Vairag

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Vairag वैराग
village
Vairag Location in Maharashtra, India Vairag Vairag (India) Show map of MaharashtraShow map of IndiaShow all
Coordinates: 18°3′0″N 75°48′0″E / 18.05000°N 75.80000°E / 18.05000; 75.80000Coordinates: 18°3′0″N 75°48′0″E / 18.05000°N 75.80000°E / 18.05000; 75.80000
Country	India
State	Maharashtra
District	Solapur
Languages
• Official	Marathi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	413402
Lok Sabha constituency	40 osmanabad
Vidhan Sabha constituency	246 Barshi

Vairag(marathi: वैराग) is a town in Barshi Taluka of Solapur district in Maharashtra, India. The village is located centrally between Solapur and Barshi.

Its population is approximately 45,000 as per 2011 census.

Vairag is a village with the second biggest population in Maharashtra. The Gram panchayat (Village parish council) incorporates the main village and 56 small villages and hamlets inside its legal boundary.

The village also have one of the big sugar factory in Solapur district. The village also has growing MIDC owned industrial park.

Geography[]

Sasure (5 km), Ghanegaon (5 km), Sarjapur (5 km), Ladole (6 km), Irle (6 km), Tulshidas Nagar (2 km), Manegav (2 km) are the nearby villages.

Vairag is surrounded by Mohol Taluka on the south, Osmanabad Taluka and Tuljapur Taluka towards the east, and Madha Taluka towards the west.

Osmanabad, Tuljapur, Solapur, Pandharpur, Mohol, and are the nearest towns and cities to the village.

History[]

Vairag is full of ancient temples. The village is well known for its Aadat bazaar and livestock (bullock) market. The first Prime Minister of India Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru also visited the village.

The village hosts a large fair (Jatra) in honour of Shri. Santanath Maharaj carnival(Yatra) in August, on the day of Narali-Pournima.^{[citation needed]}. Public entertainment on day includes Lezim, Jazz-Pathak, Dhol-Tasha etc.

Transport[]

By Rail[]

There is no railway station near to Vairag in less than 10 km. Solapur Jn Rail Way Station (near to Solapur), Barsi Town Rail Way Station (near to Barshi), Solapur Junction Railway Station (near Solapur), Umed Railway Station (near Osmanabad), Uplai Railway Station (near to Barshi) are the railway stations reachable from nearby towns.

By Road[]

Barshi, Osmanabad, Bhum, Tuljapur, Solapur, Mohol, Kurduwadi, Madha are the nearby by towns to Vairag having road connectivity to Vairag

Educational institutes[]

The city is well known in the region for its educational institutions and nearby villages depend upon these educational facilities.

Major Schools -

1 .Tulshidas Jadhav Prashala, vairag

2 . Vidhyamandir high school, vairag

3 .Vidhyamandir all girls school, vairag

4 .Sadguru Anuradhatai institute, vairag

a) primary and secondary high school

b)BA and B Ed

5 .Polytechnique college(engineering), vairag 6 . Daffodils primary school, vairag

7 .Navin marathi school, vairag

8 .Shardadevi high school, vairag

9 .Suvarnlata gandhi college of arts, vairag

10 .Savitribai phule primary school, vairag

11 .Arnav modern high school, vairag

12. Indira college of engineering, vairag

13 BAMS college 14 Vidya Sadhna Prashala, Vairag