# Dhekoliwadi Village, Chandgad, Kolhapur (Maharashtra)

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Village · Chandgad, Kolhapur 

# Dhekoliwadi

Dhekoliwadi is a village in Chandgad sub-district of Kolhapur district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **785 people in 150 households**, the 99th largest of 156 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.9%.

- 785people (2011)
- 150households
- 74.1%literacy
- 958females per 1,000 males

## Dhekoliwadi PIN code and other codes

Dhekoliwadi falls in Chandgad sub-district, Kolhapur district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockChandgad
- Census village code568175

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

## How far is Dhekoliwadi from nearby towns?

- Chandgad (sub-district HQ)39 km by road
- Kolhapur (district HQ)141 km by road
- Belgaum (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 Dhekoliwadi?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn 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 · Tudge
- ○Degree college10+ km · Belgaon
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Belgaon
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 16 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 Dhekoliwadi known for?

About 99% of the 250 hectares of village land is sown, and 217 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 Dhekoliwadi

Of every 100 households in Dhekoliwadi in 2011, 82 had electricity, 61 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 9 a car.

■ Dhekoliwadi · ■ Chandgad rural average

Electricity for lighting ****82%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****61%**

**75%

No toilet (open defecation) ****6%**

**18%

Tap water ****96%**

**76%

Drinking water within premises ****92%**

**63%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%**

**77%

Use banking services ****73%**

**81%

Television ****36%**

**48%

Mobile phone ****58%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****23%**

**25%

Car / jeep / van ****9%**

**3%

None of these assets ****12%**

**19%

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 Dhekoliwadi?

■ Dhekoliwadi · ■ Chandgad rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.1%**

**72.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****958**

**1019

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****971**

**947

Working population ****63.1%**

**54.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.4% for men and 61.3% for women. 65% of men and 61% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 465 (94%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 24 (5%) · **■** Marginal 5 (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 Chandgad

- Dhumadewadi814 people
- Sadegudwale803 people
- Talguli800 people
- Tavarewadi786 people
- Saroli780 people
- Kaulage770 people
- Karekundi769 people
- Kervade751 people

[All 157 villages in Chandgad](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/kolhapur/chandgad/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Dhekoliwadi from Kolhapur?141 km by road
- What is the population of Dhekoliwadi?785 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhekoliwadi in?Kolhapur district (Chandgad sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Dhekoliwadi?74.1% (Census 2011)