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Vesarde 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 Vesarde 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, Vesarde ranks #24 of 42 villages in Gaganbawada mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Vesarde ਮਹਾਰਾਸ਼ਟਰ ਦੇ ਕੋਲਹਾਪੁਰ ਜ਼ਿਲ੍ਹੇ ਦੇ Gaganbawada ਤਾਲੁਕਾ ਵਿੱਚ 659 ਲੋਕਾਂ 128 ਪਰਿਵਾਰਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ (ਜਨਗਣਨਾ 2011) ਦਾ ਪਿੰਡ ਹੈ, ਜੋ Gaganbawada ਤਾਲੁਕਾ ਦੇ 42 ਪਿੰਡਾਂ ਵਿੱਚੋਂ 24ਵਾਂ ਸਭ ਤੋਂ ਵੱਡਾ ਹੈ। ਸਾਖਰਤਾ 63% ਹੈ, ਤਾਲੁਕਾ ਔਸਤ 62% ਤੋਂ 1 ਅੰਕ ਵੱਧ ਅਤੇ ਲਿੰਗ ਅਨੁਪਾਤ ਪ੍ਰਤੀ 1,000 ਮਰਦਾਂ ਪਿੱਛੇ 973 ਔਰਤਾਂ। ਇਹ ਕੋਲਹਾਪੁਰ ਜ਼ਿਲ੍ਹਾ ਕੇਂਦਰ ਤੋਂ 113 ਕਿਮੀ, ਨੇੜਲੇ ਕਸਬੇ Naganur ਤੋਂ 45 ਕਿਮੀ, Kankavali ਰੇਲਵੇ ਸਟੇਸ਼ਨ ਤੋਂ 39 ਕਿਮੀ ਸਥਿਤ ਹੈ (ਸਿੱਧੀ ਲਕੀਰ ਦੂਰੀ)। ਪਿੰਨਕੋਡ 416206 ਹੈ, Gaganbavada ਡਾਕਖਾਨੇ ਅਧੀਨ; LGD ਪਿੰਡ ਕੋਡ 567511 ਹੈ। ਨੇੜਲਾ ਹਸਪਤਾਲ Rural Hospital, Ajara, 15 ਕਿਮੀ ਦੂਰ। ਪਿੰਡ Islampur ਵਿਧਾਨ ਸਭਾ ਹਲਕੇ ਵਿੱਚ ਹੈ, ਵਿਧਾਇਕ Jayant Rajaram Patil। 2026 ਵਿੱਚ ਅਨੁਮਾਨਿਤ ਆਬਾਦੀ 777, 2011 ਤੋਂ 18% ਵੱਧ।
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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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