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'''Kagal''' is a town in [[Kolhapur district]] of the [[India]]n state of [[Maharashtra]].

== History ==
During the rule of the [[Maratha]]s and [[British raj]], the town was the seat of a noble [[Ghatge]] [[Maratha]] family who were among the most important in [[princely state]] of [[Kolhapur]].{{Citation needed|date=April 2010}}

Sultan Mahmud Padshah, the Muslim ruler of [[Sultanate of Bijapur|Bijapur]], rewarded in 1572 the Kagal dynasty founder Piraji Raje, the descendant of Kamraja Suryavanshi, the progenitor of Ghatge family known as ''Zunzar Rao'' (Valiant Fighter), with the title Sarjerao and the Kagal [[pargana]], then consisting of 69 and a 1/2 villages, as a [[Jagir]] (vassal estate) within the [[princely state]] of [[Kolhapur State|Kolhapur]] (later a [[salute state]]). The name of his dynastic line came corrupted to Ghatge 'Jump ahead'.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080729054539/http://www.uq.net.au/~zzhsoszy/ips/k/kagal.html#ks Indian Princely States on www.uq.net.au, as archived on web.archive.org; with genealogy "KAGAL (Jagir)"] </ref>

During incessant 19th century warfare and depredations, some of the villages were lost, reducing their number to 41, covering 298 km2, as guaranteed by article 3 of the Treaty entered into by the Maharaja of Kolhapur with the British Government in 1826.{{Citation needed|date=April 2018}}

== Geography ==
Kagal is a [[taluka]] in Kolhapur district. It is located at the boundary of [[Maharashtra]] and [[Karnataka]]. The Chhatrapati Shahu Sahakari Sakar Karkhana is located here. The Dudhganga river passes through Kagal. Kagal is located at {{Coord|16.58|N|74.32|E|}}.<ref>[http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/16/Kagal.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Kagal]</ref> It has an average elevation of 553 metres (1814 feet).

== Demographics ==
{{As of|2001}} India [[census]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-date=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|access-date=2008-11-01|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref> Kagal had a population of 23,775. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Kagal has an average literacy rate of 71%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 78%, and female literacy is 64%. In Kagal, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age. Marathi is the predominant native language here, it is widely spoken.<ref>{{Cite book|title = The Dynasties of the Kanarese Districts of the Bombay Presidency"(1894) J.F.Fleet, Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency (Vol-1, Part-II, Book-III) |isbn =81-206-0277-3}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url = https://dsal.uchicago.edu/bibliographic/bmcatalogs/Z7049.I3B86.pdf|title = A catalogue of Kannada, Badaga and Coorg books|last = Barnett|first = L. D.|date = 1910|access-date = 4 March 2016}}</ref>

== Notable people ==
* [[Shahu of Kolhapur]], also known as Chhatrapati Shahu Maharaj.
* [[Anand Yadav]], a Sahitya Academy Award winner was born in this city.
* [[Gopal Krishna Gokhale]], did his primary education at Kagal.
* [[Hasan Mushrif]], is a leader of the [[Nationalist Congress Party]] and a former minister in the [[government of Maharashtra]]. He is member of the [[Maharashtra Legislative Assembly]] from Kolhapur’s Kagal Assembly seat.
* [[Yuvraj Akhileshraje Ghatge Of Kagal Junior]]

== The Kagal-Hatkanangale industrial area ==
The Kagal-Hatkanangale industrial area is situated 12 km from Kolhapur city and the airport.

The nearest railway station is at Kolhapur 13 km away from the industrial area. The industrial area is located 3 km from the National Highway 4 (Mumbai-Bangalore).

The Karnataka State boundary is just 3  km from this estate and [[Belagavi]], a city just 70 km from the estate.

Nearest airport is Kolhapur (12 km) Ratnagiri port is 110 km and Panaji (Goa)and Dabolim airport 210 km.
Two other major cities Pune and Mumbai are accessed via the National Highway and railways.

The other major industrial areas, Shiroli, Udyamnagar in Kolhapur and Gokul-shirgaon, are just 12 km, 15 km and 5 km from this area. 5-star MIDC is the main industry and other big companies are arriving.

==See also==
*[[Belunki]]

== References ==
{{reflist}}

{{Kolhapur district topics}}

[[Category:Cities and towns in Kolhapur district]]
[[Category:Jagirs]]
[[Category:Talukas in Maharashtra]]

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