Skip to main content
Tuesday, 15 September 2026
VoiceOfVillage
Revenue village·Karanja taluka·Washim

Koli

Karanja mandal
Pincode 444105
Verified by Sarpanch
Coming upGaneshotsavTodayGreetingHartalika TeejTodayGreetingRishi PanchamiTodayGreetingMaharashtra calendar →
Festival

Ganeshotsav

Koli observes Ganeshotsav on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Maharashtra.

14 Sept

Ganeshotsav in Maharashtra

Called Ganeshotsav and kept for ten days. Modak is the offering, sarvajanik mandals organise the public pandals, and the main immersion is on Anant Chaturdashi.

The regional form observed across Maharashtra. How any one household or village keeps it varies, and is not something recorded here.

When the idol is immersed

The idol is kept for one and a half, three, five, seven days or until Anant Chaturdashi — it is a family custom rather than a rule, and community mandapams usually keep it longest.

Kept forImmersion
One and a half daysTue, 15 Septembertoday
Three daysThu, 17 September
Five daysSat, 19 September
Seven daysMon, 21 September
Anant ChaturdashiWed, 23 SeptemberThe day most community mandapams immerse
Use the designated immersion point

Many gram panchayats and municipalities set aside a pond or a marked stretch of tank for immersion. Ask at the panchayat office — it changes year to year, and a drinking-water tank or a farm pond is not an alternative.

Unpainted clay dissolves, plaster of Paris does not

A clay idol breaks down in water within hours. Plaster of Paris does not, and the paints carry heavy metals, so idols accumulate in tanks and rivers after immersion. Pollution control boards in most states now ask for clay for exactly this reason.

Someone should be watching the water, not the idol

Immersion points get crowded and the bank is slippery after the monsoon. Children go into the water at these gatherings every year. Keep one person watching the water rather than the procession.

Take the accessories home

Thermocol, plastic sheeting, cloth and metal ornaments do not belong in the tank even when the idol itself is clay. Most organised immersion points now have a collection bin at the bank for them.

The full observance, step by step →

Represented by
Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
Village snapshot

Quick panchayat-at-a-glance

Full profile →
Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Information not yet available
No sarpanch on record yet. Sign in to add it — verified residents publish it directly, others need one community vouch.
LGD code
530978
Pincode
444105
Post office
Karanja (Washim)
Population
1,289
Households
267
Literacy rate
67.3%
Sex ratio
1017 ♀/1000♂
Workers
572
Distance to district centre
35 km
Distance to mandal centre
24 km
Distance to Mumbai
501 km
Distance to Hyderabad
360 km
Nearest railway station
Karanja · 6 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Vitthal Children Hospital & Dental Clinic · 5 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Koli compares

By population, Koli ranks #36 of 167 villages in Karanja mandal.

Literacy rate
%
67.3%
−7.1% vs mandal average
Koli
67.3%
Karanja mandal
74.4%
Washim district
72.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,017
+73 vs mandal average
Koli
1,017
Karanja mandal
944
Household size
people per home
4.8
+0.5 vs mandal average
Koli
4.8
Karanja mandal
4.3

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

Advertisement

Koli at a glance

Koli is a village of 1,289 people in 267 households (Census 2011) in Karanja taluka, Washim district, Maharashtra, the 36th-largest of 167 villages in Karanja taluka. Literacy is 67%, 7 points below the taluka average of 74% and the sex ratio is 1,017 women per 1,000 men. It lies 35 km from the Washim district centre, 32 km from Nashirabad, the nearest town, 6 km from Karanja railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 444105, served by Karanja (Washim) post office; the LGD village code is 530978. The nearest hospital or health centre is Vitthal Children Hospital & Dental Clinic, 5 km away. The village votes in Murtizapur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Harish Marotiappa Pimple. The population is estimated at 1,520 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Koli

Nearby villages compared

Compare side by side →
villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Koli · this village1,28967%
Poha · Karanja4,93072%4.3 km NW
Panvihir · Karanja41967%4.4 km E
Kisannagar · Sawali1,39575%4.9 km W
Sohal · Karanja1,84171%5.8 km S
Waigaul · Manora85974%6.6 km SE
Gadegaon · Manora1,43776%6.6 km SE

Complete this village · 2/7

Add what you know →

Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Koli

Treated tap water
Yes
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
Yes
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
No
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
Yes
Power hours (summer)
14
Power hours (winter)
16
Primary school
2
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
Yes
Fair-price shop
Yes
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
KARANJA
Distance to nearest town (km)
7
Distance to district HQ (km)
62
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
7
All-weather road
Yes
Total area (ha)
559.07
Irrigated area (ha)
406.33
Forest area (ha)
42.81

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

Notice board · Koli

No notices this week

Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.

Key facts — Koli

LGD code
530978
Pincode
444105
Post office
Karanja (Washim)
Population (Census 2011)
1,289
Population (projected 2026)
1,520
Households
267
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1017
Literacy rate
67.3%
Coordinates
20.46697°N, 77.43548°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Akola
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Murtizapur
Member of Parliament
Anup Dhotre
Member of Legislative Assembly
Harish Marotiappa Pimple
Block / Mandal
Karanja
Getting there

How to reach Koli

Mandal centre
Karanja · ≈ 24 km
≈ 49 min by car · 58 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Washim · ≈ 35 km
≈ 1 h 12 min by car · 1 h 26 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 26,131 people
Nashirabad · ≈ 32 km
≈ 1 h 6 min by car · 1 h 19 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Mumbai501 kmcapital
  • Hyderabad360 km
  • Bengaluru834 km
  • Chennai875 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationKaranja6 km
  • Hospital / PHCVitthal Children Hospital & Dental Clinic5 km
  • Petrol pumpEssar5 km
  • CollegeShahbabu High School & Jr. College51 km
  • Police stationNandgaon Khandeshwar Police Station49 km
Same pincode

Villages sharing pincode 444105

All villages in 444105 →
Same name, different place

Other villages named Koli

Looking for a different Koli? The largest eight this name across India. All villages named Koli

Villages near Koli

Other villages in Karanja mandal

View all 60+
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, 2026-09-12
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
Advertisement
Advertisement