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- LGD code
- 567653
- Pincode
- 416211
- Post office
- Parite
- Population
- 887
- Households
- 182
- Literacy rate
- 75.9%
- Sex ratio
- 932 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 551
- Distance to district centre
- 94 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 106 km
- Distance to Mumbai
- 321 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 487 km
- Nearest railway station
- Achirne · 31 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Rural Hospital, Solankur · 3 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Bujawade compares
By population, Bujawade ranks #78 of 114 villages in Radhanagari mandal.
Literacy rate
%
75.9%
+6.4% vs mandal average
Bujawade75.9%
Radhanagari mandal69.5%
Kolhapur district72.9%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
932
−3 vs mandal average
Bujawade932
Radhanagari mandal935
Household size
people per home
4.9
+0.1 vs mandal average
Bujawade4.9
Radhanagari mandal4.8
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Bujawade at a glance
Bujawade is a village of 887 people in 182 households (Census 2011) in Radhanagari taluka, Kolhapur district, Maharashtra, the 78th-largest of 114 villages in Radhanagari taluka. Literacy is 76%, 6 points above the taluka average of 70% and the sex ratio is 932 women per 1,000 men. It lies 94 km from the Kolhapur district centre, 27 km from Andur, the nearest town, 31 km from Achirne railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 416211, served by Parite post office; the LGD village code is 567653. The nearest hospital or health centre is Rural Hospital, Solankur, 3 km away. The village votes in Khanapur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Suhas Babar. The population is estimated at 1,046 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Bujawade
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- No
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 12
- 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
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- Murgud
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 13
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 55
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 5
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 243
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 169
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Bujawade
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Key facts — Bujawade
- LGD code
- 567653
- Pincode
- 416211
- Post office
- Parite
- Population (Census 2011)
- 887
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,046
- Households
- 182
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 932
- Literacy rate
- 75.9%
- Coordinates
- 16.40295°N, 74.02817°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 (99.1 km)
- Nearest railway station
- Agran Dhulgaon (113.2 km)
Getting there
How to reach Bujawade
Distance to cities · straight line
- Mumbai321 kmcapital
- Hyderabad487 km
- Bengaluru541 km
- Chennai766 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationAchirne31 km
- Hospital / PHCRural Hospital, Solankur3 km
- ATM / bankAxis Bank36 km
- Petrol pumpUtkarsh Petrol Pump (BPCL)27 km
- Collegenursing college shindewadi19 km
- Police stationJuna Rajawada Police Station38 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 Bujawade
Other villages in Radhanagari mandal
View all 60+ →- Rashiwade Bk.
- Sarvade
- 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)