Mangalvedhe
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Mangalwedha also called Nagari , is an abugida alphabet of India and Nepal...
: मंगळवेढा) is a city and a municipal council
Municipal council
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in Solapur district
Solapur District
- Solapur District is a district in Maharashtra state of India. The city of Solapur is the district headquarters. It is located on the south east edge of the state and lies entirely in the Bhima and Seena basins. The entire district is drained by the Bhima River.Solapur district leads in beedi...
in the India
India
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n state
States and territories of India
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of Maharashtra
Maharashtra
Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...
. It is the birthplace of Shri Jayatirtha
Jayatirtha
Seer Jayateertharu was the sixth pontiff of Sri Madhvacharya Peetha. He is one of the most important seers in the Dvaita philosophy on account of his elucidations of Sri Ananda Teertha's masterpieces...
also called as Teekacharya, one of the greatest saints of the Dvaita
Dvaita
Dvaita is a school of Vedanta founded by Shri Madhvacharya....
school of Vedanta.
Geography
The city of Mangalwedha is situated 55 km west of the district headquarters at SolapurSolapur
Solapur is a city in South Western Maharashtra, India governed by municipal corporation.Solapur is one of the four districts that form the region of Western Maharashtra . It is the fourth largest district in Maharashtra in terms of land area and seventh largest in terms of population...
and 25 km southeast of Pandharpur
Pandharpur
Pandharpur is an important pilgrimage city on the Bhimā river in Solāpur district, Maharashtra, India. The Vithoba temple attracts about half a million Hindu pilgrims during the major yātrā in the month of Ashadh ....
.Laxmi Dahiwadi is the famous village in mangalwedha taluka.This village is 18 km from mangalwedha city. Mangalwedha is also famous for the Jwari crop.
History
Mangalwedha is also called "The Land of Saints". In the 14th century, Mangalwedha was an active workplace of many saints such as Sant Damaji, Sant Chokhamela, Sant Gadgebaba, Sant Gopabai, Sant KanhopatraKanhopatra
Kanhopatra or Kanhupatra was a 15th century Marathi saint-poetess, venerated by the Varkari sect of Hinduism.Little is known about Kanhopatra. According to most traditional accounts, Kanhopatra was a courtesan and dancing-girl...
and others.
Mangalwedha is also called 'Jwariche Kothar' and Laxmi Dahiwadi is known for the village of Primary Teachers. Major crops in Laxmi Dahiwadi is taken as Onion.as well as Jawar, Bajari, Makka like that.
The Name of Village 'Laxmi Dahiwadi' comes from God Laxmi Temple in Dahiwadi and Milk Production is very big in Dahiwadi, so from Milk ,they sold Dahi near to rural area so Dahiwadi.
The current population of Laxmi Dahiwadi is Near About 10000.All type of people leaving in Laxmi dahiwadi very Happpily.
Demographics
India censusCensus
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, Mangalwedha had a population of 21,694. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Mangalwedha has an average literacy rate of 68%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 76%, and female literacy is 60%. In Mangalwedha, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.