Barshi
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Barshi City बार्शी शहर |
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| Nickname(s): Bhagawant Nagari | |
 Barshi City
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| Coordinates: 18°14′3″N 75°41′42″E / 18.23417°N 75.69500°ECoordinates: 18°14′3″N 75°41′42″E / 18.23417°N 75.69500°E | |
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 India
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| State | Maharashtra |
| District | Solapur District |
| Tehsil | Barshi |
| Population (2016) | |
| • Total | 220,000 |
| Demonym(s) | Barshikar |
| Time zone | IST |
| Postal code | 413401-02,10-11 |
| Area code | (+91) 2184 |
| Vehicle registration | MH-13 |
| Developing City | |
Barshi ( Marathi : बार्शी is a City Municipal Council in Solapur district in the state of Maharashtra, India. Barshi is an only municipal council which is A grade.It is second biggest city in Solapur District after Solapur City. It has 45 Municipal Wards.(proposed Municipal Corporation{महा नगर पालिका})It is second in Industrial area,Economy after Solapur city in Solapur District.It is Situated in 18°13' north latitude and 75°41' east longitude north-west of Solapur, the district headquarters. Barshi is a municipal City and a headquarters of a sub district bearing the same name. Being the headquarters of a taluka the offices of the Mamlatdar and the Block Development Officer are located at Barshi. It is also a seat of the Civil Judge (Junior Division) and First Class Judicial Magistrate. There is a separate police station for the City only. It is a railway station on the Latur-Kurduwadi broad gauge section of the South-Central railway. The railway itself was known as Barshi Light Railway. Wells and a tank form the main sources of water-supply. Scarcity of drinking water is often felt. A weekly market which is also a cattle market is held at Barshi on every Saturday.
It is a headquarters and the 2nd largest city in Solapur District. It is famous in the region for its quality toor dal (lentil) production and other agriculture products. The city is traditionally considered as a gateway to the neighboring region "Marathwada". Barshi has one of two temples dedicated to Vishnu as Lord Bhagvant; the other is at Varanasi or Kashi. Barshi has also twelve Jyotirlinga such as Uttareshwar, Bhogeshwari, Baleshwar and so on. According to Hindu mythology, Lord Rama traveled through here while going to Sri Lanka.
Barshi had three cotton textile mills, although only one survives. The three were Rajan Mill, Lokmanya Mill and Barshi Textile Mill (called BTM - Old Name JaiShankar Mills Ltd.). The last one is now managed by NTC, previously managed by Rao Bahadur Ganpatrao Zadbuke alias Kakasaheb. Barshi is also known for its wholesale trading market, called "Krishi Utapanna Bazar Samiti (adhat bazzar)". Farmer and cattle owners come to Barshi from all over to sell raw commodities, crops, vegetables, fruits, animals, and animal products to wholesale buyers, who then sell to big city traders. Also there is small industrial area. Barshi is famous for good hospitals service. It is emerging as a regional education centre with reputed educational institutes.
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