COMMUNICATIONS

POSTS AND TELEGRAPHS

The Indian Posts and Telegraphs Department maintains a Postal Division at Satara. Besides the chief receiving and distributing head office at Satara, there are a number of sub-offices, combined offices and branch offices. These are given in the following list.

TABLE NO. 5.

POST OFFICES IN EACH TALUKA IN SATARA DISTRICT.

Taluka.

Sub-Office.

Combined post and Telegraph offices.

Branch-Offices.

1

2

3

4

Khandala;

(1) Khandala

(1) Khandala

(1) Ahire.

(2) Andori.

(2) Lonand

(2) Lonand

(3) Bavda.

(4) Kanheri.

(3) Shirwal

(3) Shirwal

(5) Khed Bk.

(6) Morve.

(7) Naigaon.

(8) Yelke.

(9) Wathar Bk.

Karad;

(1) Karad

(1) Karad

(1) Atke.

(2) Belavde Bk.

(2) Masur

(2) Masur

(3) Belavde Haveli.

(4) Ogalewadi

(3) Ogalewadi

(4) Charegaon.

(5) Chore.

(4) Umbraj

(4) Umbraj

(6) Helgaon.

(7) Indoti.

(8) Kale.

(9) Kalavde.

(10) Kalgaon.

(11) Karve.

(12) Kasar Shirambe.

(13) Kavthe. (Masur).

(14) Kival.

(15) Kola.

(16) Kolevadi.

(17) Koparde. Haveli.

(18) Mhopre.

(19) Ond.

(20) Pal.

(21) Potale.

(22) Retre.

(23) Savade.

TABLE No. 5-contd.

Taluka.

Sub-Office.

Combined Post and Telegraph Offices.

Branch Offices.

1

2

3

4

 

 

 

(24) Shenoli

(25) Shere

(26) Shiravde

(27) Supna

(28) Talbid

(29) Tembva

(30) Tarukh

(31) Udyamnagar

(32) Undale

(33) Vadgaon

(34) Vagheri

(35) Wathar

(36) Ving

(37) Yelgaon

(38) Yeravale

(39) Yevti

Patan

(1) Koyna

(1) Koyna

(1) Adul

(2) Bahula

(2) Patan

(2) Patan

(3) Chaphal

(4) Dhainani

(5) Dhebewadi

(6) Divashi

(7) Helwak

(8) Janugadewadi

(9) Kalgaon (Karad)

(10) Kumbhargaon

(11) Kuthare

(12) Madan

(13) Malharpeth

(14) Mandrul Haveli

(15) Mandrul Kola

(16) Manewadi

(17) Marali

(18) Mhavshi

(19) Morgiri

(20) Natoshi

(21) Marul Haveli

(22) Navdi

(23) Saikade

(24) Sandoor

(25) Sonavde

(26) Tarale

(27) Urul

(28) Viha

(29) Yerad

Man

(1) Dahiwadi

(1) Dahiwadi

(1) Bidal

(2) Gondavle Bk.

TABLE No. 5-contd.

Taluka.

Sub-Office.

Combined Post and Telegraph Offices.

Branch Offices.

1

2

3

4

 

(2) Mhaswad

(2) Mhaswad

(3) Gondavle Kh.

(4) Kukudwad

(5) Mahimangad

(6) Malavdi

(7) Mardi

(8) Naravane

(9) Palshi

(10) Pulkoti

(11) Ranand

(12) Shingnapur

(13) Varkute Malavdi

(14) Vavarhire

Khatav

(1) Aundh

(1) Aundh

(1) Ambavde

(2) Bhosare

(2) Khatav

(2) Khatav

(3) Budh

(4) Chitali

(3) Pusesavali

(3) Vaduj

(5) Chorade

(6) Daruj

(4) Vaduj

 

(7) Diskal

(8) Gopuj

(9) Jakhangaon

(10) Kaledhon

(11) Katar Khatav

(12) Khatgun

(13) Kuroli

(14) Lalgun

(15) Mayani

(16) Mhasurne

(17) Nimsod

(18) Nidhal

(19) Palasgaon

(20) Pusegaon

(21) Kurla

(22) Rajapur

(23) Shenavdi

(24) Vadgaon

(25) Vardhangad

(26) Varud

(27) Visapur

Wai

(1) Bhuinj

(1) Wai

(1) Asgaon

(2) Bavdhan

(2) Wai

 

(3) Bopardi

(4) Chandak

(3) Wai City

 

(5) Chindhwali

(6) Degaon

(7) Dhom

(8) Kavathe Surul

TABLE No.5—contd.

Taluka.

Sub-Office.

Combined Post and Telegraph Offices.

Branch Offices.

1

2

3

4

     

(9) Kenjal

(10) Kikli

(11) Ozarde

(12) Pachwad

(13) Pasarni

(14) Shendurjane

(15) Shirgaon

(16) Surul

(17) Udtara

Phaltan

(1) Phaltan

(1) Phaltan

(1) Adarki Bk.

