of Engineering and Research, Sangola-Pandharpur Road
• Fabtech public school, Sangola
• STUS Sangola College, Kadlas Road
• Sangola Vidyamandir Prashala, Sangola
• Vidnyan Mahavidyalaya Sangola (VMS), Vasud Road
• Mahatma Phule BEd College, Sangola
• Ashatvinayak Chitrakala Mahavidyalaya (A.T.D.)Sangola.
• LSVD Vidyalaya, Javla
• Kakasaheb Salunkhe Patil Senior College, Javale
• Mandesh Mahavidyalaya, Junoni
• Junoni vidyalaya and Jr. college, Junoni
• Javahar Vidyalaya, Gherdi
• Shivaji Polytechnic, Sangola
• Shridhar Kanya Prashala & Jr College Nazara
• Sangola Vidyamandir English Medium School Sangola
• Shri Ram vidayalaya Hatid, and Junior college Hatid.
• Utkarsha Vidyalaya, Sangola.
• Sangola Mahavidyalaya sangola