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{{short description|Village in Maharashtra}}
{{use Indian English|date=April 2018}}
{{use dmy dates|date=April 2018}}
{{Infobox settlement

| name = Bhood
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| settlement_type = Village

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| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = India
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Maharashtra]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Sangli district|Sangli]]
| subdivision_type3 = [[Taluka]]
| subdivision_name3 = [[Khanapur (Vita)]]

| government_footnotes = 
| government_type = [[Gram panchayat|Grampanchayat]]<ref name="Reports of National Panchayat Directory">{{cite web|title=List of Census Villages mapped for: BHOOD Gram Panchayat, KHANAPUR-VITA, SANGLI, MAHARASHTRA|url=http://panchayatdirectory.gov.in/adminreps/viewGPmapcvills.asp?gpcode=190699&rlbtype=V|archive-url=https://archive.today/20121218172856/http://panchayatdirectory.gov.in/adminreps/viewGPmapcvills.asp?gpcode=190699&rlbtype=V|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 December 2012|publisher=Ministry of Panchayati Raj Government of India|accessdate=26 August 2012}}</ref>
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| area_total_km2 = 15.16

| elevation_footnotes = 
| elevation_m = 785

| population_footnotes =
| population_total = 1889
| population_as_of = 2011
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| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_blank1_title = Literacy
| population_blank1 = 76.62%

| demographics_type1 = [[Sex ratio]]
| demographics1_footnotes = 
| demographics1_title1 = 1104/1000
| demographics1_info1 = Female/Male

| demographics_type2 = [[Language]]
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| demographics2_title1 = [[Official Language|Official]]
| demographics2_info1 = [[Marathi language|Marathi]]

| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30

| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 415309 <ref name="Pincode">{{cite web|title=Postal Code|url=http://www.indiapost.gov.in/Pin/pinsearch.aspx?Pin_On=415309|publisher=Indian Post}}{{Dead link|date=October 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
| area_code_type = [[Telephone numbers in India|STD Code]]
| area_code = +91-2347
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| registration_plate = [[List of RTO districts in India#MH.E2.80.94Maharashtra|MH]]-10 (Sangli)

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| website = [https://www.bhood.in www.bhood.in]
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'''Bhood''' is a village in [[Khanapur (Vita)|Khanapur]] [[tehsil]] of [[Sangli district]] in [[Maharashtra]], India.<ref name="Alphabetical list of villages">{{cite book|title=Alphabetical list of villages|year=2010|publisher=India. Directorate of Census Operations, Maharashtra|pages=1726|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BLgUAQAAMAAJ&q=bhood}}</ref><ref name="Directory of Villages and Towns in Sangali District">{{cite web|title=DIRECTORY OF VILLAGES AND TOWNS|url=http://cultural.maharashtra.gov.in/english/gazetteer/SANGLI/directory3.html|work=Sangali District Gazetteer|publisher=Government of Maharashtra|accessdate=19 September 2013}}</ref> It is located near the city [[Vita, Maharashtra|Vita]].<ref name="Village Directory by Census of India">{{cite web|title=censusindia.gov.in/Census_Data_2001/Village_Directory|url=http://censusindia.gov.in/Census_Data_2001/Village_Directory/List_of_Villages/List_of_Villages_Alphabetical.aspx?cki=&State_Code=27&SearchKey=B|work=Census_Data_2001|publisher=Government of India|accessdate=18 July 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160310233207/http://censusindia.gov.in/Census_Data_2001/Village_Directory/List_of_Villages/List_of_Villages_Alphabetical.aspx?cki=&State_Code=27&SearchKey=B|archive-date=10 March 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>

The population of Bhood is 1,889 according to the [[2011 census of India|2011 Census]],<ref name="Census data"/>
with agriculture being the prime occupation of the village's residents. Some residents are also employed at a Gold [[Refining (metallurgy)#Precious metals|Refinery]] and the [[Jewellery#Indian subcontinent|Jewellery]] business. Bhood is recipient of the ''Nirmal Gram Purskar'' in ''Sant Gadage Baba Gram Swachata Abhiyan''.<ref name="List of NGP awarded GPs">{{cite web|title=NGP 2009|url=http://nirmalgrampuraskar.nic.in/Report/RptGPAwardedSummaryTill2010.aspx|publisher=Ministry of Drinking Water & Sanitation, Government of India.|accessdate=25 July 2012|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120511034737/http://nirmalgrampuraskar.nic.in/Report/RptGPAwardedSummaryTill2010.aspx|archivedate=11 May 2012}}</ref><ref name="Grampanchayat profile in Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan">{{cite web|title=Grampanchayat Bhood in Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan|url=http://tsc.gov.in/tsc/Report/PanchayatReport/DisplayImage.aspx?st=13&dt=1323&bl=4553&gp=190699|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130822103643/http://tsc.gov.in/tsc/Report/PanchayatReport/DisplayImage.aspx?st=13&dt=1323&bl=4553&gp=190699|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 22, 2013|accessdate=August 22, 2013}}</ref>

