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| Country | India |
| State | Karnataka |
| District(s) | Bagalkot |
| Subdistrict(s) | Jamkhandi |
| Population | 5,478 (2001[update]) |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+05:30) |
Bidari is a village in the southern state of Karnataka, India.[1][2] It is located in the Jamkhandi taluk of Bagalkot district in Karnataka.
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As of 2010[update] India census, Bidari had a population of 10478 with 4733 males and 4745 females.It is the last village of Jamkhandi taluk towards the north east.This village is surrounded by the Krishna River on three sides. The farm lands are irrigated.Sugar Cane is the chief crop grown here. [1]
In this village, there are many rich peoples who are of lands lord and doing irrigation. there are 4 to 5 around sugar factories.
Ragha's are the main family in this village
Karnataka's famous IPS (Indian Police Service) officer, Shankar Bidari shares his family name with this place. His native place is the nearby village of Banahatti, but his ancestors came from this same village.
The 'Bidari' family is also well known as the most powerful bureaucratic family of Karnataka. Shankar Bidari is an IPS officer of 1978 batch, now the very powerful police Commissioner of Bangalore. His daughter, Vijayalakshmi topped the country in the civil services exam of 2001. She joined the Indian Administrative Service (IAS), and is now Director, Information Technology, for the state of Maharashtra. She is married to Mallikarjun Prasanna IPS. He is a 2000 batch IPS officer, now serving as DCP in Mumbai.
Shankar Bidari's son Vijayendra Bidari joined the IPS in 2005. He is now serving as DCP in Chennai. Vijayendra is married to Rohini, an IAS officer of 2008 batch.
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