# Karshingewadi Village, Rajapur, Ratnagiri (Maharashtra)

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Village · Rajapur, Ratnagiri 

# Karshingewadi

Karshingewadi is a village in Rajapur sub-district of Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **289 people in 85 households**, the 182nd largest of 236 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.1%.

- 289people (2011)
- 85households
- 75.4%literacy
- 1,206females per 1,000 males

## Karshingewadi PIN code and other codes

Karshingewadi falls in Rajapur sub-district, Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockRajapur
- Census village code566100

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

## How far is Karshingewadi from nearby towns?

- Rajapur (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Ratnagiri (district HQ)80 km by road
- Rajapur (nearest town)20 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 Karshingewadi?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Karshingewadi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Hatiwane
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Hatiwane
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rajapur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells
- Electricity (2011)16 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 Karshingewadi known for?

About 13% of the 364 hectares of village land is sown, and 48 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 Karshingewadi

Of every 100 households in Karshingewadi in 2011, 92 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 17 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Karshingewadi · ■ Rajapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****28%**

**63%

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

**18%

Tap water ****0%**

**36%

Drinking water within premises ****17%**

**33%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**88%

Use banking services ****24%**

**50%

Television ****22%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****17%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****23%**

**27%

Own their home ****100%**

**94%

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 Karshingewadi?

■ Karshingewadi · ■ Rajapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.4%**

**78.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1206**

**1194

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****500**

**948

Working population ****47.1%**

**49.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.7% for men and 62.6% for women. 51% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 89 (65%) · **■** Farm labourers 14 (10%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 7 (5%) · **■** Marginal 25 (18%)

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 Rajapur

- Dattawadi311 people
- Chavhanwadi307 people
- Madhaliwadi292 people
- Solivade292 people
- Math Kh.287 people
- Khal Chiwadi286 people
- Paratvali286 people
- Chauke284 people

[All 238 villages in Rajapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/ratnagiri/rajapur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Karshingewadi from Ratnagiri?80 km by road
- What is the population of Karshingewadi?289 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karshingewadi in?Ratnagiri district (Rajapur sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Karshingewadi?75.4% (Census 2011)