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TABLE No. 1—TALUKA-WISE ROAD-LENGTH TO A HUNDRED SQUARE

KILOMETRES AND TO A LAKH OF POPULATION IN SHOLAPUR DISTRICT DURING 1967-68

Taluka

Road-length per 100 square kilometres

Road-length per lakh of population

 

(in kilometres)

Rank

(in kilo-metres)

Rank

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

Sholapur North

13.59

10

24.6

11

Barshi

19. 60

7

144.3

9

Akkalkot

31.05

1

246.2

4

Sholapur South

15.80

9

146.6

8

Mohol

14.57

8

168.5

7

Mangalwedha

21.44

6

274.4

3

Pandharpur

25.65

3

214.7

6

Sangola

26.38

2

325.5

1

Malshiras

9.21

11

81.1

10

Karmala

24.15

5

303.0

2

Madha

24.48

4

241.7

5

TABLE No. 2—STATISTICS OF IMPORTANT ROADS

Name of work

Service head

Cost

Year of completion

 

Rs.

 

Barshi Station-Pandharpur Road

Imperial Irrigation

88,996

1877-78

Barshi-Mominabad Road

Provincial

69,436

1876-77

Barshi-Yedsi Road

Do.

52,126

1896-97

Pune-Hyderabad Road, Section III

Do.

81,31,389

1897-98

Pune-Hyderabad Road, Section I

Do.

54,290

1897-98

Pune-Hyderabad Road, Section I

Do.

1,58,837

1899-1900

Pune-Hyderabad Road, Section 11

Do.

40,454

1899-1900

Pune-Hyderabad Road, Sections I and II.

Do.

1,73,063

1900-01

Pandharpur-Janori Road

Do.

39,315

1876-77

Pandharpur-Phaltan Road

Do.

2,56,648

1897-98

Mohol-Pandharpur Road

Do.

97,258

1897-98

Pandharpur-Karad Road

Do.

1,01,219

1899-1900

Mohol-Pandharpur Road

Do.

68,258

1900-01

TABLE No. 3—ROAD-LENGTH ACCORDING TO CATEGORY AND SURFACE CLASSIFICATION IN SHOLAPUR DISTRICT AS ON 31ST MARCH 1973

(Length in kilometres)

Serial No

Types of roads

Buildings and Communications Department

Zilla Parishad

Grand total

Municipal roads

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

1.

Category

--

--

--

--

(i) National highways

145

--

145

--

(ii) State highways

731

23

754

--

(iii) Major district roads

--

1,064

1,064

--

(iv) Other district roads

--

1,087

1,087

--

(v) Village roads

--

2,652

2,652

--

Total

876

4,826

5,702

--

2.

Surface classification

 

(i) Cement-concrete

49

17

66

7

(ii) Black-topped

627

49

676

199

(iii) Water-bound macadam

96

676

772

64

(iv) Granular material

--

2,860

2,860

79

(v) Lower types

104

1,224

1,328

19

Total

876

4,826

5,702

368

TABLE No. 4—INFORMATION REGARDING MAJOR BRIDGES IN SHOLAPUR DISTRICT (1969-70)

Name of the river or nalla

Name of the road

Nearby village

Mile No.

Linear water-way

Height of bridge

Carriage way

Year of construc-tion

Cost of construc-tion

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

(8)

(9)

 

Feet

Feet

Feet

 

Rs.

1. Bhima River

Pune-Sholapur- Hyderabad

Road (N.H.).

Ranzani

89

1,050

25

20

1948

6,70,000

2. Nalla

Pune-Sholapur-Hyderabad

Road (N. H.)

--

99/8

325

19

19

--

--

3. Kumbh Nalla

Pune-Sholapur-Hyderabad

Road (N. H.).

--

104/1

177

20

19

--

--

4. Nalla

Pune-Sholapur-Hyderabad

Road (N. H.).

Aran

111/3

120

20

15

--

--

5. Mohol Nalla (causeway)

Pune-Sholapur-Hyderabad

Road (N. H.).

Mohol

130/1

136

10

18

--

--

6. Sina River

Pune-Sholapur-Hyderabad

Road (N. H.).

Lamboti

135/1

252

14

20

--

--

7. Bale Nalla

Pune-Sholapur-Hyderabad

Road (N. H.).