==Climate==
{{climate chart
|Bhood
|12|31|0
|15|33|1
|18|36|4
|21|38|30
|22|37|44
|22|31|86
|21|28|98
|21|28|72
|20|30|139
|19|32|163
|16|30|9
|13|30|0
|source=[http://www.mausam.gov.in/WEBIMD/ClimatologicalAction.do?function=getStationDetails&actionParam=1&param=2&station=Sangli IMD]
|float=right
}}
The village has a [[Semi-arid|semi arid]], hot and dry climate consisting of mainly three seasons. Summers are long, ranging almost five months from mid February to June. Temperatures in summer fall between 35 °C (95 °F) - 40 °C (104 °F). However, it may reach higher than 40 °C in searching summer. May is the hottest month of a year with an average day temperature of 37 °C (98.6 °F) in the village. Winters are short with temperatures ranging within 15 °C (59 °F) - 21 °C (69.8 °F). December is the coldest month in a year. Relative humidity in winter is the lowest and December is the driest month in a year with the relative humidity as low as 30%. Rains are scarce and occur only during the [[Monsoon]] from mid June to September. Annual average rainfall is about 25.5 inches (647.7 mm). September gets the maximum rainfall in a year while July has the maximum rainy days.
{{Weather box
|location = Bhood
|metric first = Yes
|single line = Yes
|Jan high C = 31
|Feb high C = 33
|Mar high C = 36
|Apr high C = 38
|May high C = 37
|Jun high C = 31
|Jul high C = 28
|Aug high C = 28
|Sep high C = 30
|Oct high C = 32
|Nov high C = 30
|Dec high C = 30
|Jan low C = 12
|Feb low C = 15
|Mar low C = 18
|Apr low C = 21
|May low C = 22
|Jun low C = 22
|Jul low C = 21
|Aug low C = 21
|Sep low C = 20
|Oct low C = 19
|Nov low C = 16
|Dec low C = 13
|Jan precipitation mm = 3.8
|Feb precipitation mm = 0.5
|Mar precipitation mm = 5.3
|Apr precipitation mm = 22.1
|May precipitation mm = 48.3
|Jun precipitation mm = 71.1
|Jul precipitation mm = 108.7
|Aug precipitation mm = 79.8
|Sep precipitation mm = 99.6
|Oct precipitation mm = 88.9
|Nov precipitation mm = 33.5
|Dec precipitation mm = 6.9
|source = [http://cultural.maharashtra.gov.in/english/gazetteer/SANGLI/gen_climate.html Government of Maharashtra]
|date = June 2012
}}

==Location==
Bhood is located in south-western [[Maharashtra]] at {{Coord|17|20|11|N|74|41|3|E|}} in [[Khanapur (Vita)]] [[tehsil]] of the [[Sangli district]].
{{Geographic location
|Centre = Bhood
|North =
|Northeast = [[Walwan]] 5 km.
|East = [[Kharsundi]] 13 km.
|Southeast = [[Balawdi(Kha)]]
|South = [[Khanapur (Vita)|Khanapur]] 10 km.
|Southwest = [[Jadhavwadi, Khanapur|Jadhavwadi]]
|West = [[Lengare, Maharashtra|Lengare]] 5 km. & [[Vita, Maharashtra|Vita]] 18 km.
|Northwest = [[Devikhindi]]
}}

==Government and politics==

===Local administration===
The [[Gram panchayat|Grampanchayat]] Bhood is the administrative body for the village which is directly responsible for the affairs within the village. The village has been divided into 3 Wards, each ward has its 3 elected representatives called 'Gramsadasy' or 'punch'. The gramsadasy elect the 'Sirpunch' of the [[Gram panchayat|Grampanchayat]] which is head of the Grampanchayat. The Grampanchayat elections are held after every five years. The [[Gram panchayat|Grampanchayat]] Bhood is working with [[District Councils of India|Zilla Parishad]], Sangli and [[Panchayat samiti]], Vita. Bhood is under the [[Lengare]] division for [[District Councils of India|Zilla parishad, Sangli]] and [[Panchayat samiti|Panchayat samiti, Vita]].

===State and central administration===
Bhood is under the [[Pune division]]. [[Pune division]] is one of the six administrative [[divisions of Maharashtra]] state in [[India]].
Bhood is under the [[Sangli (Lok Sabha constituency)|Sangli Lok Sabha constituency]] and [[Khanapur, Maharashtra Assembly constituency|Khanapur-Atpadi Vidhan Sabha constituency]]. MDDS e-Governance code for Bhood is 27 531 04299 568523.<ref name="e-Governance Code">[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/MDDS/mdds_dir_Rural_27.pdf List of MDDS e-Governance codes of villages in Maharashtra]</ref>

===Judiciary===
Bhood is under the jurisdictional area of [[Bombay High Court]]. District level court is in [[Sangli]] (Sangli district court). And tehsil level court is in Vita. The village is under the working area of Vita police station.

