# Poliswadi Village, Shrigonda, Ahmadnagar (Maharashtra)

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Village · Shrigonda, Ahmadnagar 

# Poliswadi

Poliswadi is a village in Shrigonda sub-district of Ahmadnagar district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,184 people in 253 households**, the 80th largest of 114 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.6%.

- 1,184people (2011)
- 253households
- 72.9%literacy
- 922females per 1,000 males

## Poliswadi PIN code and other codes

Poliswadi falls in Shrigonda sub-district, Ahmadnagar district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockShrigonda
- Census village code558422

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

## How far is Poliswadi from nearby towns?

- Shrigonda (sub-district HQ)23 km by road
- Ahmadnagar (district HQ)60 km by road
- Shrigonda (nearest town)23 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 Poliswadi?

17 services counted by the Census are inside Poliswadi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ATMIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Shila
- ○Degree college10+ km · Pune
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Pune
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps
- 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 Poliswadi known for?

About 93% of the 706 hectares of village land is sown, and 316 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 Poliswadi

Of every 100 households in Poliswadi in 2011, 72 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 16 cooked with LPG; 79 had a mobile phone, 49 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Poliswadi · ■ Shrigonda rural average

Electricity for lighting ****72%**

**67%

Toilet within the home ****15%**

**34%

No toilet (open defecation) ****85%**

**64%

Tap water ****4%**

**30%

Drinking water within premises ****32%**

**44%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****16%**

**26%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****79%**

**71%

Use banking services ****83%**

**74%

Television ****32%**

**44%

Mobile phone ****79%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****49%**

**39%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**4%

None of these assets ****13%**

**16%

Own their home ****90%**

**90%

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 Poliswadi?

■ Poliswadi · ■ Shrigonda rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.9%**

**75.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****922**

**921

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****829**

**829

Working population ****46.0%**

**55.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.8% for men and 65.6% for women. 58% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 369 (68%) · **■** Farm labourers 78 (14%) · **■** Other work 19 (3%) · **■** Marginal 79 (14%)

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 Shrigonda

- Thitesangavi1,340 people
- Shipalkarwadi1,286 people
- Chorachiwadi1,252 people
- Arvi1,251 people
- Danewadi1,179 people
- Velu1,164 people
- Mungusgaon1,134 people
- Bhavadi1,131 people

[All 114 villages in Shrigonda](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/ahmadnagar/shrigonda/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Poliswadi from Ahmadnagar?60 km by road
- What is the population of Poliswadi?1,184 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Poliswadi in?Ahmadnagar district (Shrigonda sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Poliswadi?72.9% (Census 2011)