Bhikawadi Khurd Explained

Bhikawadi Khurd
Settlement Type:village
Pushpin Map:India Maharashtra#India
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Maharashtra, India
Coordinates:17.3369°N 74.4431°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Maharashtra
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Sangli
Governing Body:Grampanchayat Bhikawadi Khurd
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Total:1677[1]
Population As Of:2011 census
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Marathi
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:415311
Area Code Type:Telephone code
Area Code:02347
Registration Plate:MH 10
Blank1 Name Sec1:Nearest city
Blank1 Info Sec1:Vita, Maharashtra
Blank2 Name Sec1:Literacy
Blank2 Info Sec1:90%
Blank3 Name Sec1:Lok Sabha constituency
Blank3 Info Sec1:Sangli
Blank4 Name Sec1:Vidhan Sabha constituency
Blank4 Info Sec1:Palus-Kadegaon
Blank5 Name Sec1:Civic agency
Blank5 Info Sec1:Grampanchayat Bhikawadi Khurd

Bhikawadi Khurd is a small village in Sangli district of Maharashtra state (India). Bhikawadi is 14 km from Vita. Bhikawadi is a known for God Shrinath temple and also for Jatra (street festival). Bhikawadi hosts "Jatra" on "Gudhi Padawa" of every year. Khurd and Kalan are Persian words which mean small and big, respectively. When two villages have same name, they are distinguished as with these words in their names.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bhikawadi Kh (enter "Bhikawadi" in the bottom search box). Population finder . Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India .