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

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Village · Shahuwadi, Kolhapur 

# Gelavade

Gelavade is a village in Shahuwadi sub-district of Kolhapur district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **653 people in 112 households**, the 109th largest of 133 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.2%.

- 653people (2011)
- 112households
- 72.1%literacy
- 955females per 1,000 males

## Gelavade PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockShahuwadi
- Census village code567042

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

## How far is Gelavade from nearby towns?

- Shahuwadi (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Kolhapur (district HQ)45 km by road
- Malkapur (nearest town)5 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 Gelavade?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Gelavade; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●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 · Yeljagarai
- ○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 marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, tube wells / boreholes 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 Gelavade known for?

About 21% of the 1,222 hectares of village land is sown, and 245 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 Gelavade

Of every 100 households in Gelavade in 2011, 77 had electricity, 62 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Gelavade · ■ Shahuwadi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****77%**

**89%

Toilet within the home ****62%**

**74%

No toilet (open defecation) ****12%**

**11%

Tap water ****60%**

**74%

Drinking water within premises ****34%**

**56%

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

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**87%

Use banking services ****36%**

**68%

Television ****17%**

**38%

Mobile phone ****20%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**16%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**3%

None of these assets ****40%**

**26%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Gelavade?

■ Gelavade · ■ Shahuwadi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.1%**

**72.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****955**

**1022

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1026**

**928

Working population ****31.2%**

**52.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.8% for men and 57.7% for women. 54% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 128 (63%) · **■** Farm labourers 41 (20%) · **■** Other work 14 (7%) · **■** Marginal 21 (10%)

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

- Barki668 people
- Ainwadi665 people
- Yelvadi662 people
- Malgaon659 people
- Katlewadi638 people
- Bhendavade634 people
- Girgaon603 people
- Savardi593 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Gelavade from Kolhapur?45 km by road
- What is the population of Gelavade?653 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gelavade in?Kolhapur district (Shahuwadi sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Gelavade?72.1% (Census 2011)