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- LGD code
- 561150
- Pincode
- 413504
- Post office
- Bhoom
- Population
- 553
- Households
- 130
- Literacy rate
- 56.8%
- Sex ratio
- 862 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 366
- Distance to district centre
- 255 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 220 km
- Distance to Mumbai
- 130 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 498 km
- Nearest railway station
- Sasvad Road · 6 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Chandra Hospital · 3 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Wadachiwadi compares
By population, Wadachiwadi ranks #76 of 95 villages in Bhum mandal.
Literacy rate
%
56.8%
−9.0% vs mandal average
Wadachiwadi56.8%
Bhum mandal65.8%
Dharashiv district68.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
862
−41 vs mandal average
Wadachiwadi862
Bhum mandal903
Household size
people per home
4.3
−0.2 vs mandal average
Wadachiwadi4.3
Bhum mandal4.5
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Wadachiwadi at a glance
Wadachiwadi is a village of 553 people in 130 households (Census 2011) in Bhum taluka, Dharashiv district, Maharashtra, the 76th-largest of 95 villages in Bhum taluka. Literacy is 57%, 9 points below the taluka average of 66% and the sex ratio is 862 women per 1,000 men. It lies 255 km from the Dharashiv district centre, 7 km from Hadapsar, the nearest town, 6 km from Sasvad Road railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 413504, served by Bhoom post office; the LGD village code is 561150. The nearest hospital or health centre is Chandra Hospital, 3 km away. The village votes in Majalgaon assembly constituency, represented by MLA Prakash (Dada) Sunadarrao Solanke. The population is estimated at 652 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wadachiwadi · this village | 553 | 57% | — |
| Wadachiwadi · Wai | 251 | 71% | 0 km N |
| Wadachiwadi · Karmala | 679 | 67% | 0 km N |
| Wadachiwadi · Radhanagari | 233 | 78% | 0 km N |
| Wadachiwadi · Mohol | 686 | 62% | 0 km N |
| Wadachiwadi · Haveli | 929 | 65% | 0 km N |
| Holkarwadi · Haveli | 2,913 | 75% | 2.9 km E |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Wadachiwadi
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 12
- Power hours (winter)
- 12
- 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
- BHUM
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 25
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 96
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 25
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 231.71
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 203
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Wadachiwadi
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Key facts — Wadachiwadi
- LGD code
- 561150
- Pincode
- 413504
- Post office
- Bhoom
- Population (Census 2011)
- 553
- Population (projected 2026)
- 652
- Households
- 130
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 862
- Literacy rate
- 56.8%
- Coordinates
- 18.43782°N, 73.91239°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Beed
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Majalgaon
- Member of Parliament
- Bajrang Sonwane
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Prakash (Dada) Sunadarrao Solanke
- Block / Mandal
- Bhum
- Nearest PHC
- Yashraj Nursing Home (4.5 km)
Getting there
How to reach Wadachiwadi
Distance to cities · straight line
- Mumbai130 kmcapital
- Hyderabad498 km
- Bengaluru724 km
- Chennai904 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationSasvad Road6 km
- Bus stopKondhwa Bus Stand3 km
- Hospital / PHCChandra Hospital3 km
- ATM / bankSBI2 km
- Petrol pumpSheetal petrol pump4 km
- CollegeTrinity (group) College of Engineering2 km
- Police stationKondhwa police station4 km
Nearest to the village
- Health centre
- Yashraj Nursing Home4.5 km
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Wadachiwadi
7 Temples, 1 Mosque mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
Education · within 5 km
Schools & colleges near Wadachiwadi
10 mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors, nearest first. Government school lists (UDISE) will replace this when loaded.
- 🏫Orchids The International School, UndriSchool1.6 km ↗
- 🎓Trinity (group) College of EngineeringCollege1.8 km ↗
- 🏫Dhruv Global SchoolSchool2.2 km ↗
- 🏫The Bishop's Co-Education SchoolSchool2.3 km ↗
- 🏫Delhi Public SchoolSchool3.3 km ↗
- 🏫Mansukhbhai Kothari National SchoolSchool3.4 km ↗
- 🎓Vishwakarma Institute of Technology & Vishwakrma University Main GateCollege3.7 km ↗
- 🏫Oakridge SchoolSchool3.8 km ↗
- 📚VIT Kondhwa LibraryLibrary3.8 km ↗
- 🎓Vishwakarma UniversityCollege3.9 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)