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Patilwadi observes Dussehra (Vijayadashami) on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, along with the rest of Maharashtra.
The principal temple recorded for Gaganbawada mandal is Siddivinayak Temple. No temple of this dedication is on record within Patilwadi 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, Patilwadi ranks #36 of 42 villages in Gaganbawada mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Patilwadi is a village of 393 people in 81 households (Census 2011) in Gaganbawada taluka, Kolhapur district, Maharashtra, the 36th-largest of 42 villages in Gaganbawada taluka. Literacy is 60%, 2 points below the taluka average of 62% and the sex ratio is 926 women per 1,000 men. It lies 25 km from the Kolhapur district centre, 10 km from Kameri, the nearest town, 12 km from Kirloskarvadi railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 416211, served by Parite post office; the LGD village code is 567524. The nearest hospital or health centre is General Hospital,Walwa, 4 km away. The village votes in Islampur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Jayant Rajaram Patil. The population is estimated at 463 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Mandur →
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
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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