Bhikawadi Khurd
 | This article needs additional citations for verification. (March 2007) |
Bhikawadi Khurd | |
|---|---|
village | |
  Bhikawadi Khurd Location in Maharashtra, India  Bhikawadi Khurd Bhikawadi Khurd (India) | |
| Coordinates: 17°20′13″N 74°26′35″E / 17.33694°N 74.44306°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Maharashtra |
| District | Sangli |
| Government | |
| • Body | Grampanchayat Bhikawadi Khurd |
| Population (2011 census) | |
• Total | 1,677[1] |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Marathi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 415311 |
| Telephone code | 02347 |
| Vehicle registration | MH 10 |
| Nearest city | Vita, Maharashtra |
| Literacy | 90% |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Sangli |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Palus-Kadegaon |
| Civic agency | 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.
References
[edit]- ^ "Bhikawadi Kh (enter "Bhikawadi" in the bottom search box)". Population finder. Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India.
External links
[edit]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bhikawadi Khurd.