(2) Sakharwadi

(2) Sakharwadi

(2) Barad

   

(3) Bibi

(4) Dubhewadi

(5) Girvi

(6) Gokhali

(7) Gunavare

(8) Hingangaon

(9) Hol

(10) Jinti

(11) Nimbhore

(12) Nimblak

(13) Pimprad

(14) Tambve (Phaltan)

(15) Taradgaon

(16) Vakhari

(17) Wathar

(18) Vedni

Jaoli

(1) Medha

(1) Medha

(1) Anewadi

(2) Bamnoli Kasabe

(3) Bhanang

(4) Hatgeghar

(5) Humgaon

(6) Karandi

(7) Kharshi

(8) Kudal

(9) Saygaon

(10) Valuth

Koregaon

(1) Koregaon

(1) Koregaon

(1) Arvi

(2) Bhadale

(2) Rahimatpur

(2) Rahimatpur

(3) Chimangaon

(4) Deur.

(3) Satara Road

(3) Satara Road

(5) Dhamner

(6) Ekambe

(4) Wathar

(4) Wathar

(7) Karajkhop

(8) Kinhi

(9) Kiroli

TABLE No. 5-contd.

Taluka.

Sub-Office.

Combined Post and Telegraph Offices.

Branch Offices.

1

2

3

4

 

 

 

(10) Kumthe Koregaon

(11) Lhasurne

(12) Nagzari

(13) Pimpoda Bk.

(14) Revdi

(15) Rui

(16) Sap

(17) Shirdhon

(18) Sonake

(19) Tadavale

(20) Targaon

(21) Triputi

(22) Vagholi

(23) Wathar Kiroli

Satara

(1) Satara Head Office

(1) Satara Head office

(1) Angapur

(2) Apshinge

(2) Satara Camp

(2) Satara Camp

(3) Atit

(3) Malharpeth

(3) Malharpeth

(4) Borgaon

 

 

(5) Borgaon (Satara)

(6) Chirtchner Vandan

(7) Degaon

(8) Dhawadshi

(9) Jihe

(10) Kanher

(11) Kodoli

(12) Kondve

(13) Kshetra Mahuli

(14) Kumthe Asangaon

(15) Limb

(16) Malgaon

(17) Targaon

(18) Nagthane

(19) Nigadi

(20) Padali

(21) Parali

(22) Shendre

(23) Waduth

(24) Varne

(25) Varye

(26) Vele

(27) Venegaon

Telegraph Offices

The above list shows that this district is well served by postal facilities. On an average almost every village having a population above 2,000 is provided with a branch post office.

Besides the Satara Head Office there are telegraph facilities at satara Camp, Malharpeth, Wai, Phaltan, Sakharwadi, Dahiwadi, Mhaswad, Mahabaleshwar, Panchgani, Koregaon, Rahimatpur, Satara Road, Wathar, Aundh, Khatav, Vaduj, Khandala, Lonand, Shirwal, Karad, Masur, Ogalewadi, Umbraj, Medha, Koyna and Patan.

Telephones

The following is the historical account of the development and working of the telephone system in Satara district. There was an auto-exchange at Satara up to 1st November 1953. It was then changed to central battery non-multiple type, and in January 1959 it had a capacity to handle 120 lines and 94 connections. In 1949 the Karad exchange was a non-multiple type with a capacity to handle 50 lines, which was changed to a 100 line Board in 1954. It was then changed to central battery non-multiple type with a capacity to handle 200 lines and 125 connections. A Trunk Public Call Office was opened at Phaltan in July 1955 and it was closed in 1957. A local Public Call Office and an Exchange were opened at Phaltan in September 1957, capacity of the Exchange being 25 lines then. This capacity was expanded to 50 with 40 connections from July 1958.

The following table shows the position of the telephone system in Satara District as in January 1959:—

Serial No.

Name of Exchange

Type

Capacity

Working connections

Extensions

Internal connections

1

Satara

C.B.N.M.

120

94

25

5

2

Karad

C.B.N.M.

200

125

14

--

3

Phaltan

SAX

50

30

3

6

There are Public Call Offices at Koregaon, Wai, Umbraj, Masur, and Panchgani, and Local Public Call Offices at Satara city post office, Satara H.O., Karad and Phaltan.

There is a trunk alignment carrying seven main trunks and another carrying one main trunk. There is also an alignment carrying railway controls.

Community Radio sets.

Under the Rural Broadcasting Contributory Scheme of the Government, radio sets are installed by the Directorate of Publicity which also provided for the maintenance and repairs of the sets. A community radio set can be installed in a grampanchayat or municipality by contributing a sum of Rs. 175 for a dry battery set and Rs. 150 for an electric set. The party concerned is also required to pay Rs. 60 for maintenance and servicing of the set, which is inclusive of expenditure over battery set and licence fee. But in the case of electric sets the charges for electricity are to be borne by the party concerned.

The radio set remains a property of the Government, and it is meant exclusively to be used for tuning the programmes for villagers relayed from the All-India Radio.

The following list gives taluka-wise distribution of community radio sets in Satara district as on 1st October, 1959:—

TABLE NO. 6.

Serial No.

Taluka

Number of radio sets

1

Jaoli

15

2

Karad

15

3

Khandala

5

4

Khatav

9

5

Koregaon

13

6

Man

18

7

Patan

6

8

Phaltan

1

9

Satara

9

10

Wai

1

Total

92

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