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and face of the village Shirwal changed forever. The Golden Quadrilateral Highway passes through Shirwal and this has made it an important location for industrialization. Shirwal is also the middle point in the two major cities, Pune and Satara. Due to these reasons, many Indian as well as foreign
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Shirwal is well connected by road. The National Highway 48 (NH 48), part of Golden Quadrilateral Highway, passes through Shirwal. This makes it easy to reach Shirwal from Mumbai, Pune, Bengaluru, etc. The nearest airport is
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Shirwal is home of numerous renowned educational institutions. Shirwal has one of the six veterinary colleges under
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Shirwal lies on the banks of River Nira. It is a village located at a strategic location between
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For many years after independence, Shirwal was just a small outpost on the
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Shirwal has a very old civilization i.e. from the era of
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Maharashtra Animal & Fishery Sciences University
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route. In 1999, Former Prime Minister of India Shri
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Krantisinh Nana Patil College of Veterinary Science
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Shirwal is located in Maharashtra
18°08′N 73°59′E / 18.13°N 73.98°E / 18.13; 73.98
India
State
Maharashtra
District
Satara
Marathi
Time zone
UTC+5:30
IST
census town
Satara district
Indian
state
Maharashtra
Satara
Pune
18°08′N 73°59′E / 18.13°N 73.98°E / 18.13; 73.98
census
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj
Adilshahi
Pune
Kolhapur
Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Golden Quadrilateral Highway Project
Delhi
Mumbai
Chennai
Kolkata

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