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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
JAYA SANTOSH KAD
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- LGD code
- 555765
- Pincode
- 410505
- Post office
- Rajgurunagar
- Population
- 1,852
- Households
- 360
- Literacy rate
- 72.4%
- Sex ratio
- 867 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,077
- Distance to district centre
- 91 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 100 km
- Distance to Mumbai
- 101 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 521 km
- Nearest railway station
- Ghorawadi · 18 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Shree Hospital · 7 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Kiwale compares
By population, Kiwale ranks #55 of 183 villages in Khed mandal.
Literacy rate
%
72.4%
+4.2% vs mandal average
Kiwale72.4%
Khed mandal68.2%
Pune district76.1%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
867
−53 vs mandal average
Kiwale867
Khed mandal920
Household size
people per home
5.1
+0.3 vs mandal average
Kiwale5.1
Khed mandal4.8
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Kiwale at a glance
Kiwale is a village of 1,852 people in 360 households (Census 2011) in Khed taluka, Pune district, Maharashtra, the 55th-largest of 183 villages in Khed taluka. Literacy is 72%, 4 points above the taluka average of 68% and the sex ratio is 867 women per 1,000 men. It lies 91 km from the Pune district centre, 5 km from Kadus, the nearest town, 18 km from Ghorawadi railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 410505, served by Rajgurunagar post office; the LGD village code is 555765. The nearest hospital or health centre is Shree Hospital, 7 km away. The sarpanch is JAYA SANTOSH KAD, and the village votes in Ahmednagar City assembly constituency, represented by MLA Sangram Arunkaka Jagtap. The population is estimated at 2,184 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Kiwale
- 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)
- 12
- Power hours (winter)
- 15
- Primary school
- 2
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 1
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 1
- Veterinary hospital
- 1
- 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
- ALANDI
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 26
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 50
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 10
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 693.54
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 170
- Forest area (ha)
- 38.9
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Kiwale
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Kiwale
- LGD code
- 555765
- Pincode
- 410505
- Post office
- Rajgurunagar
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,852
- Population (projected 2026)
- 2,184
- Households
- 360
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 867
- Literacy rate
- 72.4%
- Coordinates
- 18.84968°N, 73.80345°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Ahmednagar
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Ahmednagar City
- Member of Parliament
- Nilesh Lanke
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Sangram Arunkaka Jagtap
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- JAYA SANTOSH KAD
- Block / Mandal
- Khed
Getting there
How to reach Kiwale
Distance to cities · straight line
- Mumbai101 kmcapital
- Hyderabad521 km
- Bengaluru769 km
- Chennai943 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationGhorawadi18 km
- Bus stopPmpml Bus Stand7 km
- Hospital / PHCShree Hospital7 km
- ATM / bankATM8 km
- Petrol pumpHindustan Petroleum7 km
- CollegeSiddhant College Of Engineering11 km
- Police stationMahalunge Police Station8 km
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Kiwale
1 Temple mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
- 🛕Vittal MandirTemple4.3 km ↗
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
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