Barshi is a town and a Municipal Council in Solapur district in the state of Maharashtra, India. Barshi town is the head quarter of the taluka. It produces quality toor dal (lentil) and other agriculture products. The town is traditionally considered as a gateway to the neighboring region "Marathwada". Barshi has one of two temples dedicated to Vishnu as Lord Bhagvant; the other is at Varanasi. Barshi has also twelve Jyotirlinga such as Uttareshwar, Bhogeshwari, Baleshwar and so on. It is believed that lord Rama had traveled through here while going to Sri Lanka.

The city is well known in the region for its state of the educational institutions and nearby districts and tehsils depends upon these educational facilities.

The Sojar college of Pharmacy, Khandvi (A constituent college of Yashoda Shikshan Prasarak Mandal, Barshi) located on BARSHI- PUNE highway, is one of the leading institutions in Barshi. The college comprises a spacious building that has every possible amenity required to impart professional education.

A regular bus service by the society enables students to commute from the campus to the city. All this make the college a conductive academic learning that provides students with quality education in a clean, green and comfortable environment.