Wadicharan, Shahuwadi, Kolhapur, Maharashtra, India

Content updated on September 16, 2024.

Geographic Location of Wadicharan


The village Wadicharan is located in Shahuwadi Tahsil of Kolhapur District in the State of Maharashtra in India. It comes under Shahuwadi Community Development Block. The nearest town is Malkapur, which is about 16 kilometers away from Wadicharan.

Travel and Communication for Wadicharan


The village is connected by public bus services. There is a railway station more than 10 kms away from the village.

Postal Address:
Wadicharan,
Kolhapur,
Maharashtra, India
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Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Wadicharan


Climate, Environment and Weather data, climate change reports etc. for Wadicharan is available as professional paid service. You may contact us for further details and sample data.

A brief summary of available data for Wadicharan is given below:

CategoryResolutionPeriod
Precipitation - hHalf Hourly / 0.1 deg (11 kms) grid2001 - 2024
Precipitation - lDaily / 0.25 deg (28 kms) grid1901 - 2024
Temperature - hMonthly / 0.5 deg (55 kms) grid1901 - 2023
Temperature - lDaily / 1 deg (111 kms) grid1951 - 2024

Social Structure of Wadicharan


As per available data from the year 2009, 1536 persons live in 306 house holds in the village Wadicharan. There are 766 female individuals and 770 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 49.87% and males constitute 50.13% of the total population.

There are 43 scheduled castes persons of which 22 are females and 21 are males. Females constitute 51.16% and males constitute 48.84% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 2.8% of the total population.

Population density of Wadicharan is 647.72 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Wadicharan


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Total area of Wadicharan is 237.14 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 186 ha. About 23.45 ha is un-irrigated area. About 162.55 ha is irrigated area. About 23.45 ha is irrigated by canal water.

About 2 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 3.13 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands.

About 0.48 ha is culturable waste land. About 45.53 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Wadicharan


There are 3 government pre-primary schools in the village Wadicharan.

There are 2 government primary schools in the village Wadicharan.

There is a government middle school in the village Wadicharan.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private secondary school in Babwade, which is less than 5 kms away from Wadicharan.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Babwade, which is less than 5 kms away from Wadicharan.

Colleges in Wadicharan


There are no private or government arts and science degree colleges in the village. However, there is a private arts and science degree college in Babwade, which is less than 5 kms away from Wadicharan.

There are no private or government engineering colleges in the village. However, there is a government engineering college in Kolhapur, which is more than 10 kms away from Wadicharan.

There are no private or government medical colleges in the village. However, there is a private medical college in Kolhapur, which is more than 10 kms away from Wadicharan.

There are no private or government management institutes in the village. However, there is a private management institute in Kolhapur, which is more than 10 kms away from Wadicharan.

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a private polytechnic institute in Kolhapur, which is more than 10 kms away from Wadicharan.

Other Educational Facilities in Wadicharan


There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a private vocational training school / ITI in Malkapur, which is more than 10 kms away from Wadicharan.

There are no private or government non formal training centres in the village. However, there is a private non formal training centre in Kolhapur, which is more than 10 kms away from Wadicharan.

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a private differently abled school in Kolhapur, which is more than 10 kms away from Wadicharan.

Healthcare Facilities in Wadicharan


There is a community health centre more than 10 kms away from Wadicharan.

There is a primary health centre more than 10 kms away from Wadicharan.

There is a primary health sub-centre 5-10 kms away from Wadicharan.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre more than 10 kms away from Wadicharan.

There is a TB clinic more than 10 kms away from Wadicharan.

There is a allopathic hospital more than 10 kms away from Wadicharan.

There is a alternative medicine hospital more than 10 kms away from Wadicharan.

There is a dispensary more than 10 kms away from Wadicharan.

There is a veterinary hospital less than 5 kms away from Wadicharan.

There is a mobile health centre more than 10 kms away from Wadicharan.

There is a family welfare centre more than 10 kms away from Wadicharan.

*Note: Most of the above information provided as per data compiled from the year 2009.

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