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Bhood
Village
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Bhood
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Bhood
Coordinates: 17°20′11″N74°41′3″E / 17.33639°N 74.68417°E / 17.33639; 74.68417
CountryIndia
State Maharashtra
District Sangli
Taluka Khanapur (Vita)
Government
 • Type Grampanchayat [1]
Area
 • Total15.16 km2 (5.85 sq mi)
Elevation
785 m (2,575 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total1,889
 • Density120/km2 (320/sq mi)
 • Literacy
76.62%
Sex ratio
 • 1104/1000Female/Male
Language
 •  Official Marathi
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
415309 [2]
STD Code +91-2347
Vehicle registration MH-10 (Sangli)
Website www.bhood.in

Bhood is a village in Khanapur tehsil of Sangli district in Maharashtra, India. [3] [4] It is located near the city Vita. [5]

Contents

The population of Bhood is 1,889 according to the 2011 Census, [6] with agriculture being the prime occupation of the village's residents. Some residents are also employed at a Gold Refinery and the Jewellery business. Bhood is recipient of the Nirmal Gram Purskar in Sant Gadage Baba Gram Swachata Abhiyan. [7] [8]

Climate

Bhood
Climate chart (explanation)
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█ Precipitation totals in mm
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█ Precipitation totals in inches

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
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
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

Bhood is located in south-western Maharashtra at 17°20′11″N74°41′3″E / 17.33639°N 74.68417°E / 17.33639; 74.68417 in Khanapur (Vita) tehsil of the Sangli district.

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. [9]

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 further 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. Trains to all major cities in India are available from Karad and Miraj railway stations.

Air

Nearest domestic airport from Bhood is Kolhapur (90 km). Kolhapur airport located 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. [10] Pune Airport located at a distance of 175 km by road from Bhood is the nearest functional airport. It has regular service to all major cities in India.

Demographics

Population Growth
YearPop.±%
19911,395—    
20011,889+35.4%
20111,889+0.0%
Source: Census of India

Bhood has a population of 1,889. With the male population at 898 and the female at 991. There are 1,104 females per 1,000 males in the village amongst 455 households. [6] People of various ethnic groups live in Bhood.

The census code for Bhood is 04328200 [11] and its village code according to 2011 Census is 27 35 005 0025. [12]

Because of its gold-refinery and jewellery business many people of Bhood are today spread throughout India. According to 1991 Census, the population of Bhood was 1395. [13]

Places of worship

Bhoodsiddhanath Temple's shikhara Bhoodsiddhanath shikhar.jpg
Bhoodsiddhanath Temple's shikhara

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

Education

Schools

Colleges

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

See also

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