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- LGD code
- 566998
- Pincode
- 416214
- Post office
- Sarud
- Population
- 1,158
- Households
- 232
- Literacy rate
- 45.8%
- Sex ratio
- 1129 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 744
- Distance to district centre
- 74 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 56 km
- Distance to Mumbai
- 250 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 490 km
- Nearest railway station
- Adavali · 35 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Rural Hospital, Kokrud · 11 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Kandavan compares
By population, Kandavan ranks #71 of 144 villages in Shahuwadi mandal.
Literacy rate
%
45.8%
−17.3% vs mandal average
- Kandavan
- 45.8%
- Shahuwadi mandal
- 63.1%
- Kolhapur district
- 72.9%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,129
+107 vs mandal average
- Kandavan
- 1,129
- Shahuwadi mandal
- 1,022
Household size
people per home
5.0
+0.3 vs mandal average
- Kandavan
- 5.0
- Shahuwadi mandal
- 4.7
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Kandavan at a glance
Kandavan is a village of 1,158 people in 232 households (Census 2011) in Shahuwadi taluka, Kolhapur district, Maharashtra, the 71st-largest of 144 villages in Shahuwadi taluka. Literacy is 46%, 17 points below the taluka average of 63% and the sex ratio is 1,129 women per 1,000 men. It lies 74 km from the Kolhapur district centre, 40 km from Kameri, the nearest town, 35 km from Adavali railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 416214, served by Sarud post office; the LGD village code is 566998. The nearest hospital or health centre is Rural Hospital, Kokrud, 11 km away. The village votes in Karad North assembly constituency, represented by MLA Manoj Bhimrao Ghorpade. The population is estimated at 1,365 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Kandavan
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 8
- Power hours (winter)
- 8
- Primary school
- 3
- 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
- Yes
- 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
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- Malkapur
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 48
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 45
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 51
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 1,497.06
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 166.1
- Forest area (ha)
- 953.49
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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Key facts — Kandavan
- LGD code
- 566998
- Pincode
- 416214
- Post office
- Sarud
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,158
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,365
- Households
- 232
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1129
- Literacy rate
- 45.8%
- Coordinates
- 17.04728°N, 73.89033°E
- 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 (59.6 km)
- Nearest railway station
- Targaon (58.9 km)
Getting there
How to reach Kandavan
Distance to cities · straight line
- Mumbai250 kmcapital
- Hyderabad490 km
- Bengaluru603 km
- Chennai815 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationAdavali35 km
- Hospital / PHCRural Hospital, Kokrud11 km
- ATM / bankBank of Maharashtra25 km
- Petrol pumpIndian Oil Petrol Pump36 km
- CollegeMahatma Gandhi Vidyalaya25 km
- Police stationBambavade Police Station25 km
Same pincode
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- BhedasgaonShahuwadi mandal3,496 pop
- KapashiShahuwadi mandal2,634 pop
- RethareShahuwadi mandal2,463 pop
- ShimpeShahuwadi mandal2,235 pop
- TurukwadiShahuwadi mandal2,215 pop
- UkhaluShahuwadi mandal1,939 pop
- SondoliShahuwadi mandal1,933 pop
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View all 60+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-19
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)