The Jath block is one of the water stressed block situated in the eastern part of Sangli district bordering Karnataka state on southern and eastern side. Jath block, having an area of 2248 sq km is one among ten blocks of Sangli District and lies between north latitudes 16050' and 17019' and east longitude 74059' and 75041' covering parts of Survey of India Toposheet No’s 47 O/3,4,7,8,11,12, 47 K/16,47 L/13 and 47P/1, 47 P/5 47 P/9 The Jath Block having it headquarter at Jath town is bounded by Karnataka state in south and east, Solapur district in north and Kawathe Mahakal Taluka of Sangli District in West. The block, having 125 villages is administratively governed by 116 Gram Panchayats (GPs). The population (2011) of the block is 3, 28,324 and is mainly dependent on agriculture as source of income. The block is part of Bhīma River basin a tributary of Krishna River.