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Shetphal | |
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village | |
  Shetphal Location in Maharashtra, India  Shetphal Shetphal (India) | |
| Coordinates: 17°54′N 75°25′E / 17.90°N 75.42°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Maharashtra |
| District | Solapur district |
| Taluka | Mohol |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3,089 ha (7,633 acres) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Marathi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 413324 |
Shetphal is a village in the Mohol taluka of Solapur district in Maharashtra state, India. According to Census 2011 information, the location code or village code of Shetphal village is 562192. It is situated 24km away from sub-district headquarter Mohol (tehsildar office) and 69km away from district headquarter Solapur. As per 2009 stats, Shetphal village is also a gram panchayat. The total geographical area of village is 3089 hectares. Kurduvadi is nearest town to shetphal for all major economic activities, which is approximately 22km away.
It is a fact well known that India is a country, where snakes are considered as revered creatures due to their ancient origin, and their connection with Hindu deity Shiva. Every year, on the Nag Panchami festival, thousands of devout people in Indian villages worship and feed the snakes to receive divine blessings.[1][2]Shetpal is a village, where snakes have no restriction in their movement and none of the 2,600 plus villagers ever harm them in any way.
However, about 200 km from Pune, Maharashtra, in the Sholapur district, is located a village named Shetpal.
- ^ "Times of India, Land of snakes in Maharashtra where human and snake live in one roof".
- ^ "Cobras and human live together as a family".