# Ghalwad Village, Shirol, Kolhapur (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Shirol, Kolhapur 

# Ghalwad

Ghalwad is a village in Shirol sub-district of Kolhapur district, Maharashtra, PIN code **416105**. The 2011 Census counted **3,535 people in 735 households**, the 38th largest of 54 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 82.9%.

- 3,535people (2011)
- 735households
- 85.2%literacy
- 416105PIN code

## Ghalwad PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Ghalwad is 416105.** Ghalwad falls in Shirol sub-district, Kolhapur district, Maharashtra.

- PIN code416105
- Community development blockShirol
- Census village code567333

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

## How far is Ghalwad from nearby towns?

- Shirol (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Kolhapur (district HQ)48 km by road
- Jaysingpur (nearest town)11 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 Ghalwad?

23 services counted by the Census are inside Ghalwad; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 5 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Allopathic hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●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
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Shirol
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jaysingpur
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Shirol
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 18 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 Ghalwad known for?

The main crops are **sugarcane and soybean**. About 73% of the 682 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 Ghalwad

Of every 100 households in Ghalwad in 2011, 86 had electricity, 50 a toilet at home and 38 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 27 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Ghalwad · ■ Shirol rural average

Electricity for lighting ****86%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****50%**

**61%

No toilet (open defecation) ****3%**

**14%

Tap water ****97%**

**72%

Drinking water within premises ****96%**

**67%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****38%**

**48%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****60%**

**48%

Use banking services ****79%**

**73%

Television ****54%**

**59%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****27%**

**33%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**4%

None of these assets ****9%**

**11%

Own their home ****91%**

**87%

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 Ghalwad?

■ Ghalwad · ■ Shirol rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.2%**

**82.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****889**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****862**

**864

Working population ****44.8%**

**41.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.2% for men and 78.5% for women. 59% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 708 (45%) · **■** Farm labourers 526 (33%) · **■** Household industry 23 (1%) · **■** Other work 216 (14%) · **■** Marginal 109 (7%)

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 Shirol

- Malwadi4,025 people
- Kavatheguland3,685 people
- Kavathesar3,589 people
- Takliwadi3,581 people
- Haroli3,280 people
- Kanwad3,280 people
- Kondigre3,245 people
- Bubnal3,154 people

[All 54 villages in Shirol](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/kolhapur/shirol/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Ghalwad?416105
- How far is Ghalwad from Kolhapur?48 km by road
- What is the population of Ghalwad?3,535 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ghalwad in?Kolhapur district (Shirol sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Ghalwad?85.2% (Census 2011)