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Waghapur observes Dussehra (Vijayadashami) on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, along with the rest of Maharashtra.
Temples near Waghapur
Named places of worship on record
The principal temple recorded for Bhudargad mandal is Shri Siddhivinayk Mandir(Odyavarcha Ganpati). No temple of this dedication is on record within Waghapur 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, Waghapur ranks #3 of 111 villages in Bhudargad mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
वाघापूर हे महाराष्ट्रच्या कोल्हापूर जिल्ह्यातील भूदरगड तालुकामधील 3,906 लोकसंख्येचे 814 कुटुंबांत (जनगणना 2011) गाव आहे, जे भूदरगड तालुकामधील 111 गावांत 3वे मोठे आहे. साक्षरता 73% आहे, तालुका सरासरी 70% पेक्षा 3 गुण जास्त आणि लिंग गुणोत्तर दर 1,000 पुरुषांमागे 926 स्त्रिया. हे कोल्हापूर जिल्हा केंद्रापासून 405 किमी, जवळचे शहर Pethपासून 15 किमी, Khamgaon रेल्वे स्थानकापासून 54 किमी आहे (सरळ रेषेतील अंतर). पिनकोड 416209 आहे, Gargoti पोस्ट ऑफिसद्वारे; एलजीडी गाव कोड 567750 आहे. जवळचे रुग्णालय Spandan Clinic, 7 किमी अंतरावर. गाव Karvir विधानसभा मतदारसंघात येते, आमदार Chandradeep Shashikant Narake. 2026 मध्ये अंदाजे लोकसंख्या 4,605, 2011 पेक्षा 18% जास्त.
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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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