# Wadicharan Village, Shahuwadi, Kolhapur (Maharashtra) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/kolhapur/shahuwadi/wadicharan/ Village · Shahuwadi, Kolhapur # Wadicharan Wadicharan is a village in Shahuwadi sub-district of Kolhapur district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,536 people in 306 households**, the 49th largest of 133 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.2%. - 1,536people (2011) - 306households - 84.5%literacy - 995females per 1,000 males ## Wadicharan PIN code and other codes Wadicharan falls in Shahuwadi sub-district, Kolhapur district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockShahuwadi - Census village code567093 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Wadicharan 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 Wadicharan? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Wadicharan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●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 - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Babwade - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Babwade - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Malkapur - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 14 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 Wadicharan known for? About 78% of the 237 hectares of village land is sown, and 163 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 Wadicharan Of every 100 households in Wadicharan in 2011, 96 had electricity, 97 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 79 had a mobile phone, 38 a two-wheeler and 6 a car. ■ Wadicharan · ■ Shahuwadi rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **89% Toilet within the home ****97%** **74% No toilet (open defecation) ****0%** **11% Tap water ****86%** **74% Drinking water within premises ****83%** **56% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **6% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%** **87% Use banking services ****95%** **68% Television ****54%** **38% Mobile phone ****79%** **58% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****38%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****6%** **3% None of these assets ****10%** **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 Wadicharan? ■ Wadicharan · ■ Shahuwadi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****84.5%** **72.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****995** **1022 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****952** **928 Working population ****61.8%** **52.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 92.9% for men and 76.1% for women. 63% of men and 60% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 683 (72%) · **■** Farm labourers 80 (8%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 162 (17%) · **■** Marginal 16 (2%) 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 - Altur1,591 people - Shivare1,590 people - Valur1,559 people - Kadave1,551 people - Man1,533 people - Warlegaon1,526 people - Harugadewadi1,473 people - Saute1,469 people [All 145 villages in Shahuwadi](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/kolhapur/shahuwadi/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Wadicharan from Kolhapur?45 km by road - What is the population of Wadicharan?1,536 (Census 2011) - Which district is Wadicharan in?Kolhapur district (Shahuwadi sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Wadicharan?84.5% (Census 2011)