# Vekhandwadi Village, Panhala, Kolhapur (Maharashtra)

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Village · Panhala, Kolhapur 

# Vekhandwadi

Vekhandwadi is a village in Panhala sub-district of Kolhapur district, Maharashtra, PIN code **416311**. The 2011 Census counted **577 people in 110 households**, the 112th largest of 129 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 92.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 79.1%.

- 577people (2011)
- 110households
- 92.5%literacy
- 416311PIN code

## Vekhandwadi PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Vekhandwadi is 416311.** Vekhandwadi falls in Panhala sub-district, Kolhapur district, Maharashtra.

- PIN code416311
- Community development blockPanhala
- Census village code567158

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

## How far is Vekhandwadi from nearby towns?

- Panhala (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Kolhapur (district HQ)20 km by road
- Kolhapur (nearest town)20 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 Vekhandwadi?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Vekhandwadi; 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
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kodoli
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kodoli
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Panhala
- ○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 waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)14 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 Vekhandwadi known for?

About 51% of the 101 hectares of village land is sown, and 9 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 Vekhandwadi

Of every 100 households in Vekhandwadi in 2011, 81 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Vekhandwadi · ■ Panhala rural average

Electricity for lighting ****81%**

**94%

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

**82%

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

**6%

Tap water ****94%**

**82%

Drinking water within premises ****100%**

**74%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**15%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**65%

Use banking services ****82%**

**85%

Television ****38%**

**53%

Mobile phone ****59%**

**59%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****21%**

**33%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**4%

None of these assets ****32%**

**17%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Vekhandwadi?

■ Vekhandwadi · ■ Panhala rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****92.5%**

**79.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****923**

**914

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1111**

**845

Working population ****34.8%**

**47.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 97.4% for men and 87.0% for women. 57% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 13 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 14 (7%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 25 (12%) · **■** Marginal 148 (74%)

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 Panhala

- Badewadi636 people
- Nikamwadi631 people
- Kaurwadi623 people
- Morewadi590 people
- Giroli566 people
- Salwadi527 people
- Bongewadi496 people
- Kumbharwadi486 people

[All 129 villages in Panhala](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/kolhapur/panhala/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Vekhandwadi?416311
- How far is Vekhandwadi from Kolhapur?20 km by road
- What is the population of Vekhandwadi?577 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Vekhandwadi in?Kolhapur district (Panhala sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Vekhandwadi?92.5% (Census 2011)