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.[1][2][3] In 2012 the taluka suffered a severe drought, reportedly the worst in living memory,[4] similar conditions were faced in 2016[5] and 2019,[6] in 2020 the taluka was hit by floods that caused losses to lives and properties.[7] 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.[8] There is a proposal and demand that Sangli district be split to form a new Mandesh district,[lower-alpha 1] with Atpadi taluka being one of the talukas to be included in this new district.[10]

Demographics

Religions in Atpadi taluka (2011)[11]
Religion Percent
Hinduism
 
 94.19%
Islam
 
 3.09%
Buddhism
 
 2.18%
Other or not stated
 
 0.54%

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.[12]

Languages of Atpadi taluk (2011)[13]

  Marathi (97.37%)
  Hindi (1.52%)
  Others (1.11%)

At the time of the 2011 census, 97.37% of the population spoke Marathi and 1.52% Hindi as their first language.[13]

Swatantrapur Vasahat

Swatantrapur Vasahat an open jail. It holds life term inmates. It is located in the taluka.[14]

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Mandesh is the name given to the geographical region that lies on the banks of the river Man. It is drought prone. To it belong talukas of Satara, Sangli and Solapur districts. It is named after the Man river[9]

References

  1. ↑ "District Profile | District Sangli, Government of Maharashtra | India". Retrieved 2022-06-07.
  2. ↑ Bagchi, Kathakali S. (1991). Drought-prone India: Problems and Perspectives. Agricole Pub. Academy. ISBN 978-81-85005-71-3.
  3. ↑ The Maharashtra Co-operative Quarterly. 1983.
  4. ↑ "Two talukas in Maharashtra face worst drought in memory". www.downtoearth.org.in. Retrieved 2022-06-01.
  5. ↑ "Every drop counts in dry Atpadi, Jat". The Times of India. 3 April 2016. Retrieved 2022-06-01.
  6. ↑ "Maharashtra: Sangli talukas in the grip of worst drought". Free Press Journal. Retrieved 2022-06-01.
  7. ↑ "Sangli Atpadi: 'या' दुष्काळी तालुक्यात अचानक ढगफुटीसदृश्य पाऊस; २ सख्ख्या बहिणींचा मृत्यू". Maharashtra Times (in Marathi). Retrieved 2022-06-01.
  8. ↑ Bhosale, Jayashree. "Farmers reap millions by raising pomegranate". The Economic Times. Retrieved 2022-06-01.
  9. ↑ "मायबोलीचं समृद्ध माणदेशी लेणं". Maharashtra Times (in Marathi). Retrieved 2022-06-07.
  10. ↑ ""माणदेश' व्हावा जिल्हा अन्‌ "हे' व्हावे केंद्र". eSakal - Marathi Newspaper (in Marathi). Retrieved 2022-06-01.
  11. ↑ "Population by Religion - Maharashtra". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
  12. ↑ "District Census Hand Book – Sangli" (PDF). Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  13. 1 2 "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Maharashtra". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  14. ↑ "Swatantrapur Vasahat: Life inside a prison without walls". Hindustan Times. 2016-08-22. Retrieved 2022-06-01.
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