About

Shamanewadi Grama Panchayat building

The Locality of Shamanewadi – Bedkihal is Centre of Education & Culture. This is the land of Saints & Sages Shamanewadi – Bedkihal are well situated on the border of Karnataka & Maharashtra. The Calm and quite healthy climate of this area is very beneficial for education and agriculture. Actually it is a rural area, so there is no any attraction for diversion of mind for Students. Here the spoken languages are Kannada and Marathi.

Shamanewadi – Bedkihal are central places to nearly 20 villages. It is connected with Nippani – 24 KM, Chikodi 21 KM, Kolhapur – 45 KM and Ichalkaranji – 17 KM distances. Karnataka and Maharashtra State transport buses stops here from all major cities/towns.

Now Shamanewadi is part of Chikkodi-Sadalga constituency and Bedkihal is part of Nippani constituency. Before 2009 General Elections both villages were part of Sadalga constituency.

Major Industries:

• Venkteshwara Power Project Sugar Factory.
• Mahaveer Garments
• Beverges factory

Prints/Media:

Shri Shiddeshwara Printing Press

Temples:

• Shri 1008 Parshwanath Digambar Jain Temple, Bedkihal
• Shri Shiddeshwara Temple, Bedkihal
• Shri 1008 Chandraprabhu Digambar Jain Temple, Shamanewadi
• Shri 1008 Shantiniath Digambar Jain Temple, Shantinagar
• Shri Ramalingeshwara Temple, Shamanewadi
• Shri Beereshwara Temple
• Yellamma Temple
• Shamanamir Darga, Shamanewadi
• Hanuman Temple Bedkihal

Banks and Financial Co-Ops:

• State Bank of India, Shamanewadi branch
• Bank of Baroda, Bedkihal branch
• The Ratnakar Bank, Shamanewadi branch
• The Bedkihal Urban Co-op
• Jai Jinendra Co-op Shamanewadi
• Padmavati Minority Multipurpose Society, Shamanewadi
• PKPS Shamanewadi
• PKPS Bedkihal
• Shamanewadi Co-Op
• Jai Kisan PKPS Shamanewadi
• Veeracharya Co-Op Bedkihal

Educational Institutes:

• Ayurvedic Medical College
• Arts and Commerce College
• BS Pre-University College
• BS Primary School (Convent)
• Govt. Kannada Primary School Shamanewadi
• Govt. Kannada and Marathi Primary School Bedkihal
• Acharya Deshbhushan BEd College, Shamanewadi
• DEd College, Shamanewadi
• Padmaja Girls High School, Shamanewadi
• Devanadi Sanskar Kendra, Shamanewadi
• Sanmati lower primary school Bedkihal
• Siddeshwar education society’s kannada and marathi medium(convent)
• Gopal Dada Patil Highschool Bedkihal

Major Festivals:

• Dassera in Bedkihal
• Deepavali in Shamanewadi

Nearest Religious Places:

• Shantigiri (Kothali) – 9KM
• Stavanidhi 33KM
• Narasinhwadi – 25KM

Nearest Railway Stations:
Ghatprabha 25km, Miraj 50km, Kolhapur 45km, Belgaum 90km.

Nearest Airports:
Belgaum and Kolhapur.

About : Shamanewadi, Bedkihal

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