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- LGD code
- 561794
- Pincode
- 413203
- Post office
- Karmala
- Population
- 429
- Households
- 98
- Literacy rate
- 60.4%
- Sex ratio
- 932 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 220
- Distance to district centre
- 72 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 46 km
- Distance to Mumbai
- 237 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 385 km
- Nearest railway station
- Washimbe · 16 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- S.D.H. Karjat · 14 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Hulgewadi compares
By population, Hulgewadi ranks #119 of 123 villages in Karmala mandal.
Literacy rate
%
60.4%
−4.9% vs mandal average
Hulgewadi60.4%
Karmala mandal65.3%
Solapur district67.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
932
+17 vs mandal average
Hulgewadi932
Karmala mandal915
Household size
people per home
4.4
−0.3 vs mandal average
Hulgewadi4.4
Karmala mandal4.7
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Hulgewadi at a glance
Hulgewadi is a village of 429 people in 98 households (Census 2011) in Karmala taluka, Solapur district, Maharashtra, the 119th-largest of 123 villages in Karmala taluka. Literacy is 60%, 5 points below the taluka average of 65% and the sex ratio is 932 women per 1,000 men. It lies 72 km from the Solapur district centre, 10 km from Rashin, the nearest town, 16 km from Washimbe railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 413203, served by Karmala post office; the LGD village code is 561794. The nearest hospital or health centre is S.D.H. Karjat, 14 km away. The village votes in Karjat Jamkhed assembly constituency, represented by MLA Rohit Pawar. The population is estimated at 506 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Hulgewadi
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- 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)
- 18
- 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
- No
- 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
- KARMALA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 18
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 158
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 18
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 1,017.63
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 257.29
- Forest area (ha)
- 512.62
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Hulgewadi
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Key facts — Hulgewadi
- LGD code
- 561794
- Pincode
- 413203
- Post office
- Karmala
- Population (Census 2011)
- 429
- Population (projected 2026)
- 506
- Households
- 98
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 932
- Literacy rate
- 60.4%
- Coordinates
- 18.42389°N, 75.02015°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Ahmednagar
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Karjat Jamkhed
- Member of Parliament
- Nilesh Lanke
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Rohit Pawar
- Block / Mandal
- Karmala
Getting there
How to reach Hulgewadi
Distance to cities · straight line
- Mumbai237 kmcapital
- Hyderabad385 km
- Bengaluru666 km
- Chennai817 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationWashimbe16 km
- Hospital / PHCS.D.H. Karjat14 km
- ATM / bankBOI32 km
- CollegeITI COLLEGE INDAPUR34 km
- Police stationHighway Police31 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, 2026-09-25
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)