# Khedge Village, Bhudargad, Kolhapur (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Bhudargad, Kolhapur 

# Khedge

Khedge is a village in Bhudargad sub-district of Kolhapur district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **367 people in 82 households**, the 105th largest of 114 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.7%.

- 367people (2011)
- 82households
- 81.3%literacy
- 835females per 1,000 males

## Khedge PIN code and other codes

Khedge falls in Bhudargad sub-district, Kolhapur district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockBhudargad
- Census village code567817

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

## How far is Khedge from nearby towns?

- Gargoti (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Kolhapur (district HQ)70 km by road
- Murgud (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 Khedge?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Khedge; 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
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kadgaon
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gargoti
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gargoti
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 14 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 Khedge known for?

About 37% of the 375 hectares of village land is sown, and 134 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 Khedge

Of every 100 households in Khedge in 2011, 94 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Khedge · ■ Bhudargad rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**92%

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

**80%

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

**6%

Tap water ****2%**

**92%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**76%

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

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**73%

Use banking services ****98%**

**83%

Television ****14%**

**48%

Mobile phone ****43%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**22%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**3%

None of these assets ****49%**

**20%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Khedge?

■ Khedge · ■ Bhudargad rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.3%**

**77.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****835**

**983

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****458**

**839

Working population ****55.9%**

**51.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.3% for men and 66.7% for women. 55% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 160 (78%) · **■** Farm labourers 34 (17%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 10 (5%)

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 Bhudargad

- Shivdav Kh.399 people
- Bhalekarwadi395 people
- Chandanwadi378 people
- Varapewadi370 people
- Karambali364 people
- Thadyachiwadi360 people
- Kumbharwadi348 people
- Palewadi336 people

[All 117 villages in Bhudargad](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/kolhapur/bhudargad/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Khedge from Kolhapur?70 km by road
- What is the population of Khedge?367 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khedge in?Kolhapur district (Bhudargad sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Khedge?81.3% (Census 2011)