Gundwad

Gundwad (ಗುಂಡವಾಡ)
Jain Basadi
Village
Gundwad (ಗುಂಡವಾಡ)

Location in Karnataka, India

Coordinates: 16°38′42″N 74°54′10″E / 16.645012°N 74.902912°E / 16.645012; 74.902912Coordinates: 16°38′42″N 74°54′10″E / 16.645012°N 74.902912°E / 16.645012; 74.902912
Country  India
State Karnataka
District Belgaum
Talukas Raybag[1]
Government
  Body Gram Panchayat
Languages
  Official Kannada
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 591311
Vehicle registration KA 23
Nearest city Belgaum
Lok Sabha constituency Chikkodi
Vidhan Sabha constituency Kagwad
Civic agency town Panchayat

Gundwad is a village in Belgaum district in the southern state of Karnataka, India.[2] situated on the bank of Krishna River. Around 80% of people in Gundwad are Jain. There is very beautiful Parshvanatha Basadi in the village which can be seen from few kilometres.

Agriculture

Most of the people in this village are into agriculture. Mainly they grow sugarcane and some seasonal crops like Sunflower, Peanuts, Soya and vegetables like brinjal, Onions,Tomato. Because of Krishna river, Gundwad is well irrigated and fertile land.

Climate

Being situated in North region of Belgaum district which lies in the elevated terrain of north-western Karnataka, Gundwad has a tropical climate. It is known for its moderately climate throughout the year . Gundwad receives rainfall from both the northeast and the southwest monsoons and the wettest months are June–September. June and august months have a good deal of rainfall, while the winters have very little. The coldest month is December with an average low temperature of 23.3 °C and the hottest month is may with an average high temperature of 40 °C. Winter temperatures rarely drop below 20 °C (54 °F), and summer temperatures seldom exceed 30–40 °C.The driest month is January, with 10 mm of rainfall.

Location

Kudachi is the nearest railway station to Gundwad which is 7 km away.Krishna river separates Gundwad and Ainapur, Athni. Belgaum Airport is the nearest airport.

Patil (ಪಾಟೀಲ)

Most of the family name (surname) in Gundwad is Patil.Patil is mostly give to landlords.

See also

References

  1. Profile at onefivenine.com retrieved 29 June 2012
  2. Village Directory, 2001 Census of India


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