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==Transportation==
==Transportation==
===Road===
===Road===
Bhood is well connected by road with adjacent villages and cities in Maharashtra as well. By road, Bhood is 275 km south-west of [[Mumbai]], 73 km north of [[Sangli]] and 18 km from [[Vita, Maharashtra|Vita]]. The nearest villages and towns are [[Khanapur (Vita)|Khanapur]] (10 km), [[Lengare]] (5 km), and [[Kharsundi]] (13 km). Bhood is also well connected to [[National Highway 4]] by domestic roads. Bhood has bus stands in good condition and [[Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation]] buses are regularly available.
Bhood is connected by road to the nearest village [[Lengare]] located at a distance of (5 km) by the Bhood-Lengare road which furthur connects to the Vita city. Bhood is at a distance of 275 km south-west of [[Mumbai]], 73 km north of [[Sangli]] and 18 km from [[Vita, Maharashtra|Vita]]. The nearest villages and towns are [[Khanapur (Vita)|Khanapur]] (10 km), [[Lengare]], and [[Kharsundi]] (13 km). Bhood has bus stand served by the buses of [[Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation]].


===Railway===
===Railway===

Revision as of 18:51, 31 July 2012

Template:Infobox Indian jurisdiction Bhood (Marathi: भूड) is a village in Khanapur tehsil of the Sangli district in Maharashtra, India.[1] It is located near the city Vita.[2][3] It is famous for Lord Bhoodsiddhnath Temple. Population of Bhood is 1,889 according to the 2011 Census.[4] Agriculture is the prime occupation of the residents of the village. Some residents are also employed in Gold Refinery[which?] and Jewellery business. Bhood is recipient of Nirmal Gram Purskar in Sant Gadage Baba Gram Swachata Abhiyan.[5]

Etymology

Bhood is well known for Lord Bhoodsidhhnatha. The village's name has come from the name of the Lord itself.

History

Main article: Aundh State

Bhood was under the administration of Aundh State during the British Raj. Aundh State was a princely state in British India, in the Deccan States Agency division of the Bombay Presidency. After Indian independence, Bhood came under the administration of South Satara district. After creation of Sangli district, Bhood has become the part of Sangli District.

Geography

Climate

Bhood
Climate chart (explanation)
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The village has a semi arid, hot and dry climate consisting of mainly three seasons. Summers are long, ranging almost five months from mid February to June. Temperatures in summer fall between 35 °C (95 °F) - 40 °C (104 °F). However, it may reach higher than 40 °C in searching summer. May is the hottest month of a year with an average day temperature of 37 °C (98.6 °F) in the village. Winters are short with temperatures ranging within 15 °C (59 °F) - 21 °C (69.8 °F). December is the coldest month in a year. Relative humidity in winter is the lowest and December is the driest month in a year with the relative humidity as low as 30%. Rains are scarce and occur only during the Monsoon from mid June to September. Annual average rainfall is about 25.5 inches (647.7 mm). September gets the maximum rainfall in a year while July has the maximum rainy days.

Climate data for Bhood
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 31
(88) 		33
(91) 		36
(97) 		38
(100) 		37
(99) 		31
(88) 		28
(82) 		28
(82) 		30
(86) 		32
(90) 		30
(86) 		30
(86) 		32
(90)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 12
(54) 		15
(59) 		18
(64) 		21
(70) 		22
(72) 		22
(72) 		21
(70) 		21
(70) 		20
(68) 		19
(66) 		16
(61) 		13
(55) 		18
(65)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 3.8
(0.15) 		0.5
(0.02) 		5.3
(0.21) 		22.1
(0.87) 		48.3
(1.90) 		71.1
(2.80) 		108.7
(4.28) 		79.8
(3.14) 		99.6
(3.92) 		88.9
(3.50) 		33.5
(1.32) 		6.9
(0.27) 		568.5
(22.38)
Source: Government of Maharashtra

Location of Bhood

Bhood is located in south-western Maharashtra at 17°20′11″N 74°41′3″E / 17.33639°N 74.68417°E / 17.33639; 74.68417 in Khanapur (Vita) tehsil of the Sangli district.

Economy

Agriculture

Most people of Bhood are farmers. Main crops in farms are wheat, jowar, bajra, groundnut etc. Some grape farms are also present in Bhood. Main resource of water for farming is rainwater and groundwater. Some farmers grow export quality grapes. Some of them also use drip irrigation method in their farms for water supply. 878 Hectares of land is under cultivation in the village of which 51 Hectares is irrigated. Forest land is about 297 Hectares.

Gold Refinery and Jewelers

Although the main profession of people is farming, many are involved in gold refining and jewellery.

Media and Communication

Marathi language newspapers such as Pudhari, Sakaal, Lokmat are available in the village. Bhood enjoys broadcasting of FM Radio services like Radio Tomato, Radio Mirchi, All India Radio. Cable service for television is available but know days popularity of DTH is widely increasing. Regional Marathi television channels are more popular.

