# Karekundi Village, Chandgad, Kolhapur (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Chandgad, Kolhapur 

# Karekundi

Karekundi is a village in Chandgad sub-district of Kolhapur district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **769 people in 184 households**, the 102nd largest of 156 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.9%.

- 769people (2011)
- 184households
- 75.1%literacy
- 1,090females per 1,000 males

## Karekundi PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockChandgad
- Census village code568156

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

## How far is Karekundi from nearby towns?

- Chandgad (sub-district HQ)37 km by road
- Kolhapur (district HQ)113 km by road
- Belgaum (nearest town)30 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 Karekundi?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Karekundi; 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
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Maner Karve
- ○Degree college10+ km · Belgaon
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Belgaon
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 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 Karekundi known for?

About 99% of the 286 hectares of village land is sown, and 278 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 Karekundi

Of every 100 households in Karekundi in 2011, 94 had electricity, 76 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 30 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Karekundi · ■ Chandgad rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****76%**

**75%

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

**18%

Tap water ****98%**

**76%

Drinking water within premises ****42%**

**63%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****69%**

**77%

Use banking services ****86%**

**81%

Television ****42%**

**48%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****30%**

**25%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****22%**

**19%

Own their home ****93%**

**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 Karekundi?

■ Karekundi · ■ Chandgad rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.1%**

**72.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1090**

**1019

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****781**

**947

Working population ****55.9%**

**54.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.7% for men and 63.0% for women. 54% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 292 (68%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (2%) · **■** Other work 48 (11%) · **■** Marginal 83 (19%)

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

- Tavarewadi786 people
- Dhekoliwadi785 people
- Saroli780 people
- Kaulage770 people
- Kervade751 people
- Jambre750 people
- Pundra726 people
- Chinchane716 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Karekundi from Kolhapur?113 km by road
- What is the population of Karekundi?769 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karekundi in?Kolhapur district (Chandgad sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Karekundi?75.1% (Census 2011)