Shamanewadi

Shamanewadi Shramanwadi
village
Shamanewadi Location in Karnataka, India Show map of Karnataka Shamanewadi Shamanewadi (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 16°32′25″N74°29′51″E / 16.540346°N 74.497435°E / 16.540346; 74.497435
Country	India
State	Karnataka
District	Belgaum
Talukas	Chikkodi
Population  (2011)
• Total	6,228
Languages
• Official	Kannada
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	591214
Telephone code	08338
Vehicle registration	KA 23
Nearest city	Ichalakaranji
Lok Sabha constituency	Chikodi
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Chikodi-Sadalga

Shamanewadi is a village in the southern state of Karnataka in Chikodi taluka, India. ^{[1] [2]} It is in the Chikodi taluk of Belgaum district in Karnataka.

Demographics

As of 2011 ^[update] India census, Shamanewadi Village Census Data

• • Shamanewadi Village Census Data**: Shamanewadi is a large village located in Chikodi Taluka of Belgaum district, Karnataka.
• **Population**: The village has a population of 6,228, with 3,124 males and 3,104 females as per the 2011 census.
• **Child Population**: The village has a child population of 688, which makes up 11.05% of the total population.
• **Literacy Rate**: The village has a higher literacy rate compared to Karnataka, with an overall literacy rate of 79.68%, and male and female literacy rates of 87.86% and 71.59% respectively.
• **Workforce**: Out of the total population, 2,921 were engaged in work activities, with 73.23% of workers describing their work as main work and 26.77% involved in marginal activity.
• **Households**: The village has a total of 1,384 households.
• **Schedule Caste and Schedule Tribe**: The village has a schedule caste population of 909 and a schedule tribe population of 54.

^[1] More than 90% are from Jain community along with Lingayats, Marathas and other communities. Most of the people depend on agriculture, it consists of rich sugar belt, as farming is a major activity of the area. The main crops are sugar cane, tobacco, jawar, and soyabeans. Almost on the bank of river Dudhganga. There are some groups in the village like Gandhi Katti boys, Jai Karnataka Yuval mandal, Jai Hind group, they participate in social works/festival, etc.^{[ citation needed ]}

Its schools of higher education include Ayurvedic College, BEd, DEd and Arts and Commerce colleges in Shantinagar area.

Transportation

• Road

Shamanewadi is well connected by road via the State Highway 97 Sankeshwar - Sadalga and Chikkodi - Ichalakaranji road. NWKRTC run buses from Chikodi, Nippani to Ichalkaranji (Maharashtra) and Sadalga stops at Shamanewadi. Rent on taxi and autos available here.

• Nearest Railway Station

Miraj

• Nearest Airport

Belagavi

Places

Temples

• 1008 Chandraprabhu Digambar Jain Temple
• Shri Ramlingeshwar Temple
• Beereshwar Temple
• Brahmanath Temple
• Mallayya Temple
• Yellamma Temple
• Margubai Temple
• Hanuman Temple
• Venkteshwar Temple
• Shamanameer Darga
• Padmavati Temple
• Somanath Temple
• Shamanewadi Nishidhi

See also

• Belgaum
• Chikodi
• Districts of Karnataka

References

1. Village code= 5500 "Census of India : Villages with population 5000 & above". Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 18 December 2008.
2. "Yahoomaps India : Chikodi, Belgaum, Karnataka" . Retrieved 18 December 2008.

External links

• http://Belgaum.nic.in/