# Gavase Village, Ajra, Kolhapur (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Ajra, Kolhapur 

# Gavase

Gavase is a village in Ajra sub-district of Kolhapur district, Maharashtra, PIN code **416505**. The 2011 Census counted **1,362 people in 347 households**, the 23rd largest of 97 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.8%.

- 1,362people (2011)
- 347households
- 74.3%literacy
- 416505PIN code

## Gavase PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gavase is 416505.** Gavase falls in Ajra sub-district, Kolhapur district, Maharashtra.

- PIN code416505
- Community development blockAjra
- Census village code567921

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

## How far is Gavase from nearby towns?

- Ajra (sub-district HQ)34 km by road
- Kolhapur (district HQ)104 km by road
- Gadhinglaj (nearest town)19 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 Gavase?

19 services counted by the Census are inside Gavase; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Ajra
- ○Degree college10+ km · Ajra
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ajra
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 18 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 Gavase known for?

The main crops are **paddy and ragi**. About 35% of the 918 hectares of village land is sown, and 302 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 Gavase

Of every 100 households in Gavase in 2011, 97 had electricity, 90 a toilet at home and 24 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Gavase · ■ Ajra rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****90%**

**82%

No toilet (open defecation) ****3%**

**4%

Tap water ****92%**

**88%

Drinking water within premises ****66%**

**66%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****24%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****63%**

**75%

Use banking services ****97%**

**80%

Television ****62%**

**47%

Mobile phone ****77%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****26%**

**16%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****10%**

**22%

Own their home ****65%**

**94%

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 Gavase?

■ Gavase · ■ Ajra rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.3%**

**71.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****971**

**1121

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****878**

**933

Working population ****50.7%**

**55.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.1% for men and 67.3% for women. 56% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 324 (47%) · **■** Farm labourers 53 (8%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 259 (37%) · **■** Marginal 52 (8%)

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 Ajra

- Ningudage1,514 people
- Ardal1,491 people
- Burude1,439 people
- Salgaon1,410 people
- Saroli1,323 people
- Chimane1,315 people
- Zulapewadi1,306 people
- Vazare1,298 people

[All 99 villages in Ajra](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/kolhapur/ajra/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gavase?416505
- How far is Gavase from Kolhapur?104 km by road
- What is the population of Gavase?1,362 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gavase in?Kolhapur district (Ajra sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Gavase?74.3% (Census 2011)