Benadi
village
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Coordinates: 16°25′N 74°35′E / 16.42°N 74.58°E / 16.42; 74.58
Country	India
State	Karnataka
District	Belgaum
Talukas	Chikodi
Population  (2001)
• Total	5,882
Languages
• Official	Kannada
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	591215
Telephone code	0833
Vehicle registration	KA-23
Nearest city	Nipani, Sangli and Kolhapur
Sex ratio	1000:941 ♂/♀
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Nipani,Jolle Shashikala Annasaheb-MLA [BJP]
Climate	Dry (Köppen)

Benadi is a village in the North-Western region of Karnataka state near Maharashtra Border in India.^[1][2] It is located in the Chikodi taluka of Belgaum district in Karnataka. Before it was a part of Bombay State and Princely state of Kolhapur. It is a part of Twin Village Aadi-Benadi. People who has origin from this village are known as Benadikar.

Demographics

As of 2001^[update] India census, Benadi had a population of 5,882, with 3,030 males and 2,852 females.^[1] The main language is Kannada, but Marathi is spoken widely. Benadi is located at 15 km from Nipani and 35 km from Kolhapur.

Tourist attractions and education

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 Lord Siddeshwar in front of a lake in Benadi. There is a Basaveshwar Temple in the village. The nearest city is Kolhapur, it is just 25 miles away and is well connected by road, rail and air.

Benadi has primary schools and igher Secondary Colleges located within it. Both Marathi and Kannada-language schools are present in the village. It has Marathi High School which was established in per-independence period. This High School is now also a Higher Secondary College, which is named after Anandrao Patil, a social worker from Benadi.

Notable people

• Gulabrao Patil, Marathi Film Director
• Dinkar D patil