Benadi
Benadi is a village in the North-Western region of Karnataka state near Maharashtra Border in India. It is located in the Chikodi taluka of the Belgaum district in Karnataka. Before it was a part of Bombay State and Princely state of Kolhapur.
Benadi
- Name
- Benadi
Reference Check
Propose documentary evidence for Benadi. A contribution is never written directly as fact: identity, source, rights and evidence gates still decide.
Sign in to contribute
World of VALÉORINE
Documentary connections
Only confirmed graph relationships appear here. Images are shown only when their identity and reuse rights both pass the documentary gate.
In this article
Overview
Overview
It is a part of Twin Village Aadi-Benadi. People who originate from this village are known as Benadikar.
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Benadi • Settlement Type — Village • 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 — 5882 • Population As Of — 2001 • Population Density Km2 — auto • Demographics Type1 — Languages • Demographics1 Title1 — Official • Demographics1 Info1 — Kannada • Timezone1 — IST • Utc Offset1 — +5:30 • Postal Code Type — PIN • Postal Code — 591215 • Area Code Type — Telephone code • Area Code — 0833 • Registration Plate — KA-23 • Blank1 Name Sec1 — Nearest city • Blank1 Info Sec1 — Nipani, Sangli and Kolhapur • Blank2 Name Sec1 — Sex ratio • Blank2 Info Sec1 — 1000:941 ♂/♀ • Blank3 Name Sec1 — Vidhan Sabha constituency • Blank3 Info Sec1 — Nipani, Jolle Shashikala Annasaheb-MLA [BJP] • Blank1 Name Sec2 — Climate • Blank1 Info Sec2 — Dry (Köppen)
Demographics
Demographics
As of 2001 India census, Benadi had a population of 5,882, with 3,030 males and 2,852 females. The main language is Kannada, but Marathi is also spoken widely. Benadi is located at 15 km from Nipani and 35 km from Kolhapur.
Geography
Geography
Benadi is located near the Western Ghats and has on one side the Vedganga and Dudhganga rivers and hills on the other side. There is an old temple of Siddheshwar in front of a lake in Benadi, and a temple to Basaveshwar in the village. The nearest city, Kolhapur, is 25 miles away and connected by road, rail and air. Benadi has primary schools and Higher Secondary Colleges located within it, including both Marathi and Kannada-language schools. The Marathi High School, established in the pre-independence period is located in Benadi. This High School is now also a Higher Secondary College, which is named after Anandrao Patil, a social worker from Benadi. There is also government hospital in Benadi.
Notable people
Notable people
• Gulabrao Patil, Marathi film director • Dinkar D. Patil
Licensing
Text attribution
Part of the biographical narrative on this page reuses licensed material. Its origin, revision and licence are recorded here.
The biographical narrative on this page is based on the Wikipedia article Benadi, revision 1374769608 (EN edition), by its contributors. VALÉORINE has edited that text and built its own documentary record around it. The reused material is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, and this page's reuse of it is offered under the same licence. Everything else on this page — the chronology, the holdings, the evidence, the plates and the connections — is VALÉORINE's own record. Sources and licences.
The Encyclopedia exists whether or not anything is for sale. Corrections are recorded rather than overwritten, and every version of this record is kept. Published 26 September 2026.
Elsewhere in General
22,760 published records in this field, each with its sources named.
- BemertonPlace
- Bemidji State UniversityOrganisation
- Ben Youssef MadrasaOrganisation
- Ben-Gurion University of the NegevOrganisation
- BenalmádenaPlace
- BenaventePlace
- BenderPlace
- BendigoPlace
Best supported in this field
For owners
Own an object connected with Benadi?
A specialist will read what you send and tell you what the house can establish, what it cannot, and whether the object is suited to sale. There is no charge and no obligation. The object stays with you throughout; nothing is shipped to us unless it is arranged in writing beforehand.