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

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Village · Ajra, Kolhapur 

# Vadakshiwale

Vadakshiwale is a village in Ajra sub-district of Kolhapur district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **928 people in 269 households**, the 45th largest of 97 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 71.8%.

- 928people (2011)
- 269households
- 73.5%literacy
- 1,236females per 1,000 males

## Vadakshiwale PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockAjra
- Census village code567880

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

## How far is Vadakshiwale from nearby towns?

- Ajra (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Kolhapur (district HQ)85 km by road
- Gadhinglaj (nearest town)20 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 Vadakshiwale?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Vadakshiwale; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Ajra
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kolhapur
- ○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 market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- 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 Vadakshiwale known for?

About 93% of the 427 hectares of village land is sown, and 391 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 Vadakshiwale

Of every 100 households in Vadakshiwale in 2011, 95 had electricity, 86 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Vadakshiwale · ■ Ajra rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****86%**

**82%

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

**4%

Tap water ****88%**

**88%

Drinking water within premises ****27%**

**66%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****68%**

**75%

Use banking services ****94%**

**80%

Television ****52%**

**47%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**16%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****23%**

**22%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Vadakshiwale?

■ Vadakshiwale · ■ Ajra rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.5%**

**71.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1236**

**1121

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****686**

**933

Working population ****51.7%**

**55.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.3% for men and 63.6% for women. 51% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 336 (70%) · **■** Farm labourers 14 (3%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 61 (13%) · **■** Marginal 66 (14%)

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

- Pedrewadi983 people
- Mendholi977 people
- Kitvade974 people
- Bhadawanwadi939 people
- Harapwade921 people
- Deokandgaon873 people
- Koriwade861 people
- Sohale860 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Vadakshiwale from Kolhapur?85 km by road
- What is the population of Vadakshiwale?928 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Vadakshiwale in?Kolhapur district (Ajra sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Vadakshiwale?73.5% (Census 2011)