# Karpewadi Dhumala Village, Ajra, Kolhapur (Maharashtra)

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Village · Ajra, Kolhapur 

# Karpewadi Dhumala

Karpewadi Dhumala is a village in Ajra sub-district of Kolhapur district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **645 people in 166 households**, the 65th largest of 97 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 71.8%.

- 645people (2011)
- 166households
- 71.6%literacy
- 1,172females per 1,000 males

## Karpewadi Dhumala PIN code and other codes

Karpewadi Dhumala falls in Ajra sub-district, Kolhapur district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockAjra
- Census village code567874

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

## How far is Karpewadi Dhumala from nearby towns?

- Ajra (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Kolhapur (district HQ)80 km by road
- Gadhinglaj (nearest town)14 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 Karpewadi Dhumala?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Karpewadi Dhumala; 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
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Uttur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gadhingalaj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ajra
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 16 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 Karpewadi Dhumala known for?

About 86% of the 252 hectares of village land is sown, and 207 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 Karpewadi Dhumala

Of every 100 households in Karpewadi Dhumala in 2011, 95 had electricity, 70 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Karpewadi Dhumala · ■ Ajra rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****70%**

**82%

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

**4%

Tap water ****56%**

**88%

Drinking water within premises ****54%**

**66%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****83%**

**75%

Use banking services ****57%**

**80%

Television ****40%**

**47%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**16%

Car / jeep / van ****7%**

**2%

None of these assets ****22%**

**22%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Karpewadi Dhumala?

■ Karpewadi Dhumala · ■ Ajra rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.6%**

**71.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1172**

**1121

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****706**

**933

Working population ****56.0%**

**55.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.4% for men and 61.1% for women. 55% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 243 (67%) · **■** Farm labourers 8 (2%) · **■** Household industry 8 (2%) · **■** Other work 26 (7%) · **■** Marginal 76 (21%)

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

- Bolakewadi701 people
- Masoli697 people
- Sulgaon687 people
- Hajgoli Bk.681 people
- Pendharwadi636 people
- Ite615 people
- Shringarwadi612 people
- Haloli596 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Karpewadi Dhumala from Kolhapur?80 km by road
- What is the population of Karpewadi Dhumala?645 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karpewadi Dhumala in?Kolhapur district (Ajra sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Karpewadi Dhumala?71.6% (Census 2011)