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Atpadi taluka

Indian taluka in the Sangli district

Summary

Indian taluka in the Sangli district

Atpadi is a taluka in Sangli district of Maharashtra, in 2022 it is one of the talukas of the district, belonging to the Vita sub-division of the district. In 2012 the taluka suffered a severe drought, reportedly the worst in living memory, similar conditions were faced in 2016 and 2019, in 2020 the taluka was hit by floods that caused losses to lives and properties. India's best quality pomegranates are grown in the taluka and the taluka is a pioneer amongst exporters of the fruit, though adverse climatic conditions and diseases have hit the growers. There is a proposal and demand that Sangli district be split to form a new Mandesh district, with Atpadi taluka being one of the talukas to be included in this new district.

Demographics

Atpadi taluka had a population of 138,455, entirely in rural areas. The sex ratio is 995 females per 1000 males and the literacy rate is 72.74%. 16,244 were under 6 years of age. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 12.41% and 0.56% of the population respectively.

At the time of the 2011 census, 97.37% of the population spoke Marathi and 1.52% Hindi as their first language.

Swatantrapur Vasahat

Swatantrapur Vasahat an open jail. It holds life term inmates. It is located in the taluka.

Footnotes

References

Notable person

Rhuturaj jadhav , a soldier honored with the "Sainya Seva Medal."

References

  1. "District Profile {{!}} District Sangli, Government of Maharashtra {{!}} India".
  2. Bagchi, Kathakali S.. (1991). "Drought-prone India: Problems and Perspectives". Agricole Pub. Academy.
  3. (1983). "The Maharashtra Co-operative Quarterly".
  4. "Two talukas in Maharashtra face worst drought in memory".
  5. (3 April 2016). "Every drop counts in dry Atpadi, Jat". [[The Times of India]].
  6. "Maharashtra: Sangli talukas in the grip of worst drought".
  7. "Sangli Atpadi: 'या' दुष्काळी तालुक्यात अचानक ढगफुटीसदृश्य पाऊस; २ सख्ख्या बहिणींचा मृत्यू".
  8. Bhosale, Jayashree. "Farmers reap millions by raising pomegranate". The Economic Times.
  9. "मायबोलीचं समृद्ध माणदेशी लेणं".
  10. ""माणदेश' व्हावा जिल्हा अन्‌ "हे' व्हावे केंद्र".
  11. (2011). "Population by Religion - Maharashtra". [[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]].
  12. "District Census Hand Book – Sangli". [[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]].
  13. "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Maharashtra". [[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]].
  14. (2016-08-22). "Swatantrapur Vasahat: Life inside a prison without walls".
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