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- LGD code
- 561781
- Pincode
- 413203
- Post office
- Karmala
- Population
- 823
- Households
- 170
- Literacy rate
- 67.3%
- Sex ratio
- 837 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 469
- Distance to district centre
- 84 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 65 km
- Distance to Mumbai
- 228 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 395 km
- Nearest railway station
- Jinti Road · 2 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Government Hospital, Takali · 6 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Bhagatwadi compares
By population, Bhagatwadi ranks #104 of 123 villages in Karmala mandal.
Literacy rate
%
67.3%
+2.0% vs mandal average
Bhagatwadi67.3%
Karmala mandal65.3%
Solapur district67.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
837
−78 vs mandal average
Bhagatwadi837
Karmala mandal915
Household size
people per home
4.8
+0.1 vs mandal average
Bhagatwadi4.8
Karmala mandal4.7
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Bhagatwadi at a glance
Bhagatwadi is a village of 823 people in 170 households (Census 2011) in Karmala taluka, Solapur district, Maharashtra, the 104th-largest of 123 villages in Karmala taluka. Literacy is 67%, 2 points above the taluka average of 65% and the sex ratio is 837 women per 1,000 men. It lies 84 km from the Solapur district centre, 15 km from Rashin, the nearest town, 2 km from Jinti Road railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 413203, served by Karmala post office; the LGD village code is 561781. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, Takali, 6 km away. The village votes in Karjat Jamkhed assembly constituency, represented by MLA Rohit Pawar. The population is estimated at 970 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bhagatwadi · this village | 823 | 67% | — |
| Bhagatwadi · Haveli | 694 | 75% | 0 km N |
| Bhagatwadi · Karad | 353 | 75% | 0 km N |
| Bhagatwadi · Omarga | 689 | 57% | 0 km N |
| Jinnti · Karmala | 2,710 | 65% | 1 km NW |
| Ramwadi · Dharashiv | 1,641 | 69% | 3.4 km NW |
| Ramwadi · Jaoli | 646 | 80% | 3.4 km NW |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Bhagatwadi
- 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)
- 8
- Power hours (winter)
- 8
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- 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
- KARMALA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 35
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 175
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 35
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 644.16
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 523.67
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Bhagatwadi
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Key facts — Bhagatwadi
- LGD code
- 561781
- Pincode
- 413203
- Post office
- Karmala
- Population (Census 2011)
- 823
- Population (projected 2026)
- 970
- Households
- 170
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 837
- Literacy rate
- 67.3%
- Coordinates
- 18.31107°N, 74.88510°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Ahmednagar
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Karjat Jamkhed
- Member of Parliament
- Nilesh Lanke
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Rohit Pawar
- Block / Mandal
- Karmala
Getting there
How to reach Bhagatwadi
Distance to cities · straight line
- Mumbai228 kmcapital
- Hyderabad395 km
- Bengaluru661 km
- Chennai819 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationJinti Road2 km
- Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital, Takali6 km
- ATM / bankIDBI Bank15 km
- Petrol pumpHP Petrol Pump37 km
- CollegeITI COLLEGE INDAPUR26 km
- Police stationHighway Police12 km
Education · within 5 km
Schools & colleges near Bhagatwadi
1 mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors, nearest first. Government school lists (UDISE) will replace this when loaded.
- 🏫ZPP School, GulmarwadiSchool4.0 km ↗
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View all 60+ →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)