# Gangewadi Village, Solapur South, Solapur (Maharashtra)

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Village · Solapur South, Solapur 

# Gangewadi

Gangewadi is a village in Solapur South sub-district of Solapur district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **963 people in 210 households**, the 78th largest of 91 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.4%.

- 963people (2011)
- 210households
- 73.1%literacy
- 1,010females per 1,000 males

## Gangewadi PIN code and other codes

Gangewadi falls in Solapur South sub-district, Solapur district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockSolapur South
- Census village code562697

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

## How far is Gangewadi from nearby towns?

- Solapur (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Solapur (district HQ)25 km by road
- Solapur (nearest town)25 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 Gangewadi?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Gangewadi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle 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 · Salgar Bu.
- ○Degree college10+ km · Mangalvedhe
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mangalvedhe
- ○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 tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 12 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 Gangewadi known for?

The main crops are **sugarcane, wheat and jowar**. About 75% of the 1,814 hectares of village land is sown, and 1,329 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 Gangewadi

Of every 100 households in Gangewadi in 2011, 70 had electricity, 41 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Gangewadi · ■ Solapur South rural average

Electricity for lighting ****70%**

**61%

Toilet within the home ****41%**

**26%

No toilet (open defecation) ****59%**

**69%

Tap water ****90%**

**57%

Drinking water within premises ****60%**

**42%

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

**13%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**82%

Use banking services ****80%**

**60%

Television ****29%**

**32%

Mobile phone ****51%**

**54%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****19%**

**17%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****13%**

**21%

Own their home ****95%**

**90%

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 Gangewadi?

■ Gangewadi · ■ Solapur South rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.1%**

**73.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1010**

**944

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1153**

**935

Working population ****53.0%**

**46.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.6% for men and 63.5% for women. 61% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 172 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 136 (27%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 181 (35%) · **■** Marginal 14 (3%)

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 Solapur South

- Sanjwad1,104 people
- Chinchpur1,038 people
- Hanamgaon1,037 people
- Waralegaon1,030 people
- Ulewadi900 people
- Gavadewadi899 people
- Hipale777 people
- Rajur759 people

[All 91 villages in Solapur South](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/solapur/solapur-south/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Gangewadi from Solapur?25 km by road
- What is the population of Gangewadi?963 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gangewadi in?Solapur district (Solapur South sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Gangewadi?73.1% (Census 2011)