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'Village for Sale’: Parched hamlet's desperate plea amid water crisis in Maharashtra
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- LGD code
- 568589
- Pincode
- 415301
- Post office
- Atpadi
- Population
- 550
- Households
- 137
- Literacy rate
- 65.5%
- Sex ratio
- 1075 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 304
- Distance to district centre
- 19 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 33 km
- Distance to Mumbai
- 285 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 379 km
- Nearest railway station
- Wasud · 25 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Savant Hospital · 3 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Bhingewadi compares
By population, Bhingewadi ranks #54 of 58 villages in Atpadi mandal.
Literacy rate
%
65.5%
+1.2% vs mandal average
- Bhingewadi
- 65.5%
- Atpadi mandal
- 64.3%
- Sangli district
- 72.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,075
+80 vs mandal average
- Bhingewadi
- 1,075
- Atpadi mandal
- 995
Household size
people per home
4.0
−0.9 vs mandal average
- Bhingewadi
- 4.0
- Atpadi mandal
- 4.9
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Bhingewadi at a glance
Bhingewadi is a village of 550 people in 137 households (Census 2011) in Atpadi taluka, Sangli district, Maharashtra, the 54th-largest of 58 villages in Atpadi taluka. Literacy is 66%, 1 points above the taluka average of 64% and the sex ratio is 1,075 women per 1,000 men. It lies 19 km from the Sangli district centre, 4 km from Atpadi, the nearest town, 25 km from Wasud railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 415301, served by Atpadi post office; the LGD village code is 568589. The nearest hospital or health centre is Savant Hospital, 3 km away. The village votes in Malshiras assembly constituency, represented by MLA Uttamrao Jankar. The population is estimated at 648 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Bhingewadi
- 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)
- 12
- Power hours (winter)
- 15
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- 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
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- VITA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 60
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 90
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 5
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 337
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 238
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Bhingewadi
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Bhingewadi
- LGD code
- 568589
- Pincode
- 415301
- Post office
- Atpadi
- Population (Census 2011)
- 550
- Population (projected 2026)
- 648
- Households
- 137
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1075
- Literacy rate
- 65.5%
- Coordinates
- 17.39758°N, 74.91799°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Madha
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Malshiras
- Member of Parliament
- Dhairyasheel Mohite Patil
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Uttamrao Jankar
- Block / Mandal
- Atpadi
Getting there
How to reach Bhingewadi
Distance to cities · straight line
- Mumbai285 kmcapital
- Hyderabad379 km
- Bengaluru570 km
- Chennai748 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationWasud25 km
- Hospital / PHCSavant Hospital3 km
- Petrol pumpBPCL24 km
- CollegeShiram Vidaylay hatid18 km
- Police stationJat Police Station49 km
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 415301
Villages near Bhingewadi
Other villages in Atpadi mandal
View all 57+ →- Atpadi
- Dighanchi
- Kargani
- Kharsundi
- Shetphale
- Nimbawade
- Banpuri
- Nelkaranji
- Gomewadi
- Gharniki
- Zare
- Hivtad
- Vitthlapur
- Kauthuli
- Rajewadi
- Lingiware
- Talewadi
- Galavewadi
- Madgule
- Tadawale
- Umbargaon
- Vibhutwadi
- Walwan
- Yamaji Patalachi Wadi
- Maptemala
- Ghanand
- Pujarwadi (Dighanchi)
- Balewadi
- Chinchale
- Pujarwadi
- Lengrewadi
- Awalai
- Jambhulani
- Pimpari Bk.
- Pimpri Kh
- Palaskhel
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)