Japhale observes Dussehra (Vijayadashami) on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, along with the rest of Maharashtra.
Temples near Japhale
Named places of worship on record
The principal temple recorded for Panhala mandal is Bhoodsidhanath Temple. No temple of this dedication is on record within Japhale itself.
Kolhapur's Mahalaxmi, called Ambabai here, is counted among the Shakti Peethas, and Navaratri is the temple's fullest season. The same shrine is known for Kirnotsav, when the setting sun's rays fall directly along the sanctum onto the idol on a few fixed days of the year.
By population, Japhale ranks #72 of 124 villages in Panhala mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Japhale महाराष्ट्र के कोल्हापुर जिले के Panhala तालुका में 1,264 लोगों 282 परिवारों में (जनगणना 2011) का एक गांव है, जो Panhala तालुका के 124 गांवों में 72वां सबसे बड़ा है। साक्षरता 62% है, जो तालुका औसत 71% से 9 अंक कम है और लिंगानुपात प्रति 1,000 पुरुषों पर 901 महिलाएं। यह कोल्हापुर जिला मुख्यालय से 52 किमी, निकटतम कस्बे Bhadole से 19 किमी, Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus रेलवे स्टेशन से 14 किमी स्थित है (सीधी रेखा दूरी)। पिनकोड 416230 है, Kotoli डाकघर द्वारा सेवित; एलजीडी गांव कोड 567145 है। निकटतम अस्पताल या स्वास्थ्य केंद्र sadashiv clinic (Dr. Deepak Kumbhar) है, 3 किमी दूर। गांव Khanapur विधानसभा क्षेत्र में आता है, विधायक Suhas Babar हैं। 2026 में अनुमानित जनसंख्या 1,490 है, 2011 जनगणना से 18% अधिक।
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Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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4 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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