Kundal
| Kundal कुंडल | |
|---|---|
| Town | |
  Kundal Location in Maharashtra, India | |
| Coordinates: 17°07′01″N 74°24′50″E / 17.117°N 74.414°ECoordinates: 17°07′01″N 74°24′50″E / 17.117°N 74.414°E | |
| Country |
 India |
| State | Maharashtra |
| District | Sangli |
| Government | |
| • Type | Grampanchayat |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Marathi |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 416309 |
| Telephone code | 91 2346 |
| Vehicle registration | MH10 |
| Nearest city | Palus, Tasgaon, Sangli, Karad |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Sangli |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Palus Kadegaon |
Kundal is a town in Palus Taluka in Sangli District of Maharashtra State, India. It belongs to Desh or Paschim Maharashtra region.
History
Kundal is the region around Sangli, was the capital of the Chalukyas. Kundal is a historical place; its ancient name was Koundinyapur. The tradition of Kundal is more than 1600 years old. It is supposed that Samavsharan of Bhagwan Parsvanath and Mahaveer came here and last Shrutkevali Poojya Shridhara Muni achieved salvation here. Here Lord Parsvanath’s idol is miraculous.
It is said that a son of a king died due to some disease, then his newly married wife prepared an idol of Parsvanath made of Sand and goddess Padmavati and started prayers and worship with the deep heart, due to the effect of such heartly worship, her husband became alive. Same type of miracle is found in the story of King Satyeshwar and Queen Padmashri of Koundinyapur. Kundal was home to freedom fighters like Krantisigha Nana Patil, G. D. Lad, Shankar Jangam, and many more. Marathi is main language spoken. Kundal is famous for 95-year-old Maharstra Kusti Maidan. Kusti competition has held every year.
Industrial zone
Kundal has an industrial area called Kranti sugar Factory and it is the biggest across Sangli district. The government of Maharashtra has just started Forest Academy near kranti sugar factory which is first training academy in maharashtra among four top academy in India.[2]Kundal is well known for producing one of the best-quality grapes in the world.
Kirloskar brothers ltd is located just 3 km from Kundal.
About Kundal
Kundal is a village in Palus Taluka in Sangli District of Maharashtra State, India. It belongs to Desh or Paschim Maharashtra region. It belongs to Pune Division. It is located 40 km to the north of district headquarters Sangli. 5 km from Palus. 313 km from State capital Mumbai. Kundal 2015 population is estimated at 40,000, Kundal is surrounded by Valva-Islampur Taluka to the west, Kadegaon Taluka to the north, Tasgaon Taluka to the east, Karad Taluka to the west.
Transport
You can reach Kundal by following ways:
- By Air: PUNE Airport is 200km. Sangli Airpoat 45 km. Karad Airport 35 km.
- By Railway: The nearest railway station is Kirloskarwadi, which lies on the south-central railway line. The main line, just 3 km from Kundal, is connected to Mumbai, Chennai, Bangalore, Pune, Goa, etc.
- By Road: 200 km or four hours by road from Pune. Kundal is 40 km away from Karad. Karad is around 160 km away from Pune and located on Pune-Banglore Express highway.
