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PLACES
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PALASI
Palasi, with a population of 1,301 according to the Census of 1961. is a small village in Khanapur taluka, 32.18 km (21 miles) ease of Vite and 11.26 km (seven miles) south-east of Khanapur. It is to the north of the Ciplun-Karhad-Bijapur road, and has to the extreme east a curious fort called Kuldurg about 44,21 hectares (one hundred and ten acres) in area. The fort lies on a plateau between two streams descending down a steep rocky hill into the Man valley which lies about 213.36 metres (700 ft.) below. There are the remains of a wall and some bastions on the south-west side. All other sides have no defence except the great natural steepness of the hill side. Inside the fort are to be seen the plinths of several old buildings and they are, including the fort, said to be of great antiquity. The fort is said to have been built by a Koli Raja who endeavoured to lead an insurrection against the Bhoj Raja of Panhala. In 1827 Captain Clunes notices Palasi as a small village on the Varna with twenty-five houses. There are a primary school and a library.
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