# Gavadewadi Village, Solapur South, Solapur (Maharashtra)

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Village · Solapur South, Solapur 

# Gavadewadi

Gavadewadi is a village in Solapur South sub-district of Solapur district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **899 people in 190 households**, the 80th largest of 91 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.4%.

- 899people (2011)
- 190households
- 71.7%literacy
- 946females per 1,000 males

## Gavadewadi PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockSolapur South
- Census village code562773

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

## How far is Gavadewadi from nearby towns?

- Solapur (sub-district HQ)22 km by road
- Solapur (district HQ)22 km by road
- Solapur (nearest town)22 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 Gavadewadi?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Gavadewadi; 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
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kandalgav
- ○Degree college10+ km · Mandrup
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mandrup
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 16 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 Gavadewadi known for?

The main crops are **sugarcane and jowar**. About 84% of the 724 hectares of village land is sown, and 523 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 Gavadewadi

Of every 100 households in Gavadewadi in 2011, 36 had electricity, 49 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Gavadewadi · ■ Solapur South rural average

Electricity for lighting ****36%**

**61%

Toilet within the home ****49%**

**26%

No toilet (open defecation) ****51%**

**69%

Tap water ****31%**

**57%

Drinking water within premises ****57%**

**42%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**13%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**82%

Use banking services ****86%**

**60%

Television ****14%**

**32%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**54%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**17%

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

**2%

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

**21%

Own their home ****88%**

**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 Gavadewadi?

■ Gavadewadi · ■ Solapur South rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.7%**

**73.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****946**

**944

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1013**

**935

Working population ****43.9%**

**46.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.4% for men and 60.3% for women. 57% of men and 30% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 240 (61%) · **■** Farm labourers 129 (33%) · **■** Other work 20 (5%) · **■** Marginal 6 (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 Solapur South

- Hanamgaon1,037 people
- Waralegaon1,030 people
- Gangewadi963 people
- Ulewadi900 people
- Hipale777 people
- Rajur759 people
- Kudal750 people
- Shirpanhalli731 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Gavadewadi from Solapur?22 km by road
- What is the population of Gavadewadi?899 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gavadewadi in?Solapur district (Solapur South sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Gavadewadi?71.7% (Census 2011)