Diskal is a village in the Satara district of the state of Maharashtra in India. It is situated on the Pusegaon-Phaltan road in Khatav taluka.[2]
Diskal | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Diskal Location in Maharashtra, India | |
| Coordinates: 17°48′50″N 74°17′28″E / 17.8138171°N 74.291193°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State |  Maharashtra |
| District | Satara |
| Taluka | Khatav |
| Taluka H.Q. | Vaduj |
| Government | |
| • Body | Gram Panchayat |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 4,472[1] |
| Demonym(s) | Diskalkar, Satarkar |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Marathi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Pin Code | 415504 |
| Vehicle registration | MH-11 |
Geography
editYerla river flows through this village and its source is 8 km away from there.[3] This town is 44 km away from its district headquarters, Satara.[4] It is 32 km away from Phaltan and 115 km away from Pune.[5]
Education
editThis village has facility of education up to matriculation and there are following educational institutions:
- Z.P. Primary School, Diskal
- Shree Shivaji Vidyalay, Diskal[6]
Contribution in Indian Independence Movement
editThe people of Diskal village have contributed to the freedom movement of India. Some of them are mentioned below:
- Shankar Bhau Madane: He participated in Quit India Movement of 1942. He helped and sheltered the underground activists of the Quit India Movement. For that he had to serve 6 months imprisonment.[7]
- Ganpati Appa Karne: During World War-II (1939-1945), he joined the Azad Hind Fauj to fight against British rule.[8]
1894 Hailstorm Incident
editOn 6 February 1894, at about 2 to 3 pm heavy rain commenced accompanied with hailstones, many of which were as big as large mango. The rain lasted for about 5 hours. The fall of hailstones, although it lasted for an hour or so, was so heavy and incessant that the accumulation of the stones rose to a height from 4 to 6 feet and it took 10 to 11 days to thaw. Six person fell victims to this occurrence. The bodies of 5 of them were buried under ice. The sixth, a boy of 11 years, was carried away by the force of the flood to the Ner dam on Yerla river and was lost. About 835 cattle are also said to have been lost. Crops of Bakshi and Khapli wheat have been completely damaged. The loss suffered by the people of village was apparently very serious.[9]
References
edit- ^ Diskal Population (2011). "District Census Handbook SATARA, Census of India 2011" (PDF). Directorate of Census Operation Maharashtra, Govt. of India. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Khatav Taluka Map" (PDF). Govt. of India. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
- ^ Yerla River. "Aquifer Maps and Groundwater Management Plan, Khatav taluka, Satara District, Maharashtra" (PDF). Govt. of India.
- ^ "Diskal to Satara distance". Google Maps. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
- ^ "Diskal to Pune distance". Google Maps. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
- ^ "Shree Shivaji Vidyalay Diskal". Schools.org.in. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
- ^ "Svatantrya Sainik Charitra Kosha: Maharashtra". Bhartiya Svatantrya Andolan Itihas Samiti. 1971. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
- ^ "Svatantrya Sainik Charitra Kosha: Maharashtra". Bhartiya Svatantrya Andolan Itihas Samiti. 1971. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
- ^ 1894 Hailstorm Incident in Diskal (1900). "Indian Meteorological Memoirs Vol. 6". Meteorological Dept. India. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
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