Kodoli

Kodoli
Kodoli
Census town
	Kodoli Location in Maharashtra, India
	Coordinates: 16°53′N 74°12′E / 16.88°N 74.2°E
Country	India
State	Maharashtra
District	Kolhapur
• Rank	4th in Kolhapur District
Elevation	548 m (1,798 ft)
Population (2011)
• Total	70,000
Languages
• Official	Marathi
Time zone	UTC 5:30 (IST)
PIN	416 114
Vehicle registration	MH09

Kodoli is a census town in Kolhapur district in the Indian state of Maharashtra.^[1] It is situated between the foothills of Panhala fort (Ranges) and Warana River. Kodoli is well developed town as per all point of view. Kodoli is home to many and variety of industries. This is one of the unique towns in the Maharashtra where you can get glimpse of modernity and heritage at one place e.g. town still inherits open air theaters. Kodoli is the biggest city in Panhala tehsil.

Geography

Kodoli is located at 16°53′N 74°12′E / 16.88°N 74.2°E / 16.88; 74.2.^[2] It has an average elevation of 548 metres (1797 feet).

Demographics

As of 2011^[update] India census,^[3] Kodoli has a population above 85,000. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Kodoli has an average literacy rate of 88%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: Male literacy is 84%, and female literacy is 76%. In Kodoli, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age. Kodoli is biggest village of Maharashtra state and currently(2014) its population is 85,000; in spite of it, Kodoli is still managed by Grampanchayat. This is the one of the village who converted Grampanchayat to Nagarparishad and after few days Nagarparishad to Grampanchayat. Approximately 80% revenue is generated from Warana Co-operative. Kodoli is divided in 8 Parts-1.Old Village 2.Anand Nagar 3.Vaibhav Nagar 4.Sakharwadi 5.Warana Nagar 6.Tatyasaheb Kore nagar 7. Vinay Kore nagar 8.Amrut nagar. Kodoli created its own identity in India as a Big Co-operative Sector. which includes Banks, mall's, Sugar mill, milk processing plant{namely-Warna Dudh samuha} & other peripheral Agricultural businesses, Kodoli also has a big Bajarpeth for all materials.

Transportation

Kodoli is well connected to its nearby villages, town and cities by road. One can rely upon the State Transport or commonly referred as ST. However Vadaap is the alternative means of transport which is quite reliable and efficient too. Kodoli connected to NH4 through State Highway 126. Nearest railway station is CSMT Kolhapur (33 km) where as Kolhapur Airport is the nearest airport (35 km).

Industries in Kodoli

Banks in Kodoli

Educational institutions

Entertainment

In kodoli first open air theater "Sajay" was started in 1965 and name of owner was Mr.Vasantrao Bandopant Kodgule. He was also Director of one Marathi Movie-"Patale Tar Vhay Mahna" in 1970. After that following talkies established in Kodoli

Shivani Talkies erstwhile Ganesh Talkies

References

^ http://kodoli.blogspot.com/ ^{[user-generated source]}
^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Kodoli
^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.

[1] ttp://kodoli.blogspot.com/ ^{[user-generated source]}

[2] Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Kodoli

[3] "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.

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