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- LGD code
- 567521
- Pincode
- 416206
- Post office
- Gaganbavada
- Population
- 197
- Households
- 47
- Literacy rate
- 70.6%
- Sex ratio
- 876 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 91
- Distance to district centre
- 512 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 525 km
- Distance to Mumbai
- 468 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 459 km
- Nearest railway station
- Wan Road · 7 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Government Hospital, Hiwarkhed · 11 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Salwan compares
By population, Salwan ranks #42 of 42 villages in Gaganbawada mandal — the smallest.
Literacy rate
%
70.6%
+9.1% vs mandal average
- Salwan
- 70.6%
- Gaganbawada mandal
- 61.5%
- Kolhapur district
- 72.9%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
876
−64 vs mandal average
- Salwan
- 876
- Gaganbawada mandal
- 940
Household size
people per home
4.2
−0.7 vs mandal average
- Salwan
- 4.2
- Gaganbawada mandal
- 4.9
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Salwan at a glance
Salwan is a village of 197 people in 47 households (Census 2011) in Gaganbawada taluka, Kolhapur district, Maharashtra, the 42nd-largest of 42 villages in Gaganbawada taluka. Literacy is 71%, 9 points above the taluka average of 62% and the sex ratio is 876 women per 1,000 men. It lies 512 km from the Kolhapur district centre, 20 km from Ghodegaon, the nearest town, 7 km from Wan Road railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 416206, served by Gaganbavada post office; the LGD village code is 567521. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, Hiwarkhed, 11 km away. The village votes in Islampur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Jayant Rajaram Patil. The population is estimated at 232 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Salwan
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- No
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 12
- Power hours (winter)
- 15
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- No
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- Kolhapur
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 35
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 35
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 25
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 31
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 4.6
- Forest area (ha)
- 13.2
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Salwan
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Salwan
- LGD code
- 567521
- Pincode
- 416206
- Post office
- Gaganbavada
- Population (Census 2011)
- 197
- Population (projected 2026)
- 232
- Households
- 47
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 876
- Literacy rate
- 70.6%
- Coordinates
- 21.17536°N, 76.76598°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Hatkanangle
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Islampur
- Member of Parliament
- Dhairyasheel Mane
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Jayant Rajaram Patil
- Block / Mandal
- Gaganbawada
Getting there
How to reach Salwan
Distance to cities · straight line
- Mumbai468 kmcapital
- Hyderabad459 km
- Delhi828 km
- Bengaluru916 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationWan Road7 km
- Bus stopChangefal bk.21 km
- Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital, Hiwarkhed11 km
- CollegeShri Dnyaneshwar Maskuji Burunale College42 km
- Police stationCity Kotwali57 km
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Salwan
1 Temple mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
- 🛕Wari Hanuman TempleTemple<1 km ↗
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View all 41+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-16
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)