# Metkarwadi Village, Mangalvedhe, Solapur (Maharashtra)

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Village · Mangalvedhe, Solapur 

# Metkarwadi

Metkarwadi is a village in Mangalvedhe sub-district of Solapur district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **611 people in 99 households**, the 79th largest of 81 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.1%.

- 611people (2011)
- 99households
- 64.7%literacy
- 880females per 1,000 males

## Metkarwadi PIN code and other codes

Metkarwadi falls in Mangalvedhe sub-district, Solapur district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockMangalvedhe
- Census village code562663

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

## How far is Metkarwadi from nearby towns?

- Mangalvedhe (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Solapur (district HQ)67 km by road
- Mangalvedhe (nearest town)12 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 Metkarwadi?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Metkarwadi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●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 · Mangalvedhe
- ○Degree college10+ km · Mangalvedhe
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mangalvedhe
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)12 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 Metkarwadi known for?

About 76% of the 172 hectares of village land is sown, and 105 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 Metkarwadi

Of every 100 households in Metkarwadi in 2011, 3 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Metkarwadi · ■ Mangalvedhe rural average

Electricity for lighting ****3%**

**44%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**36%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**61%

Tap water ****1%**

**28%

Drinking water within premises ****20%**

**33%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**90%

Use banking services ****61%**

**75%

Television ****2%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**20%

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

**2%

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

**21%

Own their home ****99%**

**93%

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 Metkarwadi?

■ Metkarwadi · ■ Mangalvedhe rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.7%**

**71.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****880**

**917

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1071**

**866

Working population ****36.0%**

**47.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.7% for men and 50.6% for women. 54% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 111 (50%) · **■** Farm labourers 70 (32%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 3 (1%) · **■** Marginal 35 (16%)

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 Mangalvedhe

- Fatewadi832 people
- Yelagi715 people
- Karjal682 people
- Diksal624 people
- Malewadi526 people
- Siddhankeri464 people

[All 81 villages in Mangalvedhe](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/solapur/mangalvedhe/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Metkarwadi from Solapur?67 km by road
- What is the population of Metkarwadi?611 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Metkarwadi in?Solapur district (Mangalvedhe sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Metkarwadi?64.7% (Census 2011)