Why visit Kāgal
Townapedia lists 1 museum or landmark, 2 parks and trails, 12 places to eat and 1 place to stay in and around town.
Highlights include Siddhagiri Gramjivan Museum.
Weather in Kāgal
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About Kāgal
Kagal is a town in Kolhapur district of the Indian state of Maharashtra.
From the Wikipedia article Kagal (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Museums and landmarks1
Parks, trails and playgrounds2
Restaurants and cafes12
Where to stay1
History
During the rule of the Marathas and the British Raj, the town served as the seat of the noble Ghatge Maratha family, one of the most prominent families in the princely state of Kolhapur.
Sultan Mahmud Padshah, the Muslim ruler of 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 (later a salute state). The name of his dynastic line came corrupted to Ghatge 'Jump ahead'.
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.
From the History section of Kagal on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Churches and places of worship7
Shopping1
Gas and EV charging3
Schools, colleges and libraries10
Shri Shahu Highscool and Jr College School Ground
School · 1.2 km
NH 4 service Road, Kagal
Healthcare9
Map of Kāgal
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Getting there and nearby towns
Kolhapur Airport (KLH) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 10 km away.
- Tamgaon 8 km north, about 8 min by car
- Gokul Shirgaon 9 km northwest, about 9 min by car
- Hupari 10 km northeast, about 10 min by car
- Ujalaiwadi 11 km northwest, about 11 min by car
- Morewadi 12 km northwest, about 12 min by car
- Pachgaon 13 km northwest, about 13 min by car
- Kolhāpur 16 km northwest, about 16 min by car
- Sāngli 41 km northeast, about 41 min by car
- Karād 80 km north, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Belagavi 83 km south, about 1 h 30 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Kanheri math, Thigalepranav, CC BY-SA 3.0
- PRAJAPITA BRAHMAKUMARI SHIVANI BEHENJI, NitinMane7035, CC BY-SA 4.0
- ISS015-E-12899 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Belgaum, Karnataka, India IMG20251118113500, Rohitjahnavi, CC0
- Pulikali statue at Kaneri Math, Satyamvijay, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Statue of chariot, Satyamvijay, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Mahatma Gandhi satyagrah statue, Satyamvijay, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Lord Shiva statue at the entrance, Satyamvijay, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Entrance of Siddhagiri Gramjivan Museum (Kaneri Math), Satyamvijay, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Subhash chandra bose statue, Satyamvijay, CC BY-SA 4.0
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