Ardal is a revenue village in Ajra taluka, Kolhapur district, Maharashtra. It had a population of 1,491 in 406 households (Census 2011).
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Ardal is a village in Ajra taluka, Kolhapur district, Maharashtra. At the 2011 Census it had 1,491 people in 406 households, with a literacy rate of 73.5%. It is administered by the Ardal gram panchayat. Its postal pincode is 416220.
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Ardal is in the Ardal (आर्दाळ) gram panchayat.
Source: Local Government Directory (LGD), 2026-10-21.
By population, Ardal ranks #20 of 96 inhabited villages in Ajra taluka.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district totals of inhabited villages). Literacy = literates ÷ people aged 7+.
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Ardal is a village of 1,491 people in 406 households (Census 2011) in Ajra taluka, Kolhapur district, Maharashtra, the 20th of 96 inhabited villages in Ajra taluka by population. Literacy is 73.5%, 1.6 points above the taluka figure of 71.8%, and the sex ratio is 1,130 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 416220, served by Ardal post office; the LGD village code is 567876. The population is estimated at about 1,720 in 2026 (+15.1% since 2011; scaled from Census 2011 by the state's official RGI projection, not a census count).
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Official dataCensus 2011 · LGD, updated 21 Oct 2026Report a correction
Post office: Ardal
Estimate for 2026 (scaled from Census 2011 by the state's official RGI projection; not a census count)
Method: the Census 2011 count × Maharashtra's projected population growth from 2011 to 2026 (+15.1%), from the official projections of the Technical Group on Population Projections (National Commission on Population, MoHFW, with the Registrar General of India), Table 21. The report projects no households, so households use the same ratio. Rounded; a single village can differ widely from its state's average. The next Census will replace these figures.
Population Projections for India and States 2011–2036 (nhm.gov.in, PDF) · Table 21 · checked on 2026-10-26
Source: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India — Census 2011 Primary Census Abstract.
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District factsheet values published by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and the International Institute for Population Sciences. Survey estimates for the whole district, not a census.
These are district-level figures for Kolhapur district, not figures for Ardal.
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These are district-level figures for Kolhapur district, not figures for Ardal.
4,80,848 of 6,42,863 rural households have a tap connection
Method: Sum of 3,127 habitation rows in 12 block resources published on data.gov.in by the Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation (households; households with a tap connection).
Source: Households with Piped Water Supply (PWS) under Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM), per-block resources · retrieved 29 Oct 2026
household toilets built, 4,88,711 households listed · coverage 100.0%
Source: District-wise Coverage of Individual Household Latrine (IHHL) as on date · retrieved 29 Oct 2026
PMAY-G (rural houses) is not shown: the ministry publishes no district-wise bulk dataset.
The pin is an approximate location, within about 8 km, from India Post PIN code data — not the exact site of Ardal. Exact coordinates come from OpenStreetMap once the village is mapped there.
Ardal · 16.2404° N, 74.2610° E
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THE AJARA URBAN CO OP BANK LTD MAIN ROAD AJARA TAL AJARA, PIN 416505
Hospital
Main road, Uttur
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Ajara Mahagaon Road, Ajara
Hospital
School
College
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Government office
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Ardal is a village in Ajra taluka of Kolhapur district, Maharashtra, India.
Ardal is in Kolhapur district of Maharashtra.
Ardal comes under the Ardal gram panchayat.
Ardal is written आरदाळ.
The pincode of Ardal, Ajra, Kolhapur is 416220.
As per the 2011 Census, Ardal had a population of 1,491 (700 males and 791 females).
Ardal had 406 households at the 2011 Census.
Ardal covers about 634 hectares.
The literacy rate of Ardal was 73.5% at the 2011 Census (share of people aged 7 and above who are literate).
Ardal had 1,130 females per 1,000 males at the 2011 Census.
Ardal is in the Kolhapur Lok Sabha constituency.
