# Turukwadi Village, Shahuwadi, Kolhapur (Maharashtra) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/kolhapur/shahuwadi/turukwadi/ Village · Shahuwadi, Kolhapur # Turukwadi Turukwadi is a village in Shahuwadi sub-district of Kolhapur district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **2,215 people in 518 households**, the 19th largest of 133 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.2%. - 2,215people (2011) - 518households - 68.4%literacy - 1,014females per 1,000 males ## Turukwadi PIN code and other codes Turukwadi falls in Shahuwadi sub-district, Kolhapur district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockShahuwadi - Census village code567010 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Turukwadi from nearby towns? - Shahuwadi (sub-district HQ)19 km by road - Kolhapur (district HQ)45 km by road - Malkapur (nearest town)16 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 Turukwadi? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Turukwadi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn 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 - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kotharud - ○Degree college5–10 km · Kokrud - ○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 canal / river - 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 Turukwadi known for? The main crops are **sugarcane**. Products made here include jaggery. About 18% of the 651 hectares of village land is sown, and 106 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 Turukwadi Of every 100 households in Turukwadi in 2011, 88 had electricity, 65 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Turukwadi · ■ Shahuwadi rural average Electricity for lighting ****88%** **89% Toilet within the home ****65%** **74% No toilet (open defecation) ****10%** **11% Tap water ****86%** **74% Drinking water within premises ****73%** **56% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **6% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%** **87% Use banking services ****47%** **68% Television ****41%** **38% Mobile phone ****63%** **58% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****14%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **3% None of these assets ****25%** **26% Own their home ****95%** **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 Turukwadi? ■ Turukwadi · ■ Shahuwadi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****68.4%** **72.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1014** **1022 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****883** **928 Working population ****52.1%** **52.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 78.8% for men and 58.3% for women. 54% of men and 50% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 435 (38%) · **■** Farm labourers 114 (10%) · **■** Household industry 37 (3%) · **■** Other work 141 (12%) · **■** Marginal 427 (37%) 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 - Kotoli2,319 people - Shirgaon2,316 people - Ambarde2,315 people - Shimpe2,235 people - Panundre1,992 people - Yelur1,973 people - Yelan J.Gai1,958 people - Gajapur1,950 people [All 145 villages in Shahuwadi](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/kolhapur/shahuwadi/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Turukwadi from Kolhapur?45 km by road - What is the population of Turukwadi?2,215 (Census 2011) - Which district is Turukwadi in?Kolhapur district (Shahuwadi sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Turukwadi?68.4% (Census 2011)