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

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Village · Ajra, Kolhapur 

# Handewadi

Handewadi is a village in Ajra sub-district of Kolhapur district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **391 people in 112 households**, the 83rd largest of 97 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.8%.

- 391people (2011)
- 112households
- 65.5%literacy
- 985females per 1,000 males

## Handewadi PIN code and other codes

Handewadi falls in Ajra sub-district, Kolhapur district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockAjra
- Census village code567939

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

## How far is Handewadi from nearby towns?

- Ajra (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Kolhapur (district HQ)97 km by road
- Gadhinglaj (nearest town)16 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 Handewadi?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Handewadi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kolinde
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Terathi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gadhinglaj
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes
- 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 Handewadi known for?

About 89% of the 157 hectares of village land is sown, and 131 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 Handewadi

Of every 100 households in Handewadi in 2011, 100 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Handewadi · ■ Ajra rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**82%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**4%

Tap water ****99%**

**88%

Drinking water within premises ****98%**

**66%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****41%**

**75%

Use banking services ****97%**

**80%

Television ****44%**

**47%

Mobile phone ****59%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**16%

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

**2%

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

**22%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Handewadi?

■ Handewadi · ■ Ajra rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.5%**

**71.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****985**

**1121

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****619**

**933

Working population ****46.5%**

**55.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.1% for men and 51.4% for women. 54% of men and 39% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 138 (76%) · **■** Farm labourers 12 (7%) · **■** Household industry 7 (4%) · **■** Other work 20 (11%) · **■** Marginal 5 (3%)

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

- Khoratwadi443 people
- Uchangi436 people
- Chandewadi404 people
- Jeur402 people
- Alyachiwadi388 people
- Vinayakwadi386 people
- Munguswadi376 people
- Dardewadi367 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Handewadi from Kolhapur?97 km by road
- What is the population of Handewadi?391 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Handewadi in?Kolhapur district (Ajra sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Handewadi?65.5% (Census 2011)