Bale

143/5

542

14

22

1965

--

8. Boramani Nalla

Pune-Sholapur-Hyderabad Road (N. H.).

Boramani

160/4

155

13

--

--

--

9. Nalla

Pune-Sholapur-Hyderabad

Road (N. H.).

Tandulwadi

166/4

271

28

20

--

--

10. Hattur Nalla

Sholapur-Bijapur

Road (N.H.)

Hattur

8/7

104

15

20

--

--

11. Sina River

Sholapur-Bijapur

Road (N.H.)

Shamsha-pur

12/4

296

8

17

1926

--

N. H.=National Highway.

TABLE No. 4—contd.

Name of the river or nalla

Name of the road

Nearby village

Mile No.

Linear water-way

Height of bridge

Carriage way

Year of construc-tion

Cost of construc-tion

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

(8)

(9)

 

Feet

Feet

Feet

 

Rs.

12. Nalla

Sholapur-Bijapur Road (N.H.)

Wagdari

14/4

118

15

20

--

--

13. Bhima River

Sholapur-Bijapur Road (N.H.)

Takli

18/6

1,075

25

20

1957

13,50,000

14. Purandwade Nalla

Mahad-Pandharpur Road * (S.H.).

Purand-wade.

113/8*

160

10

20

--

--

15. Ghumera Nalla

Mahad-Pandharpur Road * (S.H.).

--

133/2*

162

15

20

1952

--

16. Kasal Nalla

Mahad-Pandharpur Road * (S.H.).

Wadi Kuroli.

140/3*

100

18

20

--

--

17. Wakhari Nalla

Mahad-Pandharpur Road * (S.H.).

Wakhri

145/6*

198

16

22

--

--

18. Kasal Nalla

Satara-Pandharpur-Mohol Road (S.H.).

N. A.

111

327

20

20

1966

3,77,000

19. Bhima River†

Satara-Pandharpur-Mohol Road (S.H.).

Pandhar-pur

120

599

10

18

--

--

20. Man River

Miraj-Pandharpur-Kurduwadi-Latur Road(S.H.).

Vatam-bre

53

577

20

18

1966

11,00,000

21. Sina River

Miraj-Pandharpur-Kurduwadi-Latur Road (S.H.).

Ridhora

115

507

18

14

--

--

22. Nalla

Miraj-Pandharpur-Kurduwadi-Latur Road (S.H.).

--

116

234

12

14

--

--

continued..

23. Terna River

Miraj-Pandharpur-Kurduwadi-Latur Road (S.H.).

--

45

208

20

20

1966

2,56,000

24. Ule Nalla

Sholapur-Osmanabad-Aurangabad (S.H.).

N. A.

9/4

115

15

20

1963

--

25. Man River

Ahmadnagar-Karmala-Pan-dharpur-Bijapur (S.H.).

Sidde-wadi

122

595

N. A.

20

N. A.

N. A.

26. Nira River

Indapur-Akluj-Sangola (M.D.R.).

Akluj

14/4-5

646

N. A.

18

N. A.

N. A.

27. Mahud Nalla

Indapur-Akluj-Sangola (M.D.R.).

Mahud

39/3

265

N. A.

22

1968-69

N. A.

28. Waki Nalla

Indapur-Akluj-Sangola (M.D.R.).

Waki

44/2

225

N. A.

22

1968-69

N. A.

29. Shivani Nalla

Indapur-Akluj-Sangola (M.D.R.).

Waki

46/0

77

N. A.

22

1968-69

N. A.

30. Bori River

Akkalkot-Wagdari-Aland Road(M.D.R.).

Sangavi

3/6 to 4/1

990

N. A.

18

N. A.

N. A.

31. Shirsi Nalla

Akkalkot-Wagdari-Aland Road (M.D.R.).

Shirsi

6/1

120

N. A.

22

1968-69

N. A.

32. Hebbal Nalla

Akkalkot-Tadwal (M.D.R.).

Karajgi

10/6-7

208

N. A.

18

N. A.

N. A.

33. Khara Nalla

Kurduwadi-Malshiras (M.D.R.)

Akluj

31/2

72

N. A.

22

1968-69

N. A.

34. Kalal Nalla

Kurduwadi-Malshiras (M.D.R.)

Akluj

33/6

280

N. A,

22

1968-69

N. A.

35. Nalla

Kurduwadi-Malshiras (M.D.R.)

