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

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Village · Ajra, Kolhapur 

# Medhewadi

Medhewadi is a village in Ajra sub-district of Kolhapur district, Maharashtra, PIN code **416505**. The 2011 Census counted **589 people in 144 households**, the 70th largest of 97 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.8%.

- 589people (2011)
- 144households
- 66.2%literacy
- 416505PIN code

## Medhewadi PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code416505
- Community development blockAjra
- Census village code567906

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

## How far is Medhewadi from nearby towns?

- Ajra (sub-district HQ)33 km by road
- Kolhapur (district HQ)103 km by road
- Gadhinglaj (nearest town)18 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 Medhewadi?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Medhewadi; 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 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
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river
- 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 Medhewadi known for?

The main crops are **paddy and ragi**. About 72% of the 529 hectares of village land is sown, and 359 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 Medhewadi

Of every 100 households in Medhewadi in 2011, 85 had electricity, 87 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Medhewadi · ■ Ajra rural average

Electricity for lighting ****85%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****87%**

**82%

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

**4%

Tap water ****69%**

**88%

Drinking water within premises ****68%**

**66%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**75%

Use banking services ****91%**

**80%

Television ****43%**

**47%

Mobile phone ****68%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**16%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****21%**

**22%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Medhewadi?

■ Medhewadi · ■ Ajra rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.2%**

**71.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1111**

**1121

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****581**

**933

Working population ****49.2%**

**55.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.5% for men and 56.8% for women. 54% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 172 (59%) · **■** Farm labourers 72 (25%) · **■** Other work 38 (13%) · **■** Marginal 8 (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

- Pendharwadi636 people
- Ite615 people
- Shringarwadi612 people
- Haloli596 people
- Ambade504 people
- Bhavewadi492 people
- Bachi491 people
- Hajgoli Kh.490 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Medhewadi?416505
- How far is Medhewadi from Kolhapur?103 km by road
- What is the population of Medhewadi?589 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Medhewadi in?Kolhapur district (Ajra sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Medhewadi?66.2% (Census 2011)