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- LGD code
- 568066
- Pincode
- 416509
- Post office
- Chandgad
- Population
- 320
- Households
- 98
- Literacy rate
- 52.8%
- Sex ratio
- 1424 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 170
- Distance to district centre
- 264 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 329 km
- Distance to Mumbai
- 369 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 269 km
- Nearest railway station
- Ghatnandur · 21 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Swami Ramanand Teerth Rural Medical College · 2 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Morewadi compares
By population, Morewadi ranks #144 of 155 villages in Chandgad mandal.
Literacy rate
%
52.8%
−12.6% vs mandal average
Morewadi52.8%
Chandgad mandal65.4%
Kolhapur district72.9%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,424
+405 vs mandal average
Morewadi1,424
Chandgad mandal1,019
Household size
people per home
3.3
−1.5 vs mandal average
Morewadi3.3
Chandgad mandal4.8
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Morewadi at a glance
Morewadi is a village of 320 people in 98 households (Census 2011) in Chandgad taluka, Kolhapur district, Maharashtra, the 144th-largest of 155 villages in Chandgad taluka. Literacy is 53%, 13 points below the taluka average of 65% and the sex ratio is 1,424 women per 1,000 men. It lies 264 km from the Kolhapur district centre, 29 km from Sirsala, the nearest town, 21 km from Ghatnandur railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 416509, served by Chandgad post office; the LGD village code is 568066. The nearest hospital or health centre is Swami Ramanand Teerth Rural Medical College, 2 km away. The village votes in Chandgad assembly constituency, represented by MLA Shivaji Shattupa Patil. The population is estimated at 377 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Morewadi
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- No
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 12
- Power hours (winter)
- 15
- 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
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- No
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- Gadhinglaj
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 30
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 120
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 40
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 182.58
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 167.08
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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Key facts — Morewadi
- LGD code
- 568066
- Pincode
- 416509
- Post office
- Chandgad
- Population (Census 2011)
- 320
- Population (projected 2026)
- 377
- Households
- 98
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1424
- Literacy rate
- 52.8%
- Coordinates
- 18.71667°N, 76.36667°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Kolhapur
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Chandgad
- Member of Parliament
- Shahu Chhatrapati Maharaj
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Shivaji Shattupa Patil
- Block / Mandal
- Chandgad
Getting there
How to reach Morewadi
Distance to cities · straight line
- Mumbai369 kmcapital
- Hyderabad269 km
- Bengaluru652 km
- Chennai753 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationGhatnandur21 km
- Hospital / PHCSwami Ramanand Teerth Rural Medical College2 km
- ATM / bankSbi23 km
- Petrol pumpPetrol pump39 km
- CollegeMS Bidve Engineering College38 km
- Police stationMIDC Police station39 km
Nearest to the village
- Health centre
- Vivekand Hospital2.4 km
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Morewadi
8 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
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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, 2026-09-24
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)