Nipani is a third largest city,
taluk
A tehsil (, also known as tahsil, taluka, or taluk) is a local unit of administrative division in some countries of South Asia. It is a subdistrict of the area within a district including the designated populated place that serves as its administr ...
in the
Belgaum district in the state of
Karnataka
Karnataka (; ISO: , , also known as Karunāḍu) is a state in the southwestern region of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act. Originally known as Mysore State , it was renamed ''Karnat ...
, India. It is an important agricultural and commercial trade centre in the district. Nipani and its surrounding villages are known for growing high-quality tobacco, which is rolled into
beedi
A beedi (also spelled bidi or biri) is a thin cigarette or mini-cigar filled with tobacco flake and commonly wrapped in a tendu (''Diospyros melanoxylon'') or ''Piliostigma racemosum'' leaf tied with a string or adhesive at one end. It orig ...
s.
The City Municipal Council of Nipani was constituted in 1987. The Nipani Taluk was constituted in March 2018.
Geography and climate
Since Nipani is close to the branches of the western
ghat
Ghat, a term used in the Indian subcontinent, depending on the context could refer either to a range of stepped hills with valleys (ghati in Hindi), such as the Eastern Ghats and Western Ghats; or the series of steps leading down to a body of ...
s, it enjoys a good rainy season. Temperature ranges from 16 to 40 °C (61 to 104 °F). Nipani is at its coldest in winter (November through February). It is located 77 km From
Belagavi
Belgaum (ISO: ''Bēḷagāma''; also Belgaon and officially known as Belagavi) is a city in the Indian state of Karnataka located in its northern part along the Western Ghats. It is the administrative headquarters of the eponymous Belagavi ...
and 39 km From
Kolhapur
Kolhapur () is a city on the banks of the Panchganga River in the southern part of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the administrative headquarter of the Kolhapur district. In, around 2 C.E. Kolapur's name was 'Kuntal'.
Kolhapur is kn ...
.
Demographics
As of the 2011 India
census
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, Nipani had a population of 62,865. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Nipani has an average literacy rate of 57%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 79%, and female literacy is 64%. In Nipani, 10% of the population is under 6 years of age. Kannada and Marathi are the official language in Nippani.
Business
Nipani is dependent mostly on
agriculture
Agriculture or farming is the practice of cultivating plants and livestock. Agriculture was the key development in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that enabled people to ...
and its local
textile
Textile is an umbrella term that includes various fiber-based materials, including fibers, yarns, filaments, threads, different fabric types, etc. At first, the word "textiles" only referred to woven fabrics. However, weaving is not the ...
industry. Nipani is also well known for its
Tobacco
Tobacco is the common name of several plants in the genus '' Nicotiana'' of the family Solanaceae, and the general term for any product prepared from the cured leaves of these plants. More than 70 species of tobacco are known, but the ...
business, Beedi Factories, Tobacco Mills, foundry business, Tile Business, wood businesses and aluminium pot making factory.
Nipani is one of notable
Tobacco
Tobacco is the common name of several plants in the genus '' Nicotiana'' of the family Solanaceae, and the general term for any product prepared from the cured leaves of these plants. More than 70 species of tobacco are known, but the ...
trade market and producer in India. Nipani is surrounded by 4 sugar factories, one of it is Shri, Halsidhnath Sugar Factory -situated in Nipani and other three. One is situated near Bhoj Cross which is 20 km away from Nippani and other 2 are in nearing Maharashatra Border, Sada Sakhar Karkhana, Hamidawad and Jawahar Sahakari Sugar Factory in Hupari.
Education
Devchand College, KLE's G. I .Bagewadi College are the notable colleges in the area.
KLE's G.I. Bagewadi College of Arts, Commerce & Science is very well known college in the Nipani region. In 2017,
NAAC gave A+ accredition for the college, which is first in whole Karnataka to get A+. KLE society has built Independent PU College beside the KLE College of Pharmacy in Nipani.
VSM's Somashekhar R. Kothiwale Institute of Technology, Nipani is the only engineering college in Nipani Taluk.
Devchand College, formerly known as Janta College was established
Padmabhushan
The Padma Bhushan is the third-highest civilian award in the Republic of India, preceded by the Bharat Ratna and the Padma Vibhushan and followed by the Padma Shri. Instituted on 2 January 1954, the award is given for "distinguished service o ...
Shriman Devchandji Shah in 1960, and is affiliated to
Shivaji University
Shivaji University, established in 1962, is a state university located at Kolhapur, Maharashtra, India. The university, with a campus spread over , is named after Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, founder of the Maratha Empire. It was inaugurated ...
,
Kolhapur
Kolhapur () is a city on the banks of the Panchganga River in the southern part of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the administrative headquarter of the Kolhapur district. In, around 2 C.E. Kolapur's name was 'Kuntal'.
Kolhapur is kn ...
. Devchand College also host Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University, Centre for distance education, Shivaji University, Kolhapur.
![Aboutschool](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f0/Aboutschool.jpg)
K.L.E's English Medium CBSE School, Nipani was established in the year 2004.
Tourism and attractions
Nipani is 407 km from Mumbai and 166 km from Goa. There are tourists sites like Tavandi (Stavanidhi), Ramaling, Nipanikar Wada, Samadhi Math, Sai Mandir, and Jawahalal Nehru lake.
Ramling Mandir: This temple is dedicated to lord Shiva. Situated in Shippur Hill 6 km from Nipani, on Nipani Goa highway, it is believed to be held from Ramayan Yug. Beside its locations which is center of hill, the temple has regular and fresh water sources for the entire year. The temple hosts feast in Hindu month of Shravan, which comes in the monsoon season.
