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Gherakelanja

Wai mandal
Pincode 412803
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Sudhir Maruti Chikane
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LGD code
563040
Pincode
412803
Post office
Wai
Population
330
Households
52
Literacy rate
64.5%
Sex ratio
1000 ♀/1000♂
Workers
138
Census 2011 · in context

How Gherakelanja compares

By population, Gherakelanja ranks #96 of 118 villages in Wai mandal.

Literacy rate
%
64.5%
−11.4% vs mandal average
Gherakelanja
64.5%
Wai mandal
75.9%
Satara district
74.1%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,000
−17 vs mandal average
Gherakelanja
1,000
Wai mandal
1,017
Household size
people per home
6.3
+1.8 vs mandal average
Gherakelanja
6.3
Wai mandal
4.5

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Gherakelanja at a glance

Gherakelanja is a village of 330 people in 52 households (Census 2011) in Wai taluka, Satara district, Maharashtra, the 96th-largest of 118 villages in Wai taluka. Literacy is 65%, 11 points below the taluka average of 76% and the sex ratio is 1,000 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 412803, served by Wai post office; the LGD village code is 563040. The sarpanch is Sudhir Maruti Chikane, and the village votes in Shrigonda assembly constituency, represented by MLA Pachpute Vikram Babanrao. The population is estimated at 389 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Gherakelanja

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
Yes
Well water
No
Hand pump
No
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
No
Private bus service
No
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
No
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
No
Fair-price shop
No
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
Wai
Distance to nearest town (km)
27
Distance to district HQ (km)
55
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
27
All-weather road
No
Total area (ha)
492
Irrigated area (ha)
170.61
Forest area (ha)
170.74

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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Key facts — Gherakelanja

LGD code
563040
Pincode
412803
Post office
Wai
Population (Census 2011)
330
Population (projected 2026)
389
Households
52
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1000
Literacy rate
64.5%
Lok Sabha constituency
Ahmednagar
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Shrigonda
Member of Parliament
Nilesh Lanke
Member of Legislative Assembly
Pachpute Vikram Babanrao
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
Sudhir Maruti Chikane
Block / Mandal
Wai
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-16
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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