Chhatrapati Shahu Shahaji (Indian National Congress) won the Kolhapur Lok Sabha seat, which includes Ardal, in 2024.
Ardal is in the Kagal assembly (Vidhan Sabha) constituency.
Mushrif Hasan Miyalal (Nationalist Congress Party) won the Kagal assembly seat, which includes Ardal, in 2024.
Ardal is in the Ajara development block (Local Government Directory).
The Local Government Directory (LGD) code of Ardal is 567876 and its Census 2011 village code is 567876.
Villages near Ardal include Uttur (within ~8 km), Mumewadi (within ~8 km), Jakhewadi (within ~8 km), Jadhewadi (within ~8 km), Dhamane (within ~8 km).
No census has been taken since 2011. Scaling Ardal's Census 2011 population of 1,491 by Maharashtra's official RGI projection (+15.1% from 2011 to 2026) gives an estimate of about 1,720 people in 2026. This is an estimate, not a census count; the next Census will replace it.
The sarpanch of Ardal has not yet been verified on VoiceOfVillage. We publish a sarpanch's name only after they verify with an election certificate; until then the elected sarpanch is listed on the eGramSwaraj portal, by the State Election Commission and at the panchayat or block office.
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Pacific Ocean status (NOAA, 8 Oct 2026): El Niño Advisory
There is no El Niño forecast for individual villages. El Niño is a pattern in the Pacific Ocean; how much it changes rainfall here also depends on other conditions, and it does not mean drought everywhere.
Local rainfall estimates are not available yet.
Long-term district average for October: 125 mm (IMD normal, 1951–2000)
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District climate page →Latest reports from markets in Kolhapur district, within the last 14 days.
Latest reports up to 31 Oct 2026. Prices in ₹ per quintal.
| Commodity | Market | Min | Max | Modal | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brinjal | APMC Kolhapur | 2,000 | 5,000 | 3,500 | 31 Oct 2026 |
| Cabbage | APMC Kolhapur | 500 | 700 | 600 | 31 Oct 2026 |
| Cauliflower | APMC Kolhapur | 750 | 1,250 | 1,000 | 31 Oct 2026 |
| Mousambi(Sweet Lime) | APMC Kolhapur | 1,800 | 6,000 | 4,800 | 31 Oct 2026 |
| Onion | APMC Kolhapur | 1,500 | 5,000 | 3,300 | 31 Oct 2026 |
| Rice · 1009 Kar | Kolhapur(Laxmipuri) | 3,400 | 9,750 | 6,575 | 31 Oct 2026 |
| Wheat | Kolhapur(Laxmipuri) | 3,350 | 4,300 | 3,825 | 31 Oct 2026 |
| Brinjal | APMC Vadgaonpeth | 1,000 | 4,000 | 2,000 | 30 Oct 2026 |
Source: AGMARKNET, Directorate of Marketing & Inspection, via data.gov.in (Government Open Data Licence – India). All markets →
These are wholesale mandi (APMC) prices in ₹ per quintal as reported to AGMARKNET — not the retail price in Ardal's shops. Best mandi price near Ardal →
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Distances are approximate (India Post PIN code data).
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Income support of ₹6,000 a year, paid in three equal instalments, to land-holding farmer families.
At least 100 days of guaranteed wage employment a year for rural households whose adults volunteer for unskilled manual work.
Assistance to build a house for eligible rural households.
Health cover for hospital treatment for eligible families.
Subsidised food grains through the public distribution system for eligible households.
Old-age pension for BPL persons aged 60 and above: ₹200 a month up to age 79 and ₹500 after; widow and disability pensions too.
Assured pension of ₹3,000 a month at age 60 for unorganised workers who join and contribute.
Atal Pension Yojana and low-cost life and accident insurance schemes, opened through your bank.
Loans up to ₹10 lakh for non-farm small and micro enterprises (₹20 lakh after repaying an earlier Tarun loan).
Bank loans between ₹10 lakh and ₹1 crore for SC/ST and women entrepreneurs setting up a new enterprise.
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