# Wairagwadi Village, Gadhinglaj, Kolhapur (Maharashtra)

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Village · Gadhinglaj, Kolhapur 

# Wairagwadi

Wairagwadi is a village in Gadhinglaj sub-district of Kolhapur district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **631 people in 150 households**, the 81st largest of 90 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.9%.

- 631people (2011)
- 150households
- 70.3%literacy
- 1,132females per 1,000 males

## Wairagwadi PIN code and other codes

Wairagwadi falls in Gadhinglaj sub-district, Kolhapur district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockGadhinglaj
- Census village code568022

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

## How far is Wairagwadi from nearby towns?

- Gadhinglaj (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Kolhapur (district HQ)90 km by road
- Gadhinglaj (nearest town)11 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 Wairagwadi?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Wairagwadi; 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
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Mahagaon
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Mahagaon
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Gadhinglaj
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 18 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 Wairagwadi known for?

About 82% of the 149 hectares of village land is sown, and 104 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 Wairagwadi

Of every 100 households in Wairagwadi in 2011, 91 had electricity, 63 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 32 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Wairagwadi · ■ Gadhinglaj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**89%

Toilet within the home ****63%**

**72%

No toilet (open defecation) ****30%**

**11%

Tap water ****70%**

**70%

Drinking water within premises ****66%**

**62%

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

**19%

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

**67%

Use banking services ****78%**

**71%

Television ****36%**

**48%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**54%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****32%**

**22%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**3%

None of these assets ****25%**

**19%

Own their home ****91%**

**92%

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 Wairagwadi?

■ Wairagwadi · ■ Gadhinglaj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.3%**

**74.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1132**

**1045

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**898

Working population ****61.6%**

**51.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.1% for men and 66.1% for women. 64% of men and 60% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 353 (91%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (1%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 26 (7%) · **■** 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 Gadhinglaj

- Dugunwadi662 people
- Masewadi648 people
- Shindewadi641 people
- Donewadi632 people
- Tavarewadi605 people
- Teginhal564 people
- Jambhulwadi542 people
- Kadal453 people

[All 93 villages in Gadhinglaj](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/kolhapur/gadhinglaj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Wairagwadi from Kolhapur?90 km by road
- What is the population of Wairagwadi?631 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Wairagwadi in?Kolhapur district (Gadhinglaj sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Wairagwadi?70.3% (Census 2011)