Bijawadi

29/2

55

N. A.

22

1968-69

N. A.

* Mile Nos. from Mahad.

† It is proposed to construct a major bridge across the Bhima river on the Satara-Pandharpur-Mohol road during the Fifth Five-Year Plan. A provision of Rs. 35.25 lakhs has also been made for the same.

N. H. = National Highway. S. H. = State Highway. M. D. R. = Major District Road. N. A. = Not available.

TABLE No. 5—STATE TRANSPORT STATISTICS IN SHOLAPUR DIVISION

 

1962-63

1963-64

1964-65

1965-66

1970-71*

1972-73

(1) Number of routes

139

161

161

163

303

283†

(2) Route kilometreage

8,192

9,814

10,415

1,08,324

23,209

24,692

(3) Average route distance

in kilometres.

58.9

61

61.6

66.5

77

87

(4) Number of vehicles on road per day.

185

165

186

177

268

272

(5) Average number of passengers travelling per day.

44,144

48,938

51,888

56,393

87,745

92,484

(6) Average earning per day (Rs.).

36,414

44,795

45,733

51,983

92,654

1,03,425

* The average earning per vehicle was Rs. 345 per day in 1970-71 (Socio-Economic Review, Sholapur District, 1970-71).

† Due to famine conditions, the operation of some routes was suspended, where traffic was very low. Hence the decrease in the figure of number of routes in 1972-73.

TABLE No. 6—STATISTICS OF STATE TRANSPORT VEHICLES, ROUTES AND STAFF IN SHOLAPUR DISTRICT AS ON 31ST MARCH 1975

Serial No

Name of depot

Number of vehicles attached

Number of routes operated

Staff

Drivers

Conductors

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

1

Sholapur

73

63

141

138

2

Pandharpur

51

46

95

93

3

Barshi

40

53

99

97

4

Akkalkot

42

44

76

74

5

Karmala

33

43

74

70

6

Akluj

41

41

77

76

7

Sangola

25

27

45

44

Total

305

317

617

595

TABLE No. 7—STATE TRANSPORT ROUTES IN SHOLAPUR DISTRICT AS ON 31ST MARCH 1971

Serial No.

Name of route

Distance in kilometres

Number of return trips per day

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

1

Akkalkot-Mashal

35.3

15

2

Akkalkot-Korsegaon

42.2

9

3

Akkalkot-Naldurg

37.6

15

4

Akkalkot-Salagar via Hattikaubas

17.6

3

5

Akkalkot-Udagi

13.0

2

TABLE No. 7—contd.

Serial No.

Name of route *

Distance in kilometres

Number of return trips per day

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

6

Akkalkot-Naldurg via Nandagaon

69.5

4

7

Akkalkot-Kesarjawalge

34.4

21

8

Akkalkot-Afazalpur

49.3

12

9

Akkalkot-Shidgaon

10.15

2

10

Akkalkot-Pune-Bombay

449.0

34

11

Akluj-Pune via Shirval

176.7

1

12

Akluj-Borgaon

17.6

8

13

Akluj-Sangola

61.9

7

14

Akluj-Karad

167.0

18

15

Akluj-Mandki

31.6

1

16

Akluj-Narsihapur

1.0

4

17

Akluj-Vita

113.0

3

18

Akluj-Yashawantnagar

3.05

2

19

Malinagar-Pune (Swar-gate)

181.1

22

20

Dhalgaon-Ranjani

19.9

1

21

Narsimhapur-Tembhurni

10.9

4

22

Natepute-Kurbavi

15.9

5

23

Natepute-Fondshiras

7.9

2

24

Natepute-Walehandnagar

33. 1

7

25

Natepute-Karunde

12.1

2

26

Sholapur-Aland

124.1

23

27

Sholapur-Buldhana

403. 1

1

28

Sholapur-Kini

47. 1

1

29

Sholapur-Kardehalli

18.5

2

30

Sholapur-Ranmasale

27.7

9

31

Sholapur-Hannur

36.6

3

32

Sholapur-Pathri

2.0

2

33

Sholapur-Pandharpur

68.9

8

34

Sholapur-Pune (Swar-gate)

