Peth Vadgaon (also Kasaba Vadgaon or Vadgaon Kasaba[2]) is a city and education hub in Kolhapur district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is governed by a municipal council.As of 2001 India census,[5] Vadgaon Kasba had a population of 22,754. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Vadgaon Kasba has an average literacy rate of 73%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 78%, and female literacy is 67%. In Vadgaon Kasba, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age. Dhanaji Shambhusinha Jadhav (16501708), popularly known as Dhanaji Jadhav, was a warrior of the Maratha Empire. Along with Santaji Ghorpade he made terrifying campaigns against Mughal Army from 1689 to 1696. After Santaji, Dhanaji became the chief of the Maratha army in 1696 and remained on the post until his death in 1708. A monument to him stands in the town.[4][6][7][8] shri sadguru jivanmukt swami sanjiwan samadhi math bhajani galli: It is the oldest samadhi in Peth wadgaon city. The samadhi take shri sadguru jiwanmukta swami in shake 1660 [As per Indian calendar]. The math is established in 1826. It is one of the first namadev shimpi math. There is lake "Mahalaksmi talav" near mahalaxmi temple which is constructed by ch. shahu maharaj. It is fine enginnered to provide water for people in town. In city, there is 4 water tanks, which get filled automatically without any pumps or any other mechanism. Only by using gravity they achieved this feet.
