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'Village for Sale’: Parched hamlet's desperate plea amid water crisis in Maharashtra
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- LGD code
- 555475
- Pincode
- 410516
- Post office
- Shinoli
- Population
- 1,164
- Households
- 273
- Literacy rate
- 72.2%
- Sex ratio
- 1014 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 661
Census 2011 · in context
How Kanase compares
By population, Kanase ranks #60 of 140 villages in Ambegaon mandal.
Literacy rate
%
72.2%
−1.7% vs mandal average
Kanase72.2%
Ambegaon mandal73.9%
Pune district76.1%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,014
+33 vs mandal average
Kanase1,014
Ambegaon mandal981
Household size
people per home
4.3
−0.4 vs mandal average
Kanase4.3
Ambegaon mandal4.7
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Kanase at a glance
Kanase is a village of 1,164 people in 273 households (Census 2011) in Ambegaon taluka, Pune district, Maharashtra, the 60th-largest of 140 villages in Ambegaon taluka. Literacy is 72%, 2 points below the taluka average of 74% and the sex ratio is 1,014 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 410516, served by Shinoli post office; the LGD village code is 555475. The village votes in Rahuri assembly constituency, represented by MLA Kardile Shivaji Bhanudas. The population is estimated at 1,372 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Kanase
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- Yes
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 8
- Power hours (winter)
- 13
- Primary school
- 2
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- 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
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- JUNNAR
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 34
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 90
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 12
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 979.34
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 515.76
- Forest area (ha)
- 428.31
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Kanase
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Kanase
- LGD code
- 555475
- Pincode
- 410516
- Post office
- Shinoli
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,164
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,372
- Households
- 273
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1014
- Literacy rate
- 72.2%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Ahmednagar
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Rahuri
- Member of Parliament
- Nilesh Lanke
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Kardile Shivaji Bhanudas
- Block / Mandal
- Ambegaon
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Other villages in Ambegaon mandal
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- Nirgoodsar
- Pimpalgaon Tarf Mahalunge
- Nighotwadi
- Awasari Kh
- Shewalwadi Landewadi
- Shingave
- Chandoli Bk.
- Shinoli
- Ranjani
- Walati
- Pargaon Tarf Khed
- Mahalunge Padawal
- Narodi
- Jarkarwadi
- Khadaki
- Gohe Bk.
- Mordewadi
- Dhamani
- Vadgaon Kashimbeg
- Loni
- Gavdewadi
- Kurwandi
- Chas
- Thakar Wadi
- Girawali
- Borghar
- Kathapur Bk.
- Eklahare
- Amondi
- Gangapur Bk.
- Lakhangaon
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, 2026-09-25
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)