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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
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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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1136:Karad South
1131:Karad North
1026:Mandhradevi
975:Pritisangam
812:Karad Caves
719:Mhaswad Dam
678:Venna River
668:Koyna River
597:Vasota Fort
532:Gunavantgad
502:Ajinkyatara
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970:Kanher Dam
934:Kondhawali
908:Koynanagar
858:Rahimatpur
760:Venna Lake
724:Morana Dam
709:Kanher Dam
602:Vardhangad
587:Santoshgad
582:Mahimangad
567:Makrandgad
557:Bhushangad
552:Bhairavgad
537:Prachitgad
522:Chandangad
439:1 November
404:References
175:Population
154:Government
1083:Lok Sabha
1061:Education
1035:Transport
1019:Monuments
883:Panchgani
807:Wai Caves
791:Amba Ghat
704:Koyna Dam
622:Vairatgad
612:Vasantgad
607:Vandangad
592:Sundargad
562:Bhopalgad
547:Pandavgad
542:Pratapgad
517:Kenjalgad
512:Kalyangad
497:Sajjangad
388:Education
320:Adilshahi
247:Geography
204:Time zone
188:Languages
167:Elevation
1192:Category
1121:Koregaon
939:Menawali
917:Villages
853:Koregaon
838:Khandala
765:Kas Lake
714:Dhom Dam
507:Kamalgad
336:Kolhapur
326:Features
209:UTC+5:30
143:District
1160:Culture
1146:Phaltan
893:Phaltan
868:Mhaswad
640:Battles
617:Varugad
490:History
360:Kolkata
356:Chennai
306:History
269:73°59′E
266:18°08′N
232:in the
222:Shirwal
197:Marathi
112:Country
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1116:Satara
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929:Kinhai
833:Khatav
661:Rivers
484:topics
365:Godrej
352:Mumbai
300:census
253:Satara
234:Indian
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1092:Madha
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131:State
124:India
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697:Dams
441:2008
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