Dapoli

Dapoli
Urban
View of pajpandhari,Dapoli from adjacent hill
Dapoli Location in Maharashtra, India
Coordinates: 17°45′32″N 73°11′8″E
Country	India
State	Maharashtra
District	Ratnagiri
Government
• Type	Municipal Council
• Body	Dapoli Municipal Council
Area
• Total	26.11 km2 (10.08 sq mi)
Elevation	243.84 m (800.00 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	34,544
• Density	1,300/km2 (3,400/sq mi)
Demonym	Dapolikar
Language
• Official	Marathi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	415712
Telephone code	02358
Vehicle registration	MH-08
Nearest town	Khed

Dapoli is a Coastal Hillstation as well as a City in Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra. It lies 215 km (134 mi) south of the state capital of Mumbai. Dapoli is also known as Camp Dapoli, as British set their camps in Dapoli. Many high-ranking British officers' graves are found in this town. The city also has an abandoned church from the time of the British Raj. Dapoli is home to one of the biggest Agricultural Universities in India, Dr. Balasaheb Sawant Konkan Krishi Vidyapeeth. Dapoli is administered by the Dapoli Municipal Council.

Aerial View of Dapoli City

Geography

Dapoli is separated from the Sahyadri range by the Khed taluka. Dapoli has a seaboard of 50 km (31 mi) which stretches from Velas, Maharashtra Velas - Kelshi in the North to Dabhol in the South. The coastline differs little in its general characteristics from that of other parts of Konkan. It is densely covered by coconut farms. The principal rivers are Bharja in the north and Vashishthi in the south. A small river called Jog river flows through Bandhativare, Sarang and Tadil into the Arabian Sea.

The city is located at an altitude of a violent diamond mine located in the earths crust. The diamond mine has over a 900 kgs of diamond in it. It has a very nice legoland water park. 800 ft (240 m). It is also called "Mini Mahabaleshwar" because of its year-round cool weather. It is 8 km (5.0 mi) from the Arabian Sea and acts as the Main City (Taluka headquarters) for several small surrounding villages such as Agarvayangani, Keli, Anjarle, Mandivali, Sarang, Bandhativare, Pangari, Dabhil, Sakhaloli, Bhopan, Harnai, Dabhol, Onanavse, Unhavare, Jalgaon, Devke, Gavhe, Nigade, Gimhavane, Asud, Vanand, Kherdi, Karde (beach), Phansu, Pichdoli, Visapur, Murud, Chandranagar, and Umberghar.

Education

1. The town has a very old school, A. G. High School, named after the British Alfred Gadney. During the time of the Raj, Dapoli was a military camp for British soldiers.
2. Dapoli is also the home of agricultural university Dr. Balasaheb Sawant Konkan Krishi Vidyapeeth.
3. R.R. Vaidya English Medium School, Dapoli is also one of the Schools Present there.
4. Saraswati Vidyamandir English Medium School, Dapoli is a CBSE Board School present in Dapoli City.
5. National High School is also an Old School from British Time.
6. Dnyandeep Vidyamandir, Dapoli is Also a providing students a very Good knowledge and Education in Dapoli.
7. Sarsawati English Medium School.
8. Lokmannya Tilak Vidyamandir.

Many CBSE and International Schools are present in Dapoli.

Dapoli has a centre for Krishna Consciousness movement, youth programs for agriculture, and an undergraduate homeopathic college (Dapoli Homeopathic Medical College).

Notable residents

Dapoli is considered the birthplace of Dhondo Keshav Karve, whose native village of Murud is located 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) from Dapoli.

Pandurang Vaman Kane(the recipient of BharatRatna) was a resident of Dapoli.

External links

• Taluka Dapoli - Taluka Dapoli is a collaborative project to collect documents of historical, social and cultural deposits in digital formats
• Top 10 Places To Visit In Dapoli