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- LGD code
- 561826
- Pincode
- 413203
- Post office
- Karmala
- Population
- 1,031
- Households
- 201
- Literacy rate
- 58.8%
- Sex ratio
- 920 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 564
- Distance to district centre
- 183 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 156 km
- Distance to Mumbai
- 361 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 358 km
- Nearest railway station
- Paradgaon · 21 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Rural Hospital, Ner · 6 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Khambewadi compares
By population, Khambewadi ranks #89 of 123 villages in Karmala mandal.
Literacy rate
%
58.8%
−6.5% vs mandal average
Khambewadi58.8%
Karmala mandal65.3%
Solapur district67.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
920
+5 vs mandal average
Khambewadi920
Karmala mandal915
Household size
people per home
5.1
+0.4 vs mandal average
Khambewadi5.1
Karmala mandal4.7
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Khambewadi at a glance
Khambewadi is a village of 1,031 people in 201 households (Census 2011) in Karmala taluka, Solapur district, Maharashtra, the 89th-largest of 123 villages in Karmala taluka. Literacy is 59%, 7 points below the taluka average of 65% and the sex ratio is 920 women per 1,000 men. It lies 183 km from the Solapur district centre, 24 km from Mantha, the nearest town, 21 km from Paradgaon railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 413203, served by Karmala post office; the LGD village code is 561826. The nearest hospital or health centre is Rural Hospital, Ner, 6 km away. The village votes in Karjat Jamkhed assembly constituency, represented by MLA Rohit Pawar. The population is estimated at 1,216 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Khambewadi · this village | 1,031 | 59% | — |
| Khambewadi · Khalapur | 354 | 57% | 0 km N |
| Khambewadi · Jalna | 1,121 | 56% | 0 km N |
| Shivnagar · Karanja | 1,189 | 64% | 1.7 km NW |
| Shivnagar · Bhiwandi | 3,030 | 67% | 1.7 km NW |
| Shivnagar · Jalna | 618 | 44% | 1.7 km NW |
| Shivnagar · Mangaon | — | — | 1.7 km NW |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Khambewadi
- 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)
- 8
- Power hours (winter)
- 12
- 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
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- KARMALA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 7
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 152
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 7
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 585.42
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 396.01
- Forest area (ha)
- 18.14
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Khambewadi
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Key facts — Khambewadi
- LGD code
- 561826
- Pincode
- 413203
- Post office
- Karmala
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,031
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,216
- Households
- 201
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 920
- Literacy rate
- 58.8%
- Coordinates
- 19.80000°N, 76.23333°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 Khambewadi
Distance to cities · straight line
- Mumbai361 kmcapital
- Hyderabad358 km
- Bengaluru773 km
- Chennai862 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationParadgaon21 km
- Hospital / PHCRural Hospital, Ner6 km
- ATM / bankMadhyawarti bank34 km
- CollegeDeulgaon Raja Junior College31 km
- Police stationDY SP OFFICE50 km
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View all 60+ →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)