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- LGD code
- 567017
- Pincode
- 415101
- Post office
- Malkapur (Kolhapur)
- Population
- 634
- Households
- 131
- Literacy rate
- 66.2%
- Sex ratio
- 1045 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 207
Census 2011 · in context
How Bhendavade compares
By population, Bhendavade ranks #111 of 144 villages in Shahuwadi mandal.
Literacy rate
%
66.2%
+3.1% vs mandal average
- Bhendavade
- 66.2%
- Shahuwadi mandal
- 63.1%
- Kolhapur district
- 72.9%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,045
+23 vs mandal average
- Bhendavade
- 1,045
- Shahuwadi mandal
- 1,022
Household size
people per home
4.8
+0.1 vs mandal average
- Bhendavade
- 4.8
- Shahuwadi mandal
- 4.7
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Bhendavade at a glance
Bhendavade is a village of 634 people in 131 households (Census 2011) in Shahuwadi taluka, Kolhapur district, Maharashtra, the 111th-largest of 144 villages in Shahuwadi taluka. Literacy is 66%, 3 points above the taluka average of 63% and the sex ratio is 1,045 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 415101, served by Malkapur (Kolhapur) post office; the LGD village code is 567017. The village votes in Karad North assembly constituency, represented by MLA Manoj Bhimrao Ghorpade. The population is estimated at 747 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Bhendavade
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 14
- Power hours (winter)
- 14
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- 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
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- No
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- Malkapur
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 13
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 45
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 16
- All-weather road
- No
- Total area (ha)
- 501
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 340.3
- Forest area (ha)
- 139.06
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Bhendavade
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Bhendavade
- LGD code
- 567017
- Pincode
- 415101
- Post office
- Malkapur (Kolhapur)
- Population (Census 2011)
- 634
- Population (projected 2026)
- 747
- Households
- 131
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1045
- Literacy rate
- 66.2%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Satara
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Karad North
- Member of Parliament
- Udayanraje Bhosale
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Manoj Bhimrao Ghorpade
- Block / Mandal
- Shahuwadi
- Nearest PHC
- Navdrushti Eye Clinic (24.3 km)
- Nearest railway station
- Targaon (12.3 km)
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-23
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)