# Kenchewadi Village, Chandgad, Kolhapur (Maharashtra)

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Village · Chandgad, Kolhapur 

# Kenchewadi

Kenchewadi is a village in Chandgad sub-district of Kolhapur district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,010 people in 232 households**, the 68th largest of 156 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.9%.

- 1,010people (2011)
- 232households
- 72.2%literacy
- 1,144females per 1,000 males

## Kenchewadi PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockChandgad
- Census village code568100

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

## How far is Kenchewadi from nearby towns?

- Chandgad (sub-district HQ)32 km by road
- Kolhapur (district HQ)110 km by road
- Belgaum (nearest town)54 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 Kenchewadi?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Kenchewadi; 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
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Chandgad
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gadhingle
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Patnefata
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 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 canal / river
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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 Kenchewadi known for?

About 88% of the 203 hectares of village land is sown, and 156 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 Kenchewadi

Of every 100 households in Kenchewadi in 2011, 91 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Kenchewadi · ■ Chandgad rural average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**90%

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

**75%

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

**18%

Tap water ****91%**

**76%

Drinking water within premises ****67%**

**63%

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

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****67%**

**77%

Use banking services ****88%**

**81%

Television ****42%**

**48%

Mobile phone ****55%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**25%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**3%

None of these assets ****21%**

**19%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Kenchewadi?

■ Kenchewadi · ■ Chandgad rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.2%**

**72.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1144**

**1019

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1018**

**947

Working population ****62.0%**

**54.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.7% for men and 63.1% for women. 66% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 478 (76%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 101 (16%) · **■** Marginal 40 (6%)

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

- Koraj1,092 people
- Kamewadi1,088 people
- Lakikatte1,077 people
- Kitwad1,049 people
- Bhogoli1,001 people
- Jelugade1,001 people
- Kurni994 people
- Alabadevi980 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Kenchewadi from Kolhapur?110 km by road
- What is the population of Kenchewadi?1,010 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kenchewadi in?Kolhapur district (Chandgad sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Kenchewadi?72.2% (Census 2011)