Katgun
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Katgun | |
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Village | |
Nickname: pusegaon | |
Coordinates: 17°41′N 74°20′E / 17.69°N 74.34°ECoordinates: 17°41′N 74°20′E / 17.69°N 74.34°E | |
Country | India |
State | Maharashtra |
District | Satara district |
Languages | |
• Official | Marathi |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 415502 |
Katgun is a village in the Khatav taluka of Satara district in Maharashtra State, India.[1]
Notable personalities[edit]
- Mahatma Jyotiba Phule, the Indian activist, thinker, social reformer, writer and theologist was belongs to Katgun.[2]
Jyothirao Govindrao Phule was born in 1827 into a family that belonged to the agricultural (Mali) caste, traditionally occupied as gardeners and considered to be one of the Shudhra varna in the ritual ranking system of Hinduism.[1] The original surname of the family had been Gorhe and had its origins in the village of Katgun, in present day Satara District, Maharashtra.
Connectivity[edit]
Katgun is close to many larger towns including Vaduj, Satara.
References[edit]
- ↑ "Pin Code Of Katgun, Satara is 415502". www.pincodeofindia.in. PincodeofIndia. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
- ↑ "Social and Cultural Background". Satara District Institute of Education and Training. Retrieved 17 November 2014.