Handewadi, Ajara
Handewadi (हांदेवाडी) is a village located in the Ajra Taluka of Kolhapur district of Maharashtra. The village falls in Ajara block and comes under Kolindre Village Panchayat. It belongs to Kolhapur parliament constituency and Chandgad assembly constituency.
As on November 2024, the current population of Handewadi is 446 out of which 225 are males and rest 221 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 982 females per 1000 males. There are around 34 teenagers in Handewadi. It has literacy rate of 60% which means around 267 persons can read and write. Total 22 people belonging to scheduled caste and 5 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 128 households in Handewadi, which means every family has 3 members on average. The village has working population of 207. The pincode of Handewadi is 416503 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.
- Mahagaon (Kolhapur) Sub Post office
- Kowade Branch Post office
- Maligre Branch Post office
- Sarambalwadi Branch Post office
- Batkangale Branch Post office
Schools
Handewadi has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.
- Shri.Shivaji Vidyalay Mahagaon
- Mahatma Phule Vidyalaya &junior College Mahagaon
- New English School Hebbaljaldyal
- Jay Bharat Primary English School
- Mahatma Phule High.Batkangale
Banks
Handewadi has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.