# Kowade Village, Ajra, Kolhapur (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/kolhapur/ajra/kowade/ Village · Ajra, Kolhapur # Kowade Kowade is a village in Ajra sub-district of Kolhapur district, Maharashtra, PIN code **416503**. The 2011 Census counted **1,803 people in 485 households**, the 11th largest of 97 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 71.8%. - 1,803people (2011) - 485households - 73.8%literacy - 416503PIN code ## Kowade PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kowade is 416503.** Kowade falls in Ajra sub-district, Kolhapur district, Maharashtra. - PIN code416503 - Community development blockAjra - Census village code567932 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kowade from nearby towns? - Ajra (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Kolhapur (district HQ)35 km by road - Gadhinglaj (nearest town)12 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 Kowade? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Kowade; 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 - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Ningudge - ○Degree college10+ km · Ajra - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ajra - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)16 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 Kowade known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and ragi**. About 31% of the 728 hectares of village land is sown, and 177 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 Kowade Of every 100 households in Kowade in 2011, 90 had electricity, 80 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Kowade · ■ Ajra rural average Electricity for lighting ****90%** **92% Toilet within the home ****80%** **82% No toilet (open defecation) ****4%** **4% Tap water ****96%** **88% Drinking water within premises ****58%** **66% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%** **6% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****65%** **75% Use banking services ****91%** **80% Television ****42%** **47% Mobile phone ****57%** **57% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****19%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****28%** **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 Kowade? ■ Kowade · ■ Ajra rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****73.8%** **71.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1126** **1121 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****963** **933 Working population ****52.9%** **55.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.4% for men and 63.6% for women. 60% of men and 47% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 633 (66%) · **■** Farm labourers 22 (2%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 197 (21%) · **■** Marginal 98 (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 Ajra - Gajargaon2,031 people - Dhamane2,024 people - Kolindre1,973 people - Kine1,902 people - Mumewadi1,770 people - Dewarde1,734 people - Maligre1,688 people - Shirsangi1,680 people [All 99 villages in Ajra](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/kolhapur/ajra/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kowade?416503 - How far is Kowade from Kolhapur?35 km by road - What is the population of Kowade?1,803 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kowade in?Kolhapur district (Ajra sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Kowade?73.8% (Census 2011)