Government and politics

Local administration

The Grampanchayat Bhood is the administrative body for the village which is directly responsible for the affairs within the village. The village has been divided into 3 Wards, each ward has its 3 elected representatives called 'Gramsadasy' or 'punch'. The gramsadasy elect the 'Sirpunch' of the Grampanchayat which is head of the Grampanchayat. The Grampanchayat elections are held after every five years. The Grampanchayat Bhood is working with Zilla parishad, Sangli and Panchayat samiti, Vita. Bhood is under the Lengare division for Zilla parishad, Sangli and Panchayat samiti, Vita.

State and central administration

Bhood is under the Pune division. Pune division is one of the six administrative divisions of Maharashtra state in India. Bhood is under the Sangli Lok Sabha constituency and Khanapur-Atpadi Vidhan Sabha constituency. MDDS e-Governance code for Bhood is 27 531 04299 568523.[6]

Judiciary

Bhood is under the jurisdictional area of Bombay High Court. District level court is in Sangli (Sangli district court). And tehsil level court is in Vita. The village is under the working area of Vita police station.

Transportation

Road

Bhood is connected by road to the nearest village Lengare located at a distance of (5 km) by the Bhood-Lengare road which furthur connects to the Vita city. Bhood is at a distance of 275 km south-west of Mumbai, 73 km north of Sangli and 18 km from Vita. The nearest villages and towns are Khanapur (10 km), Lengare, and Kharsundi (13 km). Bhood has bus stand served by the buses of Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation.

Railway

Nearest railway station is Karad (55 km). Miraj railway junction is 65 km from Bhood. Regular railways to all major cities in India are available from Karad and Miraj railway stations.

Air

Nearest airport from Bhood is Kolhapur (90 km.). Kolhapur has a domestic airport at Ujalaiwadi, 9 km South-east from the Kolhapur city. Its sole regular service to Mumbai by Kingfisher Airlines ceased in November 2011 when the airline pulled out of several towns like Kolhapur due to its financial crisis.[7] Also Pune 175 km is well connected by road from Bhood. Pune airport have regular service to all major cities in India.

Demographics

Bhood had a population of 1889. Male population is 898 and females constitute 991. There are 1104 females per thousand males in the village. There is 455 Households in village.[4] People of various cast are live in Bhood. Census code for Bhood is 04328200.[8] Village code according to 2011 Census is 27 35 005 0025.[9] Most People in the Bhood are Maratha. Kadam-Patil are major community in Bhood. Most of the people are use Marathi language for communication. Because of Gold-Refinery and Jewelers business many people of Bhood are spread all over India.

Culture

Sasankathes in Chaitra Ashtami

The residents of Bhood celebrate the festivals of Dussehra, Diwali, Ganesh Chaturthi, Krishna Janmashtami, Gudi Padwa, Nag Panchami, Maha Shivaratri, Bailpola, Navratri, Makar Sankranti and more.

Chaitra Ashtami

Annual festival of Lord Bhoodsidhhanatha is held on Chaitra Krishna Ashtami known as Chaitra Ashtami. Chaitra Ashtami is a three day celebration of the Lord's wedding ceremony. On the first day bullock cart race is organised near the temple. Second day is the most important day and on this day Sasankathi(Holy long wooden or metallic bar) and Diva(Holy lamp) are the main attractions. On the third day Kusumba(Type of Bhang) is serveed as Prasadam to the Lord.

Places of worship

Lord Bhoodsiddhanath Temple's shikhara

There are number of temples in Bhood. Some of them are...

Education

Schools

  • Zila Parishad School provides primary education from class 1 to class 7. The school is governed by the Zilla parishad of Sangli with the help of the local Panchayat samiti of Vita and the Gram panchayat of Bhood. The school is located near S.T. Stand of Bhood and is equipped with educational facilities.
  • New English School provides secondary education from class 8 up to class 10 (matriculation level). The school is affiliated to the S.S.C. Board. It is situated near the Bhood-Khanapur road.

Colleges

Higher education is available in the colleges in the following localities of Bhood:

  • Vita, located at the distance of 18 kilometres (11 mi) from Bhood.
  • Khanapur, Located 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) away from Bhood.

Sports

Like wise the rest of India, cricket is the most popular game in the village. People are also involved in other games like vollyball, Kho-Kho and Kabaddi. Bullock cart race is organized during the annual festival of Lord Bhoodsidhhanath. Bailpola is also a popular sport in the village.

See also

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bhood.

References

  1. ^ Alphabetical list of villages. India. Directorate of Census Operations, Maharashtra. 2010. p. 1726.
  2. ^ "censusindia.gov.in/Census_Data_2001/Village_Directory". Census_Data_2001. Government of India. Retrieved 18 July 2012.
  3. ^ "Wikiedit.org". http://wikiedit.org/. Retrieved 17 July 2012. {{cite web}}: External link in |publisher= (help)
  4. ^ a b "Census data 2011". Census_Data_2011. Government of India. Retrieved 18 July 2012.
  5. ^ "NGP 2009". Ministry of Drinking Water & Sanitation, Government of India. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
  6. ^ List of MDDS e-Governance codes of villages in Maharashtra
  7. ^ "Kingfisher suspends Kolkata flights". Business Standard. 18 February 2012. Retrieved 3 June 2012.
  8. ^ Census code list for villages in Maharashtra., Census code for Bhood from Census 2001.
  9. ^ Village code list for Maharashtra according to 2011 Census.


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