About Walwa

Walwa is a tehsil/taluka in Walwa subdivision of Sangli district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is also known as Valva-Islampur Taluka.[1] There are ninety-five panchayat villages in Walwa Taluka.[1] It is 180 km from Pune and 340 km from Mumbai. Before independence Walawa was known for its "Patrisarkar movement". There were plenty of freedom fighters like Krantishigh Nana Patil, Vinayak Thorat, Nagnath Naikwadi, Rajarambapu Patil and more whose native villages were in Walawa Subdivision.[2] The Krishna River passes through the taluka. The major crops produced in the taluka are sugarcane and grapes. The major occupations are Agriculture and Animal Husbandry.