Benadi
Benadi is a village in the North-Western region of Karnataka state near Maharashtra Border in India.[1][2] It is located in the Chikodi taluka of Belgaum district in Karnataka. Before it was a part of Bombay State and Princely state of Kolhapur. It is a part of Twin Village Aadi-Benadi. People who has origin from this village are known as Benadikar.
Benadi | |
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village | |
  Benadi Location in Karnataka, India  Benadi Benadi (India) | |
| Coordinates: 16.42°N 74.58°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Karnataka |
| District | Belgaum |
| Talukas | Chikodi |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 5,882 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Kannada |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 591215 |
| Telephone code | 0833 |
| Vehicle registration | KA-23 |
| Nearest city | Nipani, Sangli and Kolhapur |
| Sex ratio | 1000:941 ♂/♀ |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Nipani,Jolle Shashikala Annasaheb-MLA [BJP] |
| Climate | Dry (Köppen) |
Demographics
As of 2001 India census, Benadi had a population of 5,882, with 3,030 males and 2,852 females.[1] The main language is Kannada, but Marathi is spoken widely. Benadi is located at 15 km from Nipani and 35 km from Kolhapur.
Tourist attractions and education
Benadi is located near the Western Ghats and has on one side the Vedganga and Dudhganga rivers and hills on the other side. There is an old temple of Lord Siddeshwar in front of a lake in Benadi. There is a Basaveshwar Temple in the village. The nearest city is Kolhapur, it is just 25 miles away and is well connected by road, rail and air.
Benadi has primary schools and igher Secondary Colleges located within it. Both Marathi and Kannada-language schools are present in the village. It has Marathi High School which was established in per-independence period. This High School is now also a Higher Secondary College, which is named after Anandrao Patil, a social worker from Benadi.
Notable people
- Gulabrao Patil, Marathi Film Director
- Dinkar D patil
References
- Village code= 1000 "Census of India : Villages with population 5000 & above". Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Archived from the original on 8 December 2008. Retrieved 18 December 2008.
- "Yahoomaps India : Benadi, Belgaum, Karnataka". Archived from the original on 18 December 2008. Retrieved 18 December 2008.