Shiragaonwadi Explained

Shiragaonwadi
Settlement Type:village
Pushpin Map:India Karnataka#India
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Karnataka, India
Coordinates:16.4836°N 74.5095°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Karnataka
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Belgaum
Parts Type:Talukas
Parts:Chikodi
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Total:1554 [1]
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Kannada
Demographics1 Title2:Other
Demographics1 Info2:Marathi
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code:591 214
Registration Plate:KA23

Shiragaonwadi is a village in Chikodi Taluka Belgaum district in the southwestern state of Karnataka, India.[2]

History

Shirgaonwadi is sub village of Shirgaon Gram Panchayat.

Educational institutions

Govt. Primary school Shiragaonwadishirgaonwadi (Kannada Medium: 1st-7th standards education and Marathi Medium: 1st to 5th Standardsstandarad education.)

Economy

Mostly dependent on agriculture. Tobacco, Betel Leaf and Sugarcane occupies in economy of Shiragaonwadi. Betel leaves are exported to various places across India such as Goa, Panjim, Nashik and Mumbai. Sugarcane sent to nearest sugar factories such as Venkateshwara Power Project Ltd. Bedkihal, Dudhaganga Krishna Sugar Factory, Nanadi and many other from nearest state Maharastra. Tobacco merchant and brokers from nearest tobacco market Nipani purchase tobacco from Shiragaonwadi and other villages.

Nowadays, textile industry seems to boom in the area New-Shiragaonwadi, as these villages are well connected by road to Maharashtra and Karnataka cities Ichalkaranji and Chikodi respectively.

Some of well known textile companies in the area are, VHM TEX INDIA, Maxima Fashion Exports, Bahubali Textiles and many new companies being established.

Places

Majority of public transport in Shiragaonwadi connecting surrounding cities like Nippani,Inchalkarnji and chikodi towns is through city buses run by North West Karnataka Road Transport Corporation (NWKRTC), Nowadays people using own vehicles like-bikes etc.

Notes and References

  1. http://censusindia.gov.in/Census_Data_2001/Village_Directory/List_of_Villages/List_of_Villages_Alphabetical.aspx?cki=&ComboState_Code=29 Village Directory
  2. Web site: belgavkar.com . belgavkar - बेळगाव : शिरगाववाडीत शेतकऱ्याचा कालव्यात पडून मृत्यू belgaum news . 2024-02-29 . Belgavkar belgaum news belgavkar . en-us.