# Washi Village, Panhala, Kolhapur (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Panhala, Kolhapur 

# Washi

Washi is a village in Panhala sub-district of Kolhapur district, Maharashtra, PIN code **416205**. The 2011 Census counted **427 people in 76 households**, the 119th largest of 129 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.1%.

- 427people (2011)
- 76households
- 63.4%literacy
- 416205PIN code

## Washi PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Washi is 416205.** Washi falls in Panhala sub-district, Kolhapur district, Maharashtra.

- PIN code416205
- Community development blockPanhala
- Census village code567221

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

## How far is Washi from nearby towns?

- Panhala (sub-district HQ)72 km by road
- Kolhapur (district HQ)30 km by road
- Kolhapur (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 Washi?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Washi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bhogav
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kale
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Koparde
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)12 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 Washi known for?

The main crops are **sugarcane, paddy and groundnut**. Products made here include jaggery. About 3% of the 1,459 hectares of village land is sown, and 30 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 Washi

Of every 100 households in Washi in 2011, 83 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 5 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Washi · ■ Panhala rural average

Electricity for lighting ****83%**

**94%

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

**82%

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

**6%

Tap water ****97%**

**82%

Drinking water within premises ****20%**

**74%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**15%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**65%

Use banking services ****86%**

**85%

Television ****8%**

**53%

Mobile phone ****5%**

**59%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**33%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**4%

None of these assets ****74%**

**17%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Washi?

■ Washi · ■ Panhala rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.4%**

**79.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****915**

**914

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****657**

**845

Working population ****58.3%**

**47.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.1% for men and 49.2% for women. 57% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 156 (63%) · **■** Farm labourers 44 (18%) · **■** Other work 11 (4%) · **■** Marginal 38 (15%)

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

- Bongewadi496 people
- Kumbharwadi486 people
- Gogave473 people
- Nivachiwadi468 people
- Amatewadi413 people
- Kherivade392 people
- Motaiwadi362 people
- Mhalunge Tarf Thane342 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Washi?416205
- How far is Washi from Kolhapur?30 km by road
- What is the population of Washi?427 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Washi in?Kolhapur district (Panhala sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Washi?63.4% (Census 2011)