DISTRICT AND SESSIONS COURT, S O L A P U R JUDICIAL HISTORY Between 1819 and 1824, for purpose of Civil and Criminal Justice, Sholapur was under Poona. In 1825 a first or Senior Assistant Judge was appointed for Sholapur. In 1842 Sholapur was made a separate District, excluding Pandharpur, Sangola and Malshiras which were then under Satara and including besides other sub-divisions Indi, Sindgi, Bagewadi, and Muddebihal which are now under Bijapur. In that year the Senior Assistant Judge gave place to a District Judge. About 1848-49 Bijapur was added to Sholapur. About 1864-65 when Indi, Sindgi, Bijapur, Bagewadi and Muddebihal were taken and included in the present Bijapur District and Pandharpur and Sangola were added to Sholapur, the District Judge gave place to a Joint Judge. From March 1866 to March 1884 Sholapur was in charge of a Senior Assistant Judge and Joint Sessions Judge with the full powers of a District Judge. In 1875-76 Malshiras was added to Sholapur. From April, 1884 Sholapur has been made a separate charge of a District Judge. OTHER RELEVANT IMPORTANT INFORMATION OF SOLAPUR DISTRICT Solapur district, famous for its Chadder, Handloom, Powerloom and Beedi Industries, covering an area of 14844.6 sq.kms., it is one of the important districts in Maharashtra State of India.
It is situated at a distance of 410 Kms. from the Maharashtra State Capital of Mumbai by road and train. It falls on the Mumbai-Chennai and Mumbai-Hyderabad railway track. The nearest domestic Air-Port is Pune and the iternational Air-Port is Mumbai. Solapur is at a distance of 245 kms. from Pune, 305 Kms. from Hyderabad (Andhra Pradesh). The national highways viz. NH-9, NH-13 and NH-211 pass through the city making Solapur on the frontline of the commercial map of India. The district is having 11 Talukas and is surrounded by Ahmednagar and Osmanabad districts in the north, Osmanabad and Gulbarga (Karnataka State) in the East, Sangli and Bijapur (Karnataka State) in the South and Pune, Satara districts in the West. Shrikshetra Pandharpur, considered as 'Southern Kashi' of India and Kuldaivat of Maharashtra State is the honour of this district. Shri.Siddharameshwar is Gram-Daivat of Solapur. Shri Siddharameshwar was a historical figure of the 12th century whose "Karmayoga" on his own native land- Solapur, turned him into a God-figure over the course of time. Siddharama was a great conributor to Lingayata religion and he is considered as one of the six prophets of Lingayat
religion. He had gained the "Siddhi". He entombed himself alive (Shivyogsamadhi) at Solapur. Akkalkot : Shrishetre Akkalkot is at a distance of about 40 kms. from Solapur. It is the holi place of Shri.Swami Samarth one of the 'Avatar's' of Lord Shri.Dattaguru. SOLAPUR UNIVERSITY, SOLAPUR has been established since August 2004. The jurisdiction of the university at present is Solapur district. 65 Colleges in the district are attached to the Solapur University. THE BRIEF FACTS OF THE DISTRICT ARE AS BELOW. 1. Geographical Location : 17.10 to 18.32 degrees North Latitude and 74.42 to 76.15 degrees East Longitude. 2. Geographical Area : 14844.6 Sq.Kms. 3. Temperatur : Max. 46 degrees celcius and Min. 9 degrees celcius. 4. Average Rainfall : 545.4 mms. (Min.415.3 mms and Max.1128.4 mms. in last 10 years) Solapur stands last in rainfall in Maharshtra state. 5. Population : 38,49,543 as per 2001 census. 6. Total Net Cultivated Area : 1069 Hectares 7. Major Crops : Jawar, Wheat, Chana, Tur, Groundnut. 8. Major Cash Crop : Sugarcane
9. Total Co-operative Societies : 8119. 10. Total Rail Length : 375.40 kms. 11. Total Road Length : 14087.12 kms. 12. Total Road Length : 14087.12 kms. 13. Registered Small Scale Industries : 8516. 14. Total Primary Schools : 2886. 15. Total Talukas : 11, Total Villages : 1150, Total Village Panchayats : 1027, Total Panchayat Samitis : 11. 16. Municipal Corporation : 1. 17. Municipal Councils : 9. 18. Police Commissionerate 19. Total No.of Police Stations : 1. : 26. 20. Electricity : 220/132/33 KV Sub-Centres : 05, 132/110 KV Sub-Centres : 9, 110/33 KV Sub-Centres : 3, 33/11 KV Sub-Centres : 98. 21. Major Irrigation Project : 1, Medium Irrigation Projects : 2, Lift Irrigation Projects : 8, Minor Irrigation Projects : 86. 22. Major Religious Places : Pandharpur, Akkalkot.
23. Places of Interests : Maldok Wild Life Sanctuary-Nannaj, Kudal Sangam,Velapur, Machanur. 24. River : Bhima, Sub-rivers - Neera, Mann, Seena, Bhogawati 25. Freedom Fighter of Solapur : 1) Shri. Mallappa Dhanshetti, 2) Shri. Kurban Hussain 3) Shri. Jagannath Shinde. 4) Shri. Kisan Sarda.