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- LGD code
- 567085
- Pincode
- 416215
- Post office
- Shahuwadi
- Population
- 872
- Households
- 184
- Literacy rate
- 71.2%
- Sex ratio
- 982 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 519
Census 2011 · in context
How Molavade compares
By population, Molavade ranks #85 of 144 villages in Shahuwadi mandal.
Literacy rate
%
71.2%
+8.1% vs mandal average
- Molavade
- 71.2%
- Shahuwadi mandal
- 63.1%
- Kolhapur district
- 72.9%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
982
−40 vs mandal average
- Molavade
- 982
- Shahuwadi mandal
- 1,022
Household size
people per home
4.7
Same as the mandal average
- Molavade
- 4.7
- Shahuwadi mandal
- 4.7
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Molavade at a glance
Molavade is a village of 872 people in 184 households (Census 2011) in Shahuwadi taluka, Kolhapur district, Maharashtra, the 85th-largest of 144 villages in Shahuwadi taluka. Literacy is 71%, 8 points above the taluka average of 63% and the sex ratio is 982 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 416215, served by Shahuwadi post office; the LGD village code is 567085. The village votes in Karad North assembly constituency, represented by MLA Manoj Bhimrao Ghorpade. The population is estimated at 1,028 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Molavade
- 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)
- 10
- 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
- Malkapur
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 5
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 45
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 8
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 306.9
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 207.84
- Forest area (ha)
- 24.74
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Molavade
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Molavade
- LGD code
- 567085
- Pincode
- 416215
- Post office
- Shahuwadi
- Population (Census 2011)
- 872
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,028
- Households
- 184
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 982
- Literacy rate
- 71.2%
- 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 2026-05-09
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-17
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)