Bamani is a village in the Khanapur taluka of Sangli district in Maharashtra, India. Bamani is 14 km away from prominent city vita and 5 km from vita-tasgaon road. The village is Surrounded by villages Pare, Mangrul, Ghatimbi, Chinchni, Padli, Visapur, Limb, Hatnur. Bamani comes under Khanapur-Atpadi state constituency and sangli parliamentary constituency. Vita-Kavthe Mhankal state road goes through Bamani. Bamani is last village in khanapur Taluka. Bamani is agriculture based village. Bamani also have lots of animal husbandry farms like Buffalo farm, Cow Farm, Goat Farm, Country Poultry farm. Grapes, sugar cane, Wheat, Corn, Soyabean, paddy and pomegranates are mainly grown throughout the village. Agriculture has suffered from the scanty rainfall that is experienced year after year. The village has got benefit from the Tembhu irrigation project which is under final completion phase. There are two small sub-rivers flowing in bamani. One coming from mountains of upper ghats and other coming from benda lake. The continues water flow of two sub-rivers ensures the stable ground water level. The water also comes to the sub-river through tembu yojna.
Population
As of the 2011 India census, the population of the village is 2065, 1005 male and 1060 female, in 460 families. 207 are children aged 6 or less, 10.02% of the village population. Hinduism is the main religion, with surnames like Shinde, Patil, Shelke, Sapkal, Mane, Lengare, Lavate, Waghmode, Thombare, Sorte, Mali, Jadhav. Dewang Koshti and 96 kuli Marathas constitute the prominent community.
Rajewalli Yatra(religious function)
Every year Rajewalli Yatra of pir baba is held on next day of auspicious Hindu religious occasion of gudi padwa. There are lots of functions on the occasion. Functions like tamasha, orchestra and village wrestling are conducted in village. Outside relatives of villagers come to bamani for celebrations on the occasion. Animal sacrifice of goat is offered to rajewalli pir. The occasion is celebrated both by Hindus and Muslims.
Places of tourist interest in Bamani
Bamani has lots of temples like Sidhanath Temple, Maruti Temple, Mahadev Temple, Mayakka Temple, Pir Majar, Bhawani Temple, Datta Temple, Biroba Temple, Jotiba Temple ;
Bamani has a good concrete made full ring of soil wrestling with capacity of around 300 spectators;
Bamani has lots of water reservoir like small dams and small lakes with natural scenery.;
Industries in Bamani
Bamani has a sugar mill named Udgiri Sugar factory owned by Honorable Mohanrao Kadam. The sugar mill had generated lots of employment in the region. The sugar mill is on Pare-Bamani road.
Vita MIDC is 8 km away from bamani
Village is also having a petrol pump on pare road nearby udgiri sugar mill.
There are lots of Hotels and Dhaba around the periphery of Udgir Sugar mill.
There is weekly Bazar held in bamani on every Saturdays.
Education in Bamani
Bamani has a zilla parishad school up to class 7th. The school is located on chinchni road.
Children's of village also do schooling in Adarsh Public school, Vita and other nearby schools with pick up school buses facility available for village children's.
Engineering and Diploma College like Adarsh Institute of Technology and Research, Vita located just 8 km from village.
