Gundwad is a village in Belgaum district in the southern state of Karnataka, India.[1] situated on the bank of Krishna River. There is a Parshvanatha Basadi in the village which can be seen from few kilometres.
Gundwad | |
---|---|
Village | |
Jain Basadi | |
Coordinates: 16°38′42″N 74°54′10″E / 16.645012°N 74.902912°E | |
Country | ![]() |
State | Karnataka |
District | Belgaum |
Talukas | Raybag |
Government | |
• Body | Gram Panchayat |
Area | |
• Total | 2 km2 (0.8 sq mi) |
Languages | |
• Official | Kannada |
Time zone | UTC 5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 591311 |
Vehicle registration | KA 23 |
Nearest city | Belgaum |
Lok Sabha constituency | Chikkodi |
Vidhan Sabha constituency | Kudachi |
Civic agency | town Panchayat |
Agriculture
editMost of the people in this village are into agriculture. Mainly they grow sugarcane and some seasonal crops like sunflower, peanuts, soya, watermelon and vegetables like brinjal, onions, and tomato, green chillies.[citation needed] The Krishna river makes Gundwad a well-irrigated and fertile area.[citation needed]
Climate
editSituated in the north of Belgaum district, which lies in the elevated terrain of north-western Karnataka. Gundwad receives rainfall from both the northeast and the southwest monsoons and the wettest months are June–September. June and August have a good deal of rainfall, while the winters have very little. The coldest month is December with an average low temperature of 23.3 °C and the hottest month is may with an average high temperature of 40 °C. Winter temperatures rarely drop below 20 °C (54 °F), and summer temperatures seldom exceed 30–40 °C.The driest month is January, with 10 mm of rainfall.
India is said to be gamble with monsoon, under extreme conditions Gundwad has faced flood in the past. During extreme floods, village has been evacuated in boat as its surrounded by Krishna river. Following are the list in descending order of years where extreme flood conditions recorded in Gudwad.
- 2019 Karnataka floods
- 1914
- 2005
Location
editKudachi is the nearest railway station to Gundwad which is 7.5 km away. Krishna river separates Gundwad and Ainapur, Athni. Belgaum Airport is the nearest airport.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Village Directory, 2001 Census of India