Bamani (Vita) | |
Native Name: | Bamanikars |
Native Name Lang: | बामणी |
Nickname: | Bamanikar |
Settlement Type: | village |
Pushpin Map: | India Maharashtra |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Maharashtra, India |
Coordinates: | 17.1833°N 74.58°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Maharashtra |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Sangli district |
Subdivision Name3: | mhanaje (vita) Taluka |
Parts Type: | Talukas |
Parts: | Khanapur (Vita) |
Governing Body: | Gram panchayat |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population Total: | 2065 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Demographics1 Info1: | Marathi |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code: | 415311 |
Registration Plate: | MH10 |
Blank1 Name Sec1: | Nearest city |
Blank1 Info Sec1: | Vita |
Blank2 Name Sec1: | Lok Sabha constituency |
Blank2 Info Sec1: | Sangli |
Blank3 Name Sec1: | Vidhan Sabha constituency |
Blank3 Info Sec1: | Khanapur-Atpadi |
Iso Code: | IN-MH |
Official Name: | Bamani |
Bamani (Vita) is a village in the Khanapur taluka of Sangli district in Maharashtra, India. Bamani is 14 km away from the prominent city Vita and 5 km from Vita-Tasgaon road. The village is surrounded by the villages Pare, Mangrul, Ghatimbi, Chinchni, Padli, Visapur, Limb, and Hatnur. Bamani comes under Khanapur-Atpadi state constituency and Sangli parliamentary constituency. Vita-Kavthe Mhankal state road goes through Bamani. It is the last village in Khanapur Taluka mainly concentrated on an agricultural economy. Bamani has many animal husbandry farms with buffaloes, cattle, goats, and poultry.
Grapes, sugar cane, wheat, corn, soybeans, paddy and pomegranates are mainly grown throughout the village. Agriculture has suffered from the scanty rainfall that is experienced year after year. The village has got benefit from the Tembhu irrigation project which is under final completion phase. There are two small sub-rivers (nalas or odhas) in Bamani. One originates in the upper Ghats and the other, in Benda lake. The rivers maintain a stable ground water level. The water also comes to the sub-river through Tembu Yojna.
As of the 2011 India census, the population of the village is 2065, 1005 male and 1060 female, in 460 families. 207 are children aged 6 or less, 10.02% of the village population.[1]
Hinduism is the main religion, with surnames like Shinde, Patil, Shelke, Sapkal, Mane, Lengare, Lavate, Waghmode, Thombare, Sorte, Mali, and Jadhav. Dewang Koshti and 96 kuli Marathas constitute the prominent community.