![Shri Kshetra Stavanidhi Brahmdev Digambar Jain Temple, Nipani, Belgaum District, Karnataka](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f5/Shri_Kshetra_Stavanidhi_Brahmdev_Digambar_Jain_Temple%2C_Nipani%2C_Belgaum_District%2C_Karnataka.jpg)
Tavandi (Stavanidhi), which is 5 km from Nipani, has four Jain temples. The huge idol of Brahmadev is visited by people from all sections of the society. There is a temple dedicated to Devi Padmavati between the main road and the Tirth Temple. The main temple at Stavanidhi has three Vedis. The first one is dedicated to Bhagwan Surparsvanath. An idol of Bhagwan Rishabdev of 11 A.D. is installed in this Chaitya. In the second Chaitya, an idol of Bagwan Parsvanath known as Navkhand (nine pieces). There are idols of Yaksha Brahmadev and Devi Padmavati in this Chaitya. The third Chaitya is dedicated to Yaksha Brahmadev which has a huge idol of Sindoori color. On the upper storey, a Shassterakut and Chamukha are there. The images in Kayotsang posture of Bhagwan Neminath, Baghwan Adinath, Bhagwan Parsvanath and Bhagwan Mahavir in Padmasan as Mulnayak are installed here. A fair is organized in the month of January on the night of Amavasya.
Visitors can stroll into the Nipanikar Wada and view the 19th century wall paintings. Around 4 km From Nipani in village boundary Called Shirgupping can find well-preserved aqueduct which was built by the founder of Nipani city H.H. Shrimant, Siddhoji raje Naik Nimbalkar, Nippankar Sarlashkar Desai Sarkar. This water channel is an Engineering marvel of 19th centuries water system which served city for century, its famous among locals by name "Udatya Bambache Pani". The aqueduct is location and the storage in city is around 5 km, water root still can be traced by chimney locally known as Udate Bamb.
Transportation
Road
Nipani is connected by road via national highways 48 (now part of the Golden Quadrilateral connecting
Delhi
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,
Haryana
Haryana (; ) is an Indian state located in the northern part of the country. It was carved out of the former state of East Punjab on 1 Nov 1966 on a linguistic basis. It is ranked 21st in terms of area, with less than 1.4% () of India's land ar ...
,
Rajasthan
Rajasthan (; lit. 'Land of Kings') is a state in northern India. It covers or 10.4 per cent of India's total geographical area. It is the largest Indian state by area and the seventh largest by population. It is on India's northwestern si ...
,
Gujarat
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,
Maharashtra
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,
Karnataka
Karnataka (; ISO: , , also known as Karunāḍu) is a state in the southwestern region of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act. Originally known as Mysore State , it was renamed ''Karnat ...
and
Tamil Nadu
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). North Western Karnataka Road Transport Corporation run buses to all corners of Karnataka and to neighboring states. There are many prominent private bus companies providing services to all major destinations in Karnataka and surrounding states. KSRTC services almost all villages in Karnataka. 92% villages are served by KSRTC (6743 out of 7298 Villages) and 44% in other areas (6743 out of 7298). KSRTC operates 6463 schedules in a day covering an effective distance of 23.74 lakh km with a total fleet of 7599 buses. It transports, on an average, 24.57 lakh passengers per day.
Rail
A new rail track for Belagavi-Karad via Nipani announced in 2016 will pass through Nippani and ensure rail connectivity to the town.
Politics
Nippani
Nipani is a third largest city, taluk in the Belgaum district in the state of Karnataka, India. It is an important agricultural and commercial trade centre in the district. Nipani and its surrounding villages are known for growing high-quali ...
is an
Assembly constituency
An electoral district, also known as an election district, legislative district, voting district, constituency, riding, ward, division, or (election) precinct is a subdivision of a larger state (a country, administrative region, or other polity ...
in
Chikkodi
Chikkodi is a taluka and Town Municipal Council in the Belagavi district of Karnataka, India. It is a Subdivision of the district. Chikodi, Athani, Hukkeri, Raybag, Nipani and Kagwad are the taluks that come under Chikodi Subdivision. It is ...
Lok Sabha constituency.
Shashikala Annasaheb Jolle
Shashikala Annasaheb Jolle (born 20 November 1969, nee Shashikala Haradare), is an Indian social worker and politician. On 20 August 2019 she was inducted as the Cabinet Minister in the BJP Government led by B.S. Yediyurappa. Member of the Legis ...
is the
MLA of
Nippani
Nipani is a third largest city, taluk in the Belgaum district in the state of Karnataka, India. It is an important agricultural and commercial trade centre in the district. Nipani and its surrounding villages are known for growing high-quali ...
and her husband
Annasaheb Jolle
Annasaheb Shankar Jolle (born 1963) is an Indian politician who is the current Member of Parliament in the Lok Sabha from Chikkodi.
Annasaheb Jolle and his wife Shashikala Jolle both contested on BJP tickets from Chikkodi-Sadalga and Nippani ...
is the
MP from
Chikkodi
Chikkodi is a taluka and Town Municipal Council in the Belagavi district of Karnataka, India. It is a Subdivision of the district. Chikodi, Athani, Hukkeri, Raybag, Nipani and Kagwad are the taluks that come under Chikodi Subdivision. It is ...
Lok Sabha
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seat in
2019 Indian general election
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s
References
External links
Nipani City Municipal Council
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Cities and towns in Belagavi district