255.0

20

35

Sholapur-Sawargaon via Suratgaon

33.6

1

36

Jeur-Chikhalthan

13.2

2

37

Baramati-Phaltan

23.5

1

38

Barshi-Pandharpur via Papanas

90.4

2

39

Pandharpur-Tembhurni

51.8

7

40

Madhe-Tulashi

40.6

2

41

Kurduwadi-Tuljapur

91.4

1

42

Sangola-Chincholi

22.9

2

43

Barshi-Aurangabad

278.9

19

44

Barshi-Bhum

38.6

2

45

Barshi-Bhir

133.1

2

46

Barshi-Koregaon

29.8

5

47

Barshi-Narkhed

41 3

7

48

Barshi-Nanded

244.4

6

49

Barshi-Osmanabad

59.8

13

50

Barshi-Pandharpur

95.3

18

TABLE No. 7—contd.

Serial No

Name of route *

Distance in kilometres

Number of return trips per day

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

51

Barshi-Parenda

29.8

11

52

Barshi-Pune (Swar-gale)

230. 4

5

53

Barshi-Walvad

24.4

3

54

Avati-Chikhalthan

42.8

2

55

Karmala-Jamkhed

29.0

2

56

Karmala-Avati

24.0

2

57

Karmala-Bhir via Mahi Jalgaon

146.7

1

58

Karmala-Washimbe

39.5

1

59

Karmala-Pune

175.2

1

60

Karmala-Jiti

48.7

4

61

Karmala-Chinchpur

16.5

3

62

Karmala-Karjat

29.4

5

63

Karmala-Kem via Gursale

32. 1

2

64

Karjat-Pompalwadi-Aslunde

35.7

1

65

Karmala-Rashin

33.6

2

66

Karmala-Sangoba

8.9

4

67

Karjat-Shrigonda

67. 1

1

68

Madhe-Bemble

46.7

1

69

Madhe-Darfal

8.3

1

70

Pandharpur-Atpadi

61.3

4

71

Pandharpur-Chadachan

58.4

18

72

Pandharpur-Gadegaon

9.2

5

73

Pandharpur-Kasegaon

7.5

3

74

Pandharpur-Kolhapur

191.1

15

75

Pandharpur-Malinagar

53.1

14

76

Pandharpur-Ozewadi

19.3

3

77

Pandharpur-Pune (Swar-gate)

224.2

9

78

Mangalwedha-Suslad

40.5

4

79

Mangalwedha-Padwalkarwadi

46.9

3

80

Sangola-Pare

30.9

4

81

Mangalwedha-Sangola

33.9

3

82

Mangalwedha-Jath

87. 1

1

83

Mangalwcdha-Begampur

15.3

4

84

Mangalwedha-Nandur

20.3

2

85

Mangalwedha-Sidhapur

22.6

2

86

Pandharpur-Satara

173.0

14

87

Madhe-Indapur

62.6

18

88

Sholapur-Ahmadnagar

238.8

15

89

Sholapur-Kudal via Karjagi

56.3

13

90

Sholapur-Khadki via Ule

21.1

2

91

Sholapur-Jath

131.2

1

92

Omarga-Muluj

12.0

2

93

Sholapur-Madhe via Angar

64.3

6

94

Sholapur-Pandharpur

71.3

36

95

Sholapur-Vadapur

47.8

15

TABLE No. 7—concld.

Serial No.

Name of route *

Distance in kilometres

Number of return trips per day

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

96

Sholapur-Barshi

70.3

18

97

Sholapur-Mardi

16.6

8

98

Sangola-Atpadi

39.8

6

99

Sangola-Dhalgaon

50.7

2

100

Sangola-Khawaspur

51.2

1

101

Sangola-Mahim via Mahud

36.7

1

102

Sangola-Mahim via Ghayati

37.0

1

103

Sangola-Sonand via Vasud

24.0

1

* Many short-distance routes are included in these routes.

TABLE No. 8—POSTAL FACILITIES IN SHOLAPUR DISTRICT

 

1961-62

1966-67

1971-72

1972-73

1. Number of post offices

283

370

435

445

2. Number of telegraph offices

27

32

41

42

3. Number of letter-boxes

583

827

960

1,094

4. Number of postmen

127

125

136

137

5. Number of telephone offices

24

32

41

42

6. Number of telephones

1,049

2,289

3,501

3,722

7. Number of radio licences issued and renewed.

18,322

13,256

43,342

47.433

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