# Handalwadi Village, Karjat, Ahmadnagar (Maharashtra)

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Village · Karjat, Ahmadnagar 

# Handalwadi

Handalwadi is a village in Karjat sub-district of Ahmadnagar district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **882 people in 252 households**, the 93rd largest of 120 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.5%.

- 882people (2011)
- 252households
- 71.3%literacy
- 877females per 1,000 males

## Handalwadi PIN code and other codes

Handalwadi falls in Karjat sub-district, Ahmadnagar district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockKarjat
- Census village code558552

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Handalwadi from nearby towns?

- Karjat (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Ahmadnagar (district HQ)75 km by road
- Ahmadnagar (nearest town)75 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Handalwadi?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Handalwadi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Karjat
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Karjat
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Karjat
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 15 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Handalwadi known for?

About 42% of the 1,293 hectares of village land is sown, and 265 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Handalwadi

Of every 100 households in Handalwadi in 2011, 11 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 25 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Handalwadi · ■ Karjat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****11%**

**60%

Toilet within the home ****19%**

**30%

No toilet (open defecation) ****81%**

**70%

Tap water ****2%**

**28%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**32%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**86%

Use banking services ****70%**

**62%

Television ****3%**

**32%

Mobile phone ****63%**

**63%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****25%**

**28%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**3%

None of these assets ****17%**

**20%

Own their home ****93%**

**92%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Handalwadi?

■ Handalwadi · ■ Karjat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.3%**

**73.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****877**

**913

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****714**

**826

Working population ****50.7%**

**54.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.8% for men and 61.9% for women. 56% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 259 (58%) · **■** Farm labourers 107 (24%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 33 (7%) · **■** Marginal 46 (10%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Karjat

- Nagapur933 people
- Autewadi908 people
- Dombalwadi905 people
- Tikhi892 people
- Gaykarwadi881 people
- Khurangewadi873 people
- Yeswadi868 people
- Deulwadi862 people

[All 120 villages in Karjat](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/ahmadnagar/karjat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Handalwadi from Ahmadnagar?75 km by road
- What is the population of Handalwadi?882 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Handalwadi in?Ahmadnagar district (Karjat sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Handalwadi?71.3% (Census 2011)