Area: 8572 square kilometers
Density of population: 329 people per square kilometer
Literacy Rate: 82.62 % - Male: 90.40 %, Female: 74.66 %
Male Female Ratio: 1000:964
Boundaries of Sangli District
North: Satara District and Solapur District, Maharashtra
South: Belgaum District and Kolhapur District, Karnataka
East: Bijapur District, Karnataka
West: Ratnagiri District, Maharashtra
Sangli District Average Rainfall: 425 mm
Sangli District Maximum Temperature in Summer: 38 deg C
Sangli District Minimum Temperature in Winter: 12 deg C
SANGLI DISTRICT MAP
Major Rivers: Warna, Krishna, Panchganga
Taluks: Miraj, Tasgaon, Kavathe-Mahankal, Jat, Khanapur, Palus, Atpadi, Walwa, Kadegaon, Shirala
Assembly Constituencies: Islampur, Jat, Khanapur, Miraj, Palus, Kadegaon, Sangli, Shirala, Tasgaon, Kavathe Mahankal
Hills: Zari Parshwanath
Sangli District Nearby Attractions
1. Shri Ganapati Mandir
2. Dargah of Miraj
3. Haripur
4. Audumber
5. Prachitgad and Chandoli
6. Tasgaon
7. Battis Shirala
8. Dandoba
9. Kavathe Ekand
9. Chandoli Wildlife Sanctuary
10. Museum of Sangli
11. Gokak Waterfalls
12. Sagareshwar Wildlife Sanctuary
Sangli District Facts: NH 4 and NH 204 pass through this district. Laxmanrao Kirloskar started his first factory in Sangli and the industrial town Kirloskarwadi is named after him.
Major Agricultural Products: Turmeric, sorghum, groundnut, jowar, sugarcane, soybean
What is Sangli District Famous For: Turmeric Market and Jaggery
Famous People From Sangli District: Chintamanrao Appasaheb Patwardhan, Vishnudas Bhave, Govind Ballal Deval, Dhondo Keshav Karve, Krantisinh Nanasaheb Patil, V. S. Khandekar, Vijay Merchat, Yashwantrao Chavan, Vasantdada Patil, Mangeshkar, Dilip Vengsarkar, Gajanan Digambar Madhgulkar
Last Updated : Friday Jun 15 , 2012
