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'Village for Sale’: Parched hamlet's desperate plea amid water crisis in Maharashtra
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- LGD code
- 567605
- Pincode
- 416212
- Post office
- Radhanagari
- Population
- 987
- Households
- 197
- Literacy rate
- 73.8%
- Sex ratio
- 939 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 573
- Distance to district centre
- 87 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 98 km
- Distance to Mumbai
- 313 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 484 km
- Nearest railway station
- Achirne · 31 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Rural Hospital, Solankur · 8 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Kambalwadi compares
By population, Kambalwadi ranks #73 of 114 villages in Radhanagari mandal.
Literacy rate
%
73.8%
+4.3% vs mandal average
Kambalwadi73.8%
Radhanagari mandal69.5%
Kolhapur district72.9%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
939
+4 vs mandal average
Kambalwadi939
Radhanagari mandal935
Household size
people per home
5.0
+0.2 vs mandal average
Kambalwadi5.0
Radhanagari mandal4.8
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Kambalwadi at a glance
Kambalwadi is a village of 987 people in 197 households (Census 2011) in Radhanagari taluka, Kolhapur district, Maharashtra, the 73rd-largest of 114 villages in Radhanagari taluka. Literacy is 74%, 4 points above the taluka average of 70% and the sex ratio is 939 women per 1,000 men. It lies 87 km from the Kolhapur district centre, 19 km from Andur, the nearest town, 31 km from Achirne railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 416212, served by Radhanagari post office; the LGD village code is 567605. The nearest hospital or health centre is Rural Hospital, Solankur, 8 km away. The village votes in Khanapur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Suhas Babar. The population is estimated at 1,164 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Kambalwadi
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 10
- Power hours (winter)
- 12
- 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
- Yes
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- No
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- Kolhapur
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 30
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 30
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 13
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 237
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 70
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Kambalwadi
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Key facts — Kambalwadi
- LGD code
- 567605
- Pincode
- 416212
- Post office
- Radhanagari
- Population (Census 2011)
- 987
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,164
- Households
- 197
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 939
- Literacy rate
- 73.8%
- Coordinates
- 16.48501°N, 74.03232°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Sangli
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Khanapur
- Member of Parliament
- Vishal Patil
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Suhas Babar
- Block / Mandal
- Radhanagari
- Nearest PHC
- Kumbhar Clinic (95.0 km)
- Nearest railway station
- Agran Dhulgaon (108.2 km)
Getting there
How to reach Kambalwadi
Distance to cities · straight line
- Mumbai313 kmcapital
- Hyderabad484 km
- Bengaluru547 km
- Chennai770 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationAchirne31 km
- Hospital / PHCRural Hospital, Solankur8 km
- ATM / bankAxis Bank32 km
- Petrol pumpBharat Petrolium26 km
- Collegenursing college shindewadi21 km
- Police stationJuna Rajawada Police Station31 km
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 416212
- SarvadeRadhanagari mandal7,176 pop
- RadhanagariRadhanagari mandal6,197 pop
- PhejiwadeRadhanagari mandal4,123 pop
- Keloshi Bk.Radhanagari mandal3,394 pop
- NartawadeRadhanagari mandal2,844 pop
- SolankurRadhanagari mandal2,714 pop
- AkanurRadhanagari mandal2,452 pop
- Sonyachi ShiroliRadhanagari mandal2,141 pop
- AiniRadhanagari mandal2,108 pop
Villages near Kambalwadi
Other villages in Radhanagari mandal
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- Kasabawalwe
- Radhanagari
- Thikpurli
- Kasaba Tarale
- Dhamod
- Turambe
- Phejiwade
- Kaulav
- Shirgaon
- Keloshi Bk.
- Chandre
- Avali Bk.
- Gudal
- Ghotawade
- Nartawade
- Arjunwada
- Pungoan
- Solankur
- Yelvade
- Piral
- Titawe
- Kapileshwar
- Savarde
- Akanur
- Mhasurli
- Talashi
- Baradwadi
- Tarale Kh.
- Talgaon
- Sirase
- Sonyachi Shiroli
- Aini
- Amjaiwharwade
- Padali
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-24
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)