Karad

Karad is a town in Satara district of Indian state of Maharashtra and it is 302 km (180.19 miles) from Mumbai, 74 km From Sangli and 162 km from Pune. It lies at the confluence of Koyna River and the Krishna River known as the "Priti sangam". The two rivers originate at Mahabaleshwar (a famous hill station in Satara- Maharashtra), which is around 100 km from Karad. They diverge at their origin and travel about the same distance to meet again in Karad. The rivers meet exactly head-on, thus forming the letter "T" which is the only head-on confluence in the world. Hence Krishna and Koyna river's confluence is called Preeti Sangam, meaning Confluence of Love. Karad is well known for sugar production and is known as the sugar bowl of Maharashtra owing to the presence of many sugar factories in and around Karad. It is considered an important educational hub in Western Maharashtra due to the presence of many prestigious educational institutes. This place is also known as the resting place (Samadhi) of the first chief minister of Maharashtra Shri. Yashwantrao Chavan situated at the confluence of the Krishna and Koyana rivers.

Karad has an adjoining small town named Malkapur, Karad which has its own municipal council and a population of 86,671. Karad was awarded a prize under "Sant Gadagebaba Gramswachhata Abhiyan" started by Indian Government.

The pin code of Karad is 415 110, Karad has an independent Regional Transport officer ( R.T.O), Karad, Satara Rural.

The RTO code for Karad RTO is MH50.