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'Village for Sale’: Parched hamlet's desperate plea amid water crisis in Maharashtra
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- LGD code
- 567574
- Pincode
- 416211
- Post office
- Parite
- Population
- 827
- Households
- 165
- Literacy rate
- 71.7%
- Sex ratio
- 923 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 454
- Distance to district centre
- 22 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 2 km
- Distance to Mumbai
- 267 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 422 km
- Nearest railway station
- Takari · 21 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Rural Hospital, Vita · 2 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Baragewadi compares
By population, Baragewadi ranks #82 of 114 villages in Radhanagari mandal.
Literacy rate
%
71.7%
+2.2% vs mandal average
- Baragewadi
- 71.7%
- Radhanagari mandal
- 69.5%
- Kolhapur district
- 72.9%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
923
−12 vs mandal average
- Baragewadi
- 923
- Radhanagari mandal
- 935
Household size
people per home
5.0
+0.2 vs mandal average
- Baragewadi
- 5.0
- Radhanagari mandal
- 4.8
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Baragewadi at a glance
Baragewadi is a village of 827 people in 165 households (Census 2011) in Radhanagari taluka, Kolhapur district, Maharashtra, the 82nd-largest of 114 villages in Radhanagari taluka. Literacy is 72%, 2 points above the taluka average of 70% and the sex ratio is 923 women per 1,000 men. It lies 22 km from the Kolhapur district centre, 10 km from Alte, the nearest town, 21 km from Takari railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 416211, served by Parite post office; the LGD village code is 567574. The nearest hospital or health centre is Rural Hospital, Vita, 2 km away. The village votes in Khanapur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Suhas Babar. The population is estimated at 975 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Baragewadi
- 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)
- 10
- Power hours (winter)
- 15
- 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
- Kolhapur
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 30
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 30
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 23
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 77.8
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 26.09
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Baragewadi
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Baragewadi
- LGD code
- 567574
- Pincode
- 416211
- Post office
- Parite
- Population (Census 2011)
- 827
- Population (projected 2026)
- 975
- Households
- 165
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 923
- Literacy rate
- 71.7%
- Coordinates
- 17.24920°N, 74.51553°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Sangli
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Khanapur
- Member of Parliament
- Vishal Patil
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Suhas Babar
- Block / Mandal
- Radhanagari
- Nearest PHC
- Kumbhar Clinic (61.1 km)
- Nearest railway station
- Agran Dhulgaon (54.1 km)
Getting there
How to reach Baragewadi
Distance to cities · straight line
- Mumbai267 kmcapital
- Hyderabad422 km
- Bengaluru579 km
- Chennai772 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationTakari21 km
- Bus stopTakari21 km
- Hospital / PHCRural Hospital, Vita2 km
- ATM / bankSBI34 km
- Petrol pumpHP12 km
- CollegeLigade Patil Jr. College Of Science , Karad35 km
- Police stationBurud Galli Police Chowki43 km
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 416211
- Rashiwade Bk.Radhanagari mandal9,221 pop
- PariteKarvir mandal5,418 pop
- Kasaba TaraleRadhanagari mandal4,461 pop
- DhamodRadhanagari mandal4,261 pop
- KaulavRadhanagari mandal4,042 pop
- ShirgaonRadhanagari mandal3,685 pop
- Avali Bk.Radhanagari mandal3,104 pop
- GudalRadhanagari mandal2,960 pop
- GhotawadeRadhanagari mandal2,868 pop
Villages near Baragewadi
Other villages in Radhanagari mandal
View all 60+ →- Rashiwade Bk.
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- Kasabawalwe
- Radhanagari
- Thikpurli
- Kasaba Tarale
- Dhamod
- Turambe
- Phejiwade
- Kaulav
- Shirgaon
- Keloshi Bk.
- Chandre
- Avali Bk.
- Gudal
- Ghotawade
- Nartawade
- Arjunwada
- Pungoan
- Solankur
- Yelvade
- Piral
- Titawe
- Kapileshwar
- Savarde
- Akanur
- Mhasurli
- Talashi
- Baradwadi
- Tarale Kh.
- Talgaon
- Sirase
- Sonyachi Shiroli
- Aini
- Amjaiwharwade
- Padali
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)