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- LGD code
- 567044
- Pincode
- 415101
- Post office
- Malkapur (Kolhapur)
- Population
- 1,526
- Households
- 352
- Literacy rate
- 63.6%
- Sex ratio
- 1079 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 912
- Distance to district centre
- 166 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 188 km
- Distance to Mumbai
- 360 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 269 km
- Nearest railway station
- Solapur · 12 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Reliance Hospital · 7 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Warlegaon compares
By population, Warlegaon ranks #52 of 144 villages in Shahuwadi mandal.
Literacy rate
%
63.6%
+0.5% vs mandal average
Warlegaon63.6%
Shahuwadi mandal63.1%
Kolhapur district72.9%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,079
+57 vs mandal average
Warlegaon1,079
Shahuwadi mandal1,022
Household size
people per home
4.3
−0.4 vs mandal average
Warlegaon4.3
Shahuwadi mandal4.7
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Warlegaon at a glance
Warlegaon is a village of 1,526 people in 352 households (Census 2011) in Shahuwadi taluka, Kolhapur district, Maharashtra, the 52nd-largest of 144 villages in Shahuwadi taluka. Literacy is 64%, about the same as the taluka average of 63% and the sex ratio is 1,079 women per 1,000 men. It lies 166 km from the Kolhapur district centre, 9 km from Kumbhari, the nearest town, 12 km from Solapur railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 415101, served by Malkapur (Kolhapur) post office; the LGD village code is 567044. The nearest hospital or health centre is Reliance Hospital, 7 km away. The village votes in Karad North assembly constituency, represented by MLA Manoj Bhimrao Ghorpade. The population is estimated at 1,799 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Warlegaon
- 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
- 2
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 1
- 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)
- 5
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 48
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 8
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 26.6
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 24.6
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Warlegaon
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Key facts — Warlegaon
- LGD code
- 567044
- Pincode
- 415101
- Post office
- Malkapur (Kolhapur)
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,526
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,799
- Households
- 352
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1079
- Literacy rate
- 63.6%
- Coordinates
- 17.73404°N, 75.97809°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 (205.4 km)
- Nearest railway station
- Targaon (194.9 km)
Getting there
How to reach Warlegaon
Distance to cities · straight line
- Mumbai360 kmcapital
- Hyderabad269 km
- Bengaluru557 km
- Chennai692 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationSolapur12 km
- Bus stopRangbhavan Bus Stop11 km
- Hospital / PHCReliance Hospital7 km
- Petrol pumpPetrol Pump11 km
- CollegeDBF Dayanand College of Arts and Science, Solapur8 km
- Police stationSakhar Peth Police Station9 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, 2026-09-24
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)