# Margewadi Village, Bavda, Kolhapur (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Bavda, Kolhapur 

# Margewadi

Margewadi is a village in Bavda sub-district of Kolhapur district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **310 people in 61 households**, the 41st largest of 45 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.0%.

- 310people (2011)
- 61households
- 78.7%literacy
- 867females per 1,000 males

## Margewadi PIN code and other codes

Margewadi falls in Bavda sub-district, Kolhapur district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockBavda
- Census village code567510

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

## How far is Margewadi from nearby towns?

- Gagan Bavda (sub-district HQ)21 km by road
- Kolhapur (district HQ)35 km by road
- Kolhapur (nearest town)35 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 Margewadi?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Tisangi
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Tisangi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaganbavada
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

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

About 88% of the 165 hectares of village land is sown, and 95 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 Margewadi

Of every 100 households in Margewadi in 2011, 93 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 38 a two-wheeler and 10 a car.

■ Margewadi · ■ Bavda rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**91%

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

**75%

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

**12%

Tap water ****80%**

**80%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**59%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%**

**83%

Use banking services ****90%**

**88%

Television ****61%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****61%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****38%**

**22%

Car / jeep / van ****10%**

**3%

None of these assets ****5%**

**27%

Own their home ****98%**

**97%

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 Margewadi?

■ Margewadi · ■ Bavda rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.7%**

**70.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****867**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****500**

**912

Working population ****48.1%**

**49.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.5% for men and 69.2% for women. 59% of men and 35% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 85 (57%) · **■** Farm labourers 43 (29%) · **■** Other work 20 (13%) · **■** Marginal 1 (1%)

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 Bavda

- Pargaonkarwadi398 people
- Patilwadi393 people
- Taliye Kh.393 people
- Sangashi364 people
- Jambhulnewadi268 people
- Narveli263 people
- Mhalunge232 people
- Salwan197 people

[All 45 villages in Bavda](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/kolhapur/bavda/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Margewadi from Kolhapur?35 km by road
- What is the population of Margewadi?310 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Margewadi in?Kolhapur district (Bavda sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Margewadi?78.7% (Census 2011)