Shirol

Shirol
town
Shirol Location in Maharashtra, India
Coordinates: 16°44′N 74°36′E
Country	India
State	Maharashtra
Languages
• Official	Marathi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Postal code	416103
ISO 3166 code	IN-MH
Vehicle registration	MH09

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Shirol is a historic place. In a great war between Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and the Mughal Empire, the Mughals were defeated and the heads of Mughal soldiers were hanged at the main gate of city. So the name Shirol: Shir (heads) + ol (row).

Shirol industrial area and tehsil in the Shirol subdivision of Kolhapur district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. The current MLA is Shri. Rajendra patil (Yadravkar)

Shirol industrial area is rapidly developing with sugar factories and auto ancillaries.

Also Shirol is very close to Narsingh wadi and sangli (Narsobachiwadi), famous for the Shree Datta Temple.

Shirol is a suburb of Sangli city and is 10 km away. Shirol is linked to Sangli and Miraj twin cities by MSRTC city bus service. Travel time from Shirol to Sangli city is just 15 minutes.

Marathi is the dominant native language of the town, which is spoken widely.