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- LGD code
- 533551
- Pincode
- 442203
- Post office
- Karanja (Wardha)
- Population
- 579
- Households
- 138
- Literacy rate
- 76.5%
- Sex ratio
- 943 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 272
- Distance to district centre
- 91 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 86 km
- Distance to Mumbai
- 552 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 448 km
- Nearest railway station
- Achalpur · 9 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Hajra Clinic & General Hospital · 2 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Bhalewadi compares
By population, Bhalewadi ranks #62 of 121 villages in Karanja mandal.
Literacy rate
%
76.5%
+0.7% vs mandal average
Bhalewadi76.5%
Karanja mandal75.8%
Wardha district78.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
943
−13 vs mandal average
Bhalewadi943
Karanja mandal956
Household size
people per home
4.2
Same as the mandal average
Bhalewadi4.2
Karanja mandal4.2
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Bhalewadi at a glance
Bhalewadi is a village of 579 people in 138 households (Census 2011) in Karanja taluka, Wardha district, Maharashtra, the 62nd-largest of 121 villages in Karanja taluka. Literacy is 77%, about the same as the taluka average of 76% and the sex ratio is 943 women per 1,000 men. It lies 91 km from the Wardha district centre, 7 km from Kandali, the nearest town, 9 km from Achalpur railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 442203, served by Karanja (Wardha) post office; the LGD village code is 533551. The nearest hospital or health centre is Hajra Clinic & General Hospital, 2 km away. The village votes in Arvi assembly constituency, represented by MLA Sumit Wankhede. The population is estimated at 683 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Bhalewadi
- 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)
- 16
- Power hours (winter)
- 16
- 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
- KATOL
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 34
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 80
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 10
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 297.46
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 226.97
- Forest area (ha)
- 13.4
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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Key facts — Bhalewadi
- LGD code
- 533551
- Pincode
- 442203
- Post office
- Karanja (Wardha)
- Population (Census 2011)
- 579
- Population (projected 2026)
- 683
- Households
- 138
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 943
- Literacy rate
- 76.5%
- Coordinates
- 21.32768°N, 77.59035°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Wardha
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Arvi
- Member of Parliament
- Amar Kale
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Sumit Wankhede
- Block / Mandal
- Karanja
Getting there
How to reach Bhalewadi
Distance to cities · straight line
- Mumbai552 kmcapital
- Hyderabad448 km
- Delhi811 km
- Bengaluru929 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationAchalpur9 km
- Hospital / PHCHajra Clinic & General Hospital2 km
- Petrol pumpReliance Petrol Pump10 km
- CollegeDr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Girls Polytechnic College46 km
- Police stationNagpuri Gate Police Station46 km
Nearest to the village
- Health centre
- Hajra Clinic & General Hospital1.9 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)