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Hanbarwadi observes Dussehra (Vijayadashami) on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, along with the rest of Maharashtra.
The principal temple recorded for Bhudargad mandal is Shri Siddhivinayk Mandir(Odyavarcha Ganpati). No temple of this dedication is on record within Hanbarwadi 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, Hanbarwadi ranks #61 of 111 villages in Bhudargad mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Hanbarwadi is a village of 882 people in 188 households (Census 2011) in Bhudargad taluka, Kolhapur district, Maharashtra, the 61st-largest of 111 villages in Bhudargad taluka. Literacy is 67%, 3 points below the taluka average of 70% and the sex ratio is 991 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 416209, served by Gargoti post office; the LGD village code is 567773. The village votes in Karvir assembly constituency, represented by MLA Chandradeep Shashikant Narake. The population is estimated at 1,040 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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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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