# Gajapur Village, Shahuwadi, Kolhapur (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Shahuwadi, Kolhapur 

# Gajapur

Gajapur is a village in Shahuwadi sub-district of Kolhapur district, Maharashtra, PIN code **415101**. The 2011 Census counted **1,950 people in 447 households**, the 23rd largest of 133 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.2%.

- 1,950people (2011)
- 447households
- 70.3%literacy
- 415101PIN code

## Gajapur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gajapur is 415101.** Gajapur falls in Shahuwadi sub-district, Kolhapur district, Maharashtra.

- PIN code415101
- Community development blockShahuwadi
- Census village code567041

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

## How far is Gajapur from nearby towns?

- Shahuwadi (sub-district HQ)33 km by road
- Kolhapur (district HQ)45 km by road
- Malkapur (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 Gajapur?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Gajapur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn 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 · Malkapur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Malkapur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shahuwadi
- ○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 wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)8 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 Gajapur known for?

About 14% of the 2,892 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Gajapur

Of every 100 households in Gajapur in 2011, 94 had electricity, 97 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Gajapur · ■ Shahuwadi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**89%

Toilet within the home ****97%**

**74%

No toilet (open defecation) ****1%**

**11%

Tap water ****82%**

**74%

Drinking water within premises ****55%**

**56%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%**

**6%

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

**87%

Use banking services ****54%**

**68%

Television ****31%**

**38%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**16%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****31%**

**26%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Gajapur?

■ Gajapur · ■ Shahuwadi rural average

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

**72.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1213**

**1022

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1123**

**928

Working population ****32.7%**

**52.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.7% for men and 64.2% for women. 43% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 267 (42%) · **■** Farm labourers 53 (8%) · **■** Household industry 15 (2%) · **■** Other work 145 (23%) · **■** Marginal 158 (25%)

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

- Turukwadi2,215 people
- Panundre1,992 people
- Yelur1,973 people
- Yelan J.Gai1,958 people
- Sonavade1,940 people
- Ukhalu1,939 people
- Sondoli1,933 people
- Karungale1,899 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gajapur?415101
- How far is Gajapur from Kolhapur?45 km by road
- What is the population of Gajapur?1,950 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gajapur in?Kolhapur district (Shahuwadi sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Gajapur?70.3% (Census 2011)