# Bajagwadi Village, Shahuwadi, Kolhapur (Maharashtra)

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Village · Shahuwadi, Kolhapur 

# Bajagwadi

Bajagwadi is a village in Shahuwadi sub-district of Kolhapur district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **738 people in 187 households**, the 95th largest of 133 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.2%.

- 738people (2011)
- 187households
- 71.6%literacy
- 1,044females per 1,000 males

## Bajagwadi PIN code and other codes

Bajagwadi falls in Shahuwadi sub-district, Kolhapur district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockShahuwadi
- Census village code567090

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

## How far is Bajagwadi from nearby towns?

- Shahuwadi (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Kolhapur (district HQ)45 km by road
- Malkapur (nearest town)12 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 Bajagwadi?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Bajagwadi; 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 school5–10 km · Bambavade
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kolhapur
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Malkapur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Bajagwadi known for?

About 59% of the 317 hectares of village land is sown, and 139 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 Bajagwadi

Of every 100 households in Bajagwadi in 2011, 86 had electricity, 98 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bajagwadi · ■ Shahuwadi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****86%**

**89%

Toilet within the home ****98%**

**74%

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

**11%

Tap water ****89%**

**74%

Drinking water within premises ****60%**

**56%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****72%**

**87%

Use banking services ****78%**

**68%

Television ****35%**

**38%

Mobile phone ****68%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**16%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****18%**

**26%

Own their home ****98%**

**96%

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 Bajagwadi?

■ Bajagwadi · ■ Shahuwadi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.6%**

**72.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1044**

**1022

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****659**

**928

Working population ****62.3%**

**52.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.5% for men and 65.2% for women. 59% of men and 66% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 284 (62%) · **■** Farm labourers 14 (3%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 33 (7%) · **■** Marginal 124 (27%)

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 Shahuwadi

- Chandoli764 people
- Mosum762 people
- Kumbhavde753 people
- Marale747 people
- Manjare.725 people
- Lolane721 people
- Wakoli720 people
- Kante702 people

[All 145 villages in Shahuwadi](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/kolhapur/shahuwadi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bajagwadi from Kolhapur?45 km by road
- What is the population of Bajagwadi?738 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bajagwadi in?Kolhapur district (Shahuwadi sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Bajagwadi?71.6% (Census 2011)