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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Savlaj
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| settlement_type = Village
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Maharashtra, India
| coordinates = {{coord|17.10|N|74.78|E|display=inline,title}}
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| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Maharashtra]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Sangli district|Sangli]]
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| elevation_m = 689
| population_total = 10600
| population_as_of = 2011
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| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Marathi language|Marathi]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 416311
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'''Savlaj''' (also '''Savalaj''') is a village in [[Tasgaon]] [[tehsil]] in [[Sangli district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Maharashtra]]. It is named after the village god Lord Savalsiddh or Savalsiddha.

Savlaj has a [[grampanchayat]] with 17 members and is a major village within Sangli [[District Councils of India|zilla parishad]] and constituency.

==Geography==
Savlaj is located 18 km from Tasgoan and 48 km from [[Sangli]].<ref>[http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/16/Savlaj.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Savlaj]</ref> It has an average elevation of 689 metres (2263 feet).

The village is near the River [[Aagrani]].

==Economy==
It is one of the growing villages of the tehsil.
<ref>[http://www.i4donline.net/news/news-details.asp?News=BSNL-rolls-out-rural-broadband-kiosk&NewsID=15762 i4donline]</ref> It is a big market for things such as clothes, agricultural materials, fruit and vegetables, and gold and silver for 12 nearby villages. Every Saturday is bazaar day. Along with Tasgaon tehsil, this village is famous for its grapes,<ref name="ap">[https://areaprofiler.gov.in/aboutUsIntgeratedPES.do?stateCode=0&lbCode=4912&languageId=1 AreaProfiler.gov.in - About Tasgaon Block Panchayat]</ref> which are exported mainly to Asian countries such as UAE, Singapore, Hong Kong, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh.

==People==
The late [[R. R. Patil]], former Home Minister of Maharashtra, studied at Savlaj and his political career started there, when he was elected Sangli zillah parishad member representing Savlaj.

==Religion==
There are many religious sites, i.e, Siddheshwar Temple (also known as the Savalsiddh Temple),<ref name="ap" /> Mahadev Mandir, Jotiba Mandir, Kandoba Mandir, Mayyakka Mandir, Ramling Mandir, Datt Mandir and Choudeshwari Devi Mandir, also a mosque and a church.

==Schools==
Savlaj has Mahatma Gandhi Junior College, S K Unune English School, Zillah Parishad High School and R. R. Patil Senior College.

== References ==

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[[Category:Cities and towns in Sangli district]]

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