Kolhapur is nationally and internationally well known for its ancient temples, religious importance

and sacredness. It is also known as Dakhshin Kashi ( South Kashi) and it is one of the three important
holy paces ( haktipeeth). Tirupati Balaji is the richest temple in south India with a huge tourist inflow.
Most of the tourists visit Goddess Mahalaxmi in Kolhapur after their visit to the Tirupati temple.
Similarly the number of tourists who visit temples at Jyotiba, Nursinhawadi, Vashi, Adampur and 23
more such places is very high.
Tourists from Goa, Karnataka, Andhra visit Kolhapur in large numbers and also tourists from other
parts of Maharashtra. Transport is available through air, railways, state transport and other buses. The
cities of Mumbai, Delhi, Gondia, Nagpur, Hyderabad, Tirupati, Bangalore are well connected by rail.
People from other parts can make use of these stations for their travel to Kolhapur.
Historical places have a special importance as heritage sites. These sites are an evidence of social
status, changes, social make up of those times. They are also means of research for today. Hence it is
essential to conserve them for their future studies and these places can become a major part of the
tourist attractions. Existence of Kolhapur can be seen from 200 BC. It has ancient and historical
importance. Chh. Tararani has established her capital in Kolhapur. After 1949 this Kolhapur state is
declared as district as per the Indian Constitution.
Location and Administrative Region
Location 16o 42 North 74o 15 on the North west plateau of Maharashtra. The district is surrounded by
the steep ridges of Sahyadri to the west, the Warana River to the North, part of River Krishna to the
east and Belgaum from Karnataka to the South.
The area of Kolhapur district is 7746 sq. km. and it is 2-5% of the the state area. The 12 Talukas are
divided into four sub divisions Karveer. Panhala, Shahuwadi and Kagal form Karveer subdivision,
Ichalkaranji, Hatkanangale and Shirol form Ichalkaranji sub division, and Radhanagari, Budhargad
and Gaganbawada form the Radhanagri sub division. The district harbours Kolhapur Muncipal
corporation and 9 Municipalities.
Landforms / Geological structure and Minerals
The district can be divided into three areas naturally. To the west mountain ranges with red soil,
middle part with fertile soil and the black soil in the east. To the west are the Ajara, Budhargad,
radhanagri, Gagan bawada and Panahala talukas; in the centre are the Karveer, Kagal and Gadhinglaj
talukas and to the east are the talukas of Hatkanangale and shirol.
The river banks of Bhogavati, Kumbhi, Kasari, Panchaganga, Tulshi, Dhamani, Warna, Dudhaganga,
Hirnyakeshi, Ghatprabha contain fertile soil. The mountainous region in the west is made up of red
laterite and hard black rock. The district also has deposits of bauxite and basalt rock.
Rivers and Irrigation
The rivers Krishna, Warna, Panchaganga, Kumbhi, Kasari, Tulshi, Dhamani, Bhogavati, Dudhaganga,
Vedgagnaga, Ghatprabha, Hirnyakeshi and Tilari flow through the district. Out of these Tilari is
westward flowing river while all other rivers are eastward flowing. The river Warna meets Krishna
near Haripur, River Panchaganga meets Krishna at Narsinhwadi while all other rivers meet the River
Krishna outside the borders of the state.
There are irrigation projects on all the rivers. The district has 12 medium, 81 small, 142 percolation
tanks and 257 Kolhapur Type Weirs. The total of 231 projects has a command area of 3,64,443
hectares out of which 2,11,495 hectares have been irrigated i.e., 58.03 % land has been irrigated.

