 |
COMMUNICATIONS
|
 |
BULLOCK CARTS
Bullock cart is the most important vehicle prevalent in the rural and urban areas of this district from the most ancient times. This is very convenient to the farmers to carry their goods and implements. Most of the farmers own a pair of bullocks and a cart. A statement showing the number of bullock carts in the rural as well as urban areas of all the talukas in Satara district according to the livestock census of 1956 is given below: — |
Serial No. |
Taluka. |
Number of bullock carts in |
Total | |
Rural area |
Urban area | |
1 |
Phaltan |
3,424 |
304 |
3,728 | |
2 |
Man |
2,465 |
207 |
2,672 | |
3 |
Mahabaleshwar |
52 |
8 |
60 | |
4 |
Karad |
5,192 |
669 |
5,861 | |
5 |
Khandala |
1,754 |
-- |
1,754 | |
6 |
Khatav |
4,034 |
243 |
4,277 | |
7 |
Satara |
516 |
62 |
578 | |
8 |
Jaoli |
1,186 |
-- |
1,186 | |
9 |
Koregaon |
3,374 |
451 |
3,825 | |
10 |
Wai |
2,261 |
157 |
2,418 | |
11 |
Patan |
3,184 |
-- |
3,184 |
|
Total |
27,442 |
2,101 |
29,543 |
|
