He left a remote Maharashtra village to study in Australia, then came home to work
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Sulkud observes Dussehra (Vijayadashami) on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, along with the rest of Maharashtra.
The principal temple recorded for Kagal mandal is Hirabagh Ganpati Mandir. No temple of this dedication is on record within Sulkud itself.
Kolhapur's Mahalaxmi, called Ambabai here, is counted among the Shakti Peethas, and Navaratri is the temple's fullest season. The same shrine is known for Kirnotsav, when the setting sun's rays fall directly along the sanctum onto the idol on a few fixed days of the year.
By population, Sulkud ranks #7 of 83 villages in Kagal mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Sulkud ਮਹਾਰਾਸ਼ਟਰ ਦੇ ਕੋਲਹਾਪੁਰ ਜ਼ਿਲ੍ਹੇ ਦੇ Kagal ਤਾਲੁਕਾ ਵਿੱਚ 5,636 ਲੋਕਾਂ 1,193 ਪਰਿਵਾਰਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ (ਜਨਗਣਨਾ 2011) ਦਾ ਪਿੰਡ ਹੈ, ਜੋ Kagal ਤਾਲੁਕਾ ਦੇ 83 ਪਿੰਡਾਂ ਵਿੱਚੋਂ 7ਵਾਂ ਸਭ ਤੋਂ ਵੱਡਾ ਹੈ। ਸਾਖਰਤਾ 73% ਹੈ, ਤਾਲੁਕਾ ਔਸਤ 69% ਤੋਂ 4 ਅੰਕ ਵੱਧ ਅਤੇ ਲਿੰਗ ਅਨੁਪਾਤ ਪ੍ਰਤੀ 1,000 ਮਰਦਾਂ ਪਿੱਛੇ 916 ਔਰਤਾਂ। ਇਹ ਕੋਲਹਾਪੁਰ ਜ਼ਿਲ੍ਹਾ ਕੇਂਦਰ ਤੋਂ 61 ਕਿਮੀ, ਨੇੜਲੇ ਕਸਬੇ Kasaba Sangaon ਤੋਂ 5 ਕਿਮੀ, Valivade ਰੇਲਵੇ ਸਟੇਸ਼ਨ ਤੋਂ 19 ਕਿਮੀ ਸਥਿਤ ਹੈ (ਸਿੱਧੀ ਲਕੀਰ ਦੂਰੀ)। ਪਿੰਨਕੋਡ 416216 ਹੈ, Kagal ਡਾਕਖਾਨੇ ਅਧੀਨ; LGD ਪਿੰਡ ਕੋਡ 567668 ਹੈ। ਨੇੜਲਾ ਹਸਪਤਾਲ Government Hospital, Benadi, 5 ਕਿਮੀ ਦੂਰ। ਪਿੰਡ Shirol ਵਿਧਾਨ ਸਭਾ ਹਲਕੇ ਵਿੱਚ ਹੈ, ਵਿਧਾਇਕ Dr. Rajendra Patil Yadravkar। 2026 ਵਿੱਚ ਅਨੁਮਾਨਿਤ ਆਬਾਦੀ 6,645, 2011 ਤੋਂ 18% ਵੱਧ।
ਗ੍ਰਾਮ ਪੰਚਾਇਤ: Sulkud →
| ਪਿੰਡ | ਆਬਾਦੀ | ਸਾਖਰਤਾ | ਦੂਰੀ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sulkud · ਇਹ ਪਿੰਡ | 5,636 | 73% | — |
| Kasaba Sangaon · Kagal | 11,182 | 70% | 4.7 ਕਿਮੀ NW |
| Lingnur Dumala · Kagal | 3,018 | 70% | 4.8 ਕਿਮੀ W |
| Yalgud · Hatkanangle | 7,891 | 73% | 5.1 ਕਿਮੀ NE |
| Adi · Khanapur | 1,188 | 76% | 6.2 ਕਿਮੀ S |
| Adi · Nippani | 4,261 | 70% | 6.2 ਕਿਮੀ S |
| Adi · Ratnagiri | 678 | 88% | 6.2 ਕਿਮੀ S |
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
1 Mosque mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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