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- LGD code
- 563537
- Pincode
- 415506
- Post office
- Vaduj
- Population
- 17,636
- Households
- 3,848
- Literacy rate
- 76.8%
- Sex ratio
- 965 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 6,558
- Distance to district centre
- 137 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 132 km
- Distance to Mumbai
- 234 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 429 km
- Nearest railway station
- Rahimatpur · 30 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Kale Hospital,Vaduj · <1 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Vaduj compares
By population, Vaduj ranks #1 of 140 villages in Khatav mandal — the largest.
Literacy rate
%
76.8%
+4.7% vs mandal average
- Vaduj
- 76.8%
- Khatav mandal
- 72.1%
- Satara district
- 74.1%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
965
−47 vs mandal average
- Vaduj
- 965
- Khatav mandal
- 1,012
Household size
people per home
4.6
Same as the mandal average
- Vaduj
- 4.6
- Khatav mandal
- 4.6
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Vaduj at a glance
Vaduj is a village of 17,636 people in 3,848 households (Census 2011) in Khatav taluka, Satara district, Maharashtra, the largest of 140 villages in Khatav taluka. Literacy is 77%, 5 points above the taluka average of 72% and the sex ratio is 965 women per 1,000 men. It lies 137 km from the Satara district centre, 20 km from Mayani, the nearest town, 30 km from Rahimatpur railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 415506, served by Vaduj post office; the LGD village code is 563537. The nearest hospital or health centre is Kale Hospital,Vaduj, <1 km away. The village votes in Karmala assembly constituency, represented by MLA Narayan (Aba) Govindrao Patil. The population is estimated at 20,793 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Vaduj
- 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)
- 18
- Power hours (winter)
- 21
- Primary school
- 9
- Middle school
- 3
- Secondary school
- 2
- Senior secondary
- 2
- Degree college
- 1
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 1
- Dispensary
- 1
- Veterinary hospital
- 1
- Post office
- Yes
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- Yes
- Cooperative bank
- Yes
- ATM
- Yes
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- Yes
- Weekly haat
- Yes
- Nearest statutory town
- Karad
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 40
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 55
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 6
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 2,800
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 1,327
- Forest area (ha)
- 195
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Vaduj
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Vaduj
- LGD code
- 563537
- Pincode
- 415506
- Post office
- Vaduj
- Population (Census 2011)
- 17,636
- Population (projected 2026)
- 20,793
- Households
- 3,848
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 965
- Literacy rate
- 76.8%
- Coordinates
- 17.59508°N, 74.45047°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Madha
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Karmala
- Member of Parliament
- Dhairyasheel Mohite Patil
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Narayan (Aba) Govindrao Patil
- Block / Mandal
- Khatav
Getting there
How to reach Vaduj
Distance to cities · straight line
- Mumbai234 kmcapital
- Hyderabad429 km
- Bengaluru615 km
- Chennai801 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationRahimatpur30 km
- Bus stopNidhal13 km
- Hospital / PHCKale Hospital,Vaduj<1 km
- ATM / bankNilkantheswar Nagri Sahkari Patsantha Maryadit13 km
- Petrol pumpIndian Oil22 km
- CollegeShivaji Jr. College<1 km
- Police stationTalbeed Police Station43 km
Nearest to the village
- Health centre
- Kale Hospital,Vadujunder 1 km
Education · within 5 km
Schools & colleges near Vaduj
1 mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors, nearest first. Government school lists (UDISE) will replace this when loaded.
- 🎓Shivaji Jr. CollegeCollege<1 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)