==Transportation==

===Road===
Bhood is connected by road to the nearest village [[Lengare]] located at a distance of (5 km) by the Bhood-Lengare road which further connects to the Vita city. Bhood is at a distance of 275 km south-west of [[Mumbai]], 73 km north of [[Sangli]] and 18 km from [[Vita, Maharashtra|Vita]]. The nearest villages and towns are [[Khanapur (Vita)|Khanapur]] (10 km), [[Lengare]], and [[Kharsundi]] (13 km). Bhood has bus stand served by the buses of [[Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation]].

===Railway===
Nearest railway station is [[Karad]] (55 km). [[Miraj]] railway junction is 65 km from Bhood. Trains to all major cities in India are available from Karad and Miraj railway stations.

===Air===
Nearest domestic airport from Bhood is [[Kolhapur]] (90 km). Kolhapur airport located at Ujalaiwadi, 9 km South-east from the Kolhapur city. Its sole regular service to Mumbai by [[Kingfisher Airlines]] ceased in November 2011 when the airline pulled out of several towns like Kolhapur due to its financial crisis.<ref>{{cite news |title=Kingfisher suspends Kolkata flights |url=http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/kingfisher-suspends-kolkata-flights/465040/ |work=Business Standard |date=18 February 2012 |accessdate=3 June 2012 }}</ref> [[Pune Airport]] located at a distance of 175 km by road from Bhood is the nearest functional airport. It has regular service to all major cities in India.

==Demographics==
{{Historical populations
| title = Population Growth
|1961=
|1971=
|1981=
|1991| 1395
|2001| 1889
|2011| 1889
|estimate=
|estyear=
|estref=
|footnote= Source: [[Census of India]]
}}

Bhood has a population of 1,889. With the male population at 898 and the female at 991. There are 1,104 females per 1,000 males in the village amongst 455 households.<ref name="Census data">{{cite web|title=Census data 2011|url=http://censusindia.gov.in/PopulationFinder/Sub_Districts_Master.aspx?state_code=27&district_code=35|work=Census_Data_2011|publisher=Government of India|accessdate=18 July 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130504224414/http://censusindia.gov.in/PopulationFinder/Sub_Districts_Master.aspx?state_code=27&district_code=35|archive-date=4 May 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> People of various ethnic groups live in Bhood.

The census code for Bhood is 04328200<ref name="Census code 2001">[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/Census_Data_2001/PLCN/DIR-27r.pdf Census code list for villages in Maharashtra.], Census code for Bhood from Census 2001.</ref> and its village code according to 2011 Census is 27 35 005 0025.<ref name="Village code 2011 Census">[http://censusindia.gov.in/2011-VillageDirectory/Directory/short_code_rural_27.pdf Village code list for Maharashtra according to 2011 Census.]</ref>

Because of its gold-refinery and jewellery business many people of Bhood are today spread throughout India. According to 1991 Census, the population of Bhood was 1395.<ref name="Census of India 1991">{{cite book|title=Volume 20 of Census of India, 1991|year=1995|publisher=Controller of Publications|pages=94,181,266|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MawUAQAAMAAJ|author=India. Director of Census Operations, Maharashtra|accessdate=4 August 2012}}</ref>

===Places of worship===
[[File:Bhoodsiddhanath shikhar.jpg|thumb|200px|right|[[Bhoodsidhhanath|Bhoodsiddhanath Temple]]'s ''[[Sikhara|shikhara]]'']]
There are number of temples in Bhood. Some of them are...
*[[Bhoodsidhhanath|Bhoodsiddhanath Temple]]
*Mhaswadsidhanatha Temple
*[[Hanuman|Maruti]] Temple
*[[Jyotiba]] Temple
*[[Khandoba]] Temple

==Education==

===Schools===
*Zila Parishad School provides primary education from class 1 to class 7. The school is governed by the [[District Councils of India|Zilla Parishad]] of Sangli with the help of the local [[Panchayat samiti]] of Vita and the [[Gram panchayat]] of Bhood. The school is located near S.T. Stand of Bhood and is equipped with educational facilities.
*New English School provides secondary education from class 8 up to class 10 ([[Matriculation#India|matriculation]] level). The school is affiliated to the S.S.C. Board. It is situated near the Bhood-Khanapur road.

===Colleges===
Higher education is available in the colleges in the following localities of Bhood:
*Vita, located at the distance of {{Convert|18|km|mi}} from Bhood
*Khanapur, Located {{Convert|10|km|mi}} away from Bhood

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Bhood Shidhhanath 01.jpg | [[Bhoodsidhhanath|Lord Bhoodsidhhanath]]
File:Bhoodsiddanath Mandir.JPG| Bhoodsidhhanath temple
File:Bullock cart race.jpg| Bullock cart race in Bhood
</gallery>

==See also==
{{Portal|India}}
*[[Tembhu|Tembhu Irrigation Project]]

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Bhood}}
*[https://archive.today/20130731115421/http://www.bhud.mahapanchayat.gov.in/ BHOOD (Gram Panchayat) Portal by Department of Panchayati Raj Government of Maharashtra]
*[http://www.gloriousindia.com/unleashed/place.php?id=156442 Information about Bhood from gloriousindia.com]
*[http://www.indiastudychannel.com/India/cities/48731-Bhood.aspx Village profile from indiastudychannel.com]


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