Koregaon
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Koregaon is a small town and surrounding tehsil
Tehsil
A Tehsil or Tahsil/Tahasil , also known as Taluk and Mandal, is an administrative division of some country/countries of South Asia....

 in the Satara
Satara
Satara is a city located in the Satara District of Maharashtra state of India. The town is 2320 ft. above sea-level, near the confluence of the Krishna and its tributary river Venna. The city was the capital of the Maratha empire in the 17th century, hence one of the the historical cities of...

 subdivision of Satara district
Satara district
Satara District is a district of Maharashtra state in western India with an area of 10,480 km² and a population of 2,808,994 of which 14.17% were urban . Satara is the capital of the district and other major towns include Wai, Karad, Koregaon, Koyananagar, Rahimatpur, Phaltan, Mahabaleshwar...

 in the India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

n state
States and territories of India
India is a federal union of states comprising twenty-eight states and seven union territories. The states and territories are further subdivided into districts and so on.-List of states and territories:...

 of Maharashtra
Maharashtra
Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...

. It is situated on the Satara Pandarpur road about 18 km east of Satara, about 120 km from Pune
Pune
Pune , is the eighth largest metropolis in India, the second largest in the state of Maharashtra after Mumbai, and the largest city in the Western Ghats. Once the centre of power of the Maratha Empire, it is situated 560 metres above sea level on the Deccan plateau at the confluence of the Mula ...

 and 267 km from Mumbai
Mumbai
Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...

. The Koregaon railway station, situated on the Pune-Miraj line, is 2 kilometers outside the town. At a stones throw from the railway station is Koregaon Bus Station.

Government

Koregaon has Gram Panchayat
Gram panchayat
Gram panchayats are local self-governments at the village or small town level in India. As of 2002 there were about 265,000 gram panchayats in India. The gram panchayat is the foundation of the Panchayat System. A gram panchayat can be set up in villages with minimum population of 300...

 Government System.
Koregaon town is the capital of Koregaon Tehsil, and includes the administrative, legal, and other government functions.

Schools

Schools in Koregaon include The modern English School, Saraswati Vidyalaya, Bhandari High School, and D P Bhosale College of Arts, Commerce, and Science.

Business and industry

The main attraction is the Koregaon (Mini) Industrial Area developed on the Koregaon-Rahimatpur Road.
One of the main businesses is the production of beans (called 'ghevada' in Marathi and 'Rajma' in Hindi language) in Koregaon.
The STD code is 02163.

Villages in Koregaon tehsil

In addition to Koregaon town, the tehsil has a large number of villages including
  • Kinhai
    Kinhai
    Kinhai is a village located in Koregaon taluka, Satara district in Maharashtra, India. The village is divided into Pantanchi Kinhai and Peth Kinhai...

  • Khed
  • Sonake
    Sonake
    Sonake is a village in Koregaon Taluka of Satara district in Maharashtra state, India....

  • Tadawale Sammat Wagholi
    Tadawale Sammat Wagholi
    Tadawale Sammat Wagholi is a small town and gram panchayat in Koregaon taluka, Satara district, in the Indian province of Maharashtra....

  • Wagholi
    Wagholi
    Wagholiis a Small Town and Gram panchayat in Satara District of Maharashtra State, India. This village is situated in the north Koregaon region near the large Pimpode market.- Government :...

    , formerly the capital of North Koregaon
  • Karanjkhop
  • Kathapur
  • Jihe
  • bhose
  • Nandwal
  • Solashi
  • Ranadulabad
  • Chawaneshwar
  • Pimpode Budruk
  • Dahigaon
  • Deur
  • Asangaon
  • Sarkalwadi
  • Chaudharwadi
  • Bhavenagar
  • Vikhale
  • Wathar
  • Taliye
  • Satara Road
  • Khamakarwadi
  • Ambheri
  • Rahimatpur
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