Pusegaon

{{Short description|Pusegaon- a village in Satara, Maharashtra, India}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2017}}

{{Use Indian English|date=April 2017}}

{{Infobox settlement

| name = Pusegaon

| settlement_type = Town

| pushpin_map = India Maharashtra

| pushpin_label_position = right

| pushpin_map_alt =

| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Maharashtra, India

| coordinates = {{coord|17.7079947|N|74.3194084|E|display=inline,title}}

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}

| subdivision_type1 = State

| subdivision_name1 = {{flagicon image|..Maharashtra Flag(INDIA).png}} Maharashtra

| subdivision_type2 = District

| subdivision_name2 = Satara

| government_type = Gram Panchayat Pusegaon{{cite web |title=Gram Panchayat Pusegaon |url=https://egramswaraj.gov.in/generalprofileforpanchayat.do?localbodycd=4917 |publisher=eGramswaraj, Govt. of India}}

| governing_body =

| unit_pref = Metric

| population_total = 9180{{cite book |last1=Pusegaon Population |title=District Census Handbook SATARA, Census of India 2011 |publisher=Directorate of Census Operation Maharashtra, Govt. of India |page=405 |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/828/download/36180/DH_2011_2731_PART_A_DCHB_SATARA.pdf |access-date=17 June 2020}}

| population_as_of = 2011

| population_density_km2 = auto

| population_demonym = Pusegaonkar

| demographics_type1 = Languages

| demographics1_title1 = Official

| demographics1_info1 = Marathi

| timezone1 = IST

| utc_offset1 = +5:30

| postal_code_type = Pin Code

| postal_code = 415502

| registration_plate = MH 11

| blank2_name_sec1 = Lok Sabha Constituency

| blank2_info_sec1 = Satara

| website =

| footnotes =

| subdivision_type3 = Taluka

| subdivision_name3 = Khatav

| subdivision_type4 = Taluka H.Q.

| subdivision_name4 = Vaduj

| leader_title = Sarpanch

| leader_name = Jayeshri Sambajirao Kadam

| image_skyline = Shri Sevagiri Maharaj, Pusegaon.jpg

| image_caption = Shri Sevagiri Maharaj Samadhi, Pusegaon

| blank_name_sec1 = Major Highways

| blank_info_sec1 = NH-548C, SH-147

}}

Pusegaon is a town in the Satara district of the state of Maharashtra in India.{{cite web |title=Pusegaon (Satara) |url=https://www.satara.gov.in/en/other-tourist-attractions/ |publisher=N.I.C. Government of India |access-date=14 December 2019}} It is situated on the NH-548C Satara-Baitul National Highway.{{cite web |title=Pusegaon, NH 584C |url=https://morth.nic.in/sites/default/files/PragatiKiNayiGati/pdf/maharashtra.pdf |publisher=Ministry of Road Transport & Highways, Govt. of India |access-date=18 July 2022}} Pusegaon is known for the Shree Sevagiri Maharaj Temple & its annual Rathotsava fair.{{cite web |title=Shree Sevagiri Maharaj Temple, Pusegaon |url=https://www.zpsatara.gov.in/tourism_khatav |publisher=ZP Satara, Maharashtra |access-date=25 January 2020}}

== Geography ==

Pusegaon is situated in the valley of Sahyadri mountain range and on the bank of Yerla River, a tributary of Krishna River.{{cite web |title=Aquifer Maps and Ground Water Management Plan, Khatav Taluka, Satara District, Maharashtra (Part-I) |url=http://cgwb.gov.in/AQM/NAQUIM_REPORT/Maharshtra/KHATAV%20(VADUJ)%20TALUKA,%20SATARA%20DISTRICT,%20part%20_i.pdf |publisher=Central Ground Water Board, Govt. of India |access-date=28 February 2023}} It is located 35km from its district headquarters Satara.{{cite web |title=Pusegaon to Satara distance |url=https://www.satara.gov.in/en/other-tourist-attractions/ |publisher=NIC, Govt. of India |access-date=11 August 2019}}

== Culture ==

• Pusegaon is famous for the Shree Sevagiri Maharaj temple located on the bank of the Yerla river. Shree Sevagiri Maharaj appeared in Pusegaon in 1905 and took Sanjivan Samadhi on 10 January 1948.{{cite web |title=Shree Sevagiri Maharaj Samadhi, Pusegaon |url=https://www.lokmat.com/satara/devasthan-sevagiri-maharaj-a713/ |publisher=Lokmat Newspaper |access-date=10 March 2022}} Shri Sevagiri Maharaj's Rathotsav fair is held every year and many devotees from Maharashtra gather at the Rathotsav fair at Pusegaon.{{cite web |title=Sevagiri Maharaj Rathotsav fair, Pusegaon |url=https://www.lokmat.com/satara/donation-of-75-lakhs-on-the-chariot-of-sevagiri-maharaj-in-pusegaon-on-the-occasion-of-amrit-mahatsavi-including-foreign-currencies-a746/ |publisher=Lokmat Newspaper |access-date=14 April 2023}}

• In 2021, the Department of Public Construction Work of Maharashtra set a world record in the Limca Book of Records for constructing a {{convert|40|km}} road from Pusegaon to Mhasurne in 24 hours. The {{convert|39.65|km}} stretch was built from 7am on Sunday, 30 May 2021, to 7am on Monday, 31 May 2021.{{cite web |title=Pusegaon-Jaigaon-Aundh-Mhasurne Road, Limca World Record |url=https://www.esakal.com/image-story/limca-book-of-world-record-construction-of-pusegaon-mhasurne-road-trending/image-3 |publisher=Maharashtra Times Newspaper |access-date=22 May 2021}}