Khatav

Khatav is a town and taluka (administrative division) located in the Man-Khatav subdivision of the Satara district, India.

Geography
Khatav is situated to the south of the Satara district. Vaduj is the headquarters of the taluka, which is located 13 km south of Khatav. Khatav is surrounded by the Maan, Karad, Phaltan and Koregaon talukas and Sangli district boundary. The taluka receives less rainfall than most and is categorized as a drought affected region. The Yerla River originates in the north of Khatav taluka and flows in the southeasterly direction through taluka.

History
Khatav is an ancient place in satara district, situated at the spiritual edge of Yerla River. Khatav was prosperous town and market place in past. Khatav had a military base at the time of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. Sarnobat Prataprao Gujar was native in Bhosare village which village is adjacent to Khatav. Khatav have some of old damaged places still exist it need to preserve. In Khatav there are historical fortress still intact the past glory of town but now damaged. In 1864, Khatav taluka was bifurcated into Khatav and Malshiras talukas. On 1 August 1875, Malshiras taluka was transferred to Solapur district. Prime minister Narendra Modi's one of the most famous mentor named Lakshman Rao Madhav Rao Inamdar was native in Khatav.

Towns in the taluka
Vaduj is the main town of Khatav Taluka. Most government offices like Telecom(BSNL), State Bank of India (SBI), PWD, district court are located in Vaduj. This town has a population of around 9,827. Mayani is a well developed town in Khatav Taluka. All the facilities like education, hospitals, banking, market are present in this town.

Educational facilities
Khatav taluka has some professional education institutes like Engineering, Medical and Pharmacy as well as Arts, Commerce and Science institutes. Some institutes are listed below:
 * Gourishiv Polytechnic, Khatav
 * Rural Institute of Ayurved Research Centre and Hospital, Mayani
 * College of Pharmacy, Mayani
 * Shahajiraje Mahavidyalaya, Khatav
 * Hutatma Parshuram Vidyalaya and Junior College, Vaduj
 * Raja Shripatrao Bhagwantrao Mahavidyalaya Aundh
 * Arts and Commerce College, Pusegaon

Notable people

 * Sarnobat Prataprao Gujar
 * Bhawanrao Shriniwasrao Pant Pratinidhi
 * Mahatma Jyotirao Phule
 * Appasaheb Balasaheb Pant
 * Pandurang Vasudeo Sukhatme
 * Babasaheb Anantrao Bhosale
 * Laxman Rao Madhav Rao Inamdar
 * Ranjit Vasantrao More