Sakharwadi | |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Pushpin Map: | India Maharashtra#India3 |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Maharashtra, India |
Coordinates: | 17.98°N 74.23°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | ![]() |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Maharashtra |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Satara |
Government Type: | Grampanchayat |
Leader Title: | Sarpanch |
Leader Name: | Vikramsinh Bhosale |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Elevation M: | 568 |
Population Total: | 20000 |
Population As Of: | 2001 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Demonym: | Sakharwadikar |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Demographics1 Info1: | Marathi |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code Type: | PIN |
Postal Code: | 415522 |
Sakharwadi is a town and Gram panchayat of Phaltan tehsil, Satara district, Maharashtra, India. It is situated at about north-east of Phaltan city and approximately north-west of Satara city.
Town Sakharwadi has Governing System as Gram Panchayat which was established in 27 Jan. 1956. Town has population around 1,00,000 and more. The River Nira flows around Sakharwadi area as it is 4 km from Major Town at Murum and 5 km from Hol Village. Sakharwadis Hol Circle area slightly attached to Nira River at Asami farms of M S F C. Small scale Water Resources like Odha, Nala, Wheels, Phata etc. and Nira Right Canal Water Project Made Sakharwadi as Green Town. Town has Bigger Market Place after Phaltan. It is the Seat of Hol Mandal (Administrative Village Head Quarter).
Sakharwadi Word Means Village of Sugar, as one of the Industrialist Mr. Apte from Pune established first Private Sugar Factory of Maharashtra, Sakharwadi (Phaltan) in the 1930s. When this area was under Phaltans Principality, the actual Village area was under village Hol, moreover Pimpalwadi sub area.