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Rainfall, Climate and Forest Resources
The western part of the district is made up of Sahyadri mountain ranges and steep cliffs with
extremely heavy rainfall, dense forests rich with floral and faunal biodiversity. The weather in this
region is cold and these areas are well known hill stations and tourist spots. The districts of
Shahuwadi, Gaganbawada, Radhanagri, Chandgad, Budhargad are regions of very heavy rainfall.
Towards the east proportion of rainfall is very meager. The Western cliffs have received total rainfall
as high as 6875 mm in 2011 while the maximum rainfall received is 5875 at Gaganbawada and
minimum rainfall 480 mm in Shirol.
In the western region hirda, behda, ain, sag, kinjal, narkya, (all local names) plums, cinnamon,
mangoes, jackfruits are common. On the lower slopes with heavy rainfall chandan, shisav, kejal,
khair, bamboo, babool are found while in region of lesser rainfall we can find bhabli, bori etc. This
area also has a lot of medicinal plants and herbs while some medicinal plants also have been protected
in specific devrais. A total of 18.23 % of this district is under forest. Towards the noth of the district is
the National Forest of Chandoli while the Radhanagri Sanctuary is a in the Radhanagri district. Both
these areas are have now been declared as World Natural Heritage sites by UNECO.
Population
As per the census conducted in 2011 the population of the district is 38.74 lakhs which has risen by
9.96 % in comparision to 2001 census. The male female ratio is 1000:953 while the ratio in 0 to 6
yrs is 1000:845 which has increased by 4.22 in the last decade.
Agriculture, Crops, Landuse, Productivity etc.
As per the census of 2002 - 03 out of the total land in the district 18 % is occupied by forests, 10 %
unfit for agriculture, 13 % not under cultivation while irrigated land is 59 %. Out of this irrigated land
pulses are grown on 30%, rice 18%, sugarcane 19% and 23% oil seeds. According to the 2001 census
there are 6,00,000 landholders in the district.
There are four markets at Kolhapur, Jaisingpur, Wadgaon, and Gadhinglaj with facility of godowns.
Kolhapur is well known for jaggery, Jaisingpur and Wadgaon for groundnuts and soyabean, while
Gadhinglaj is well known for jowar and chillies. The turnover at these markets in 2010-2011 was Rs.
152.44 crores.
Animal Husbandry
According to 2001 there are 12.75 lakhs of animals in the district. Out of thses cows and bulls are
21%, buffaloes are 52%, sheep 13% and goats 14%. In 2010 -11 2502 lakh liters of milk was
collected through various cooperatives. In other words milk production is an important part of the
economy.
Industry
Ichalkaranji is well known for textile industry, Hupari for making gold and silver ornaments. Co-
operatives and private sugar factories produce 125.20 m tons of sugar. Apart from this industrial estats
in Shiroli, Gokul-Shirgaon, Ichalkaranji, Jaisingpur and Udhyamnagar in Kolhapur produce
agricultural equipments, parts of various industrial machinery, handlooms and powerlooms and
mqchinery for cottage industries.
By the end of 2010-11 there has been foreign investment of Rs 1346 crores in 7 different projects and
a total of 1345 industries are working with an investment of Rs. 5958 crorein the district.
Education
As of 2010 there are 2305 primary 835 secondary 185 higher secondary and 51 colleges in the district.
Under Shivaji University there are number of medical, engineering, textile engineering, diploma
coleges, industrial training institutes and professional colleges in the district.
Transport
According to 2010-11 figures there are roads of 9299 km in the district. Out of them 6351 km are tar
roads, 1085.86 km are rough roads while 1861.95 km are mud roads.
According to 2010-11 figures there are 7.09 lakh vehicles in the district. Out of these 78% are two
wheelers.
The state transport runs public transport in the district and is joined to the states of Karnataka, Andhra
Pradesh, Goa as well as all the major ciities in the state. The railways connect the district of Kolhapur
to Gondia, Mumbai, Ahemdabad, Delhi, Hyderabad, Tirupati and Banglore. Other cities are
connected through these routes.
There is an airport in the city of Kolhapur but currently it is non functional due to technical reasons.

Radhanagari is a Town in Radhanagari Taluka in Kolhapur District of Maharashtra State,

India. It belongs to Desh or Paschim Maharashtra region . It belongs to Pune Division . It is
located 48 KM towards South from District head quarters Kolhapur. It is a Taluka head
quarter.

Radhanagari Pin code is 416212 and postal head office is Radhanagari .

Shiroli ( 3 KM ) , Piral ( 3 KM ) , Phejiwade ( 3 KM ) , Bujawade ( 4 KM ) , Kudutri ( 4 KM

) are the nearby Villages to Radhanagari. Radhanagari is surrounded by Bhudargad Taluka
towards South , Gagan Bavada Taluka towards North , Vaibhavawadi Taluka towards west ,
Kagal Taluka towards East .

Kolhapur , Nipani , Uchgaon , Sankeshwar are the nearby Cities to Radhanagari.

Demographics of Radhanagari

Marathi is the Local Language here.