Katgun
Village
Katgun is located in Maharashtra
Katgun
Katgun
Location in Maharashtra, India
Katgun is located in India
Katgun
Katgun
Katgun (India)
Coordinates: 17°41′N 74°20′E / 17.69°N 74.34°E / 17.69; 74.34
Country India
State Maharashtra
DistrictSatara district
TalukaKhatav
Population
 (2011)
  Total3,319[1]
Languages
  OfficialMarathi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
415502

Katgun is a village in the Khatav taluka of Satara district in Maharashtra State, India.[2]

Notable personalities

Jyothirao Govindrao Phule was born in 1827 into a family that belonged to the agricultural (Mali) caste, traditionally occupied as gardeners and considered to be one of the Shudhra varna in the ritual ranking system of Hinduism.[1] The original surname of the family had been Gorhe and had its origins in the village of Katgun, in present day Satara District, Maharashtra.

Connectivity

Katgun is close to many larger towns including Vaduj, Satara.

References

  1. Katgun Population (2011). "District Census Handbook Satara, Census of India 2011" (PDF). Directorate of Census Operation Maharashtra, Govt. of India. Retrieved 6 June 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. "Pin Code Of Katgun, Satara is 415502". www.pincodeofindia.in. PincodeofIndia. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
  3. "Social and Cultural Background". Satara District Institute of Education and Training. Retrieved 17 November 2014.


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