Mahalewadi is a village situated in Chandgad taluka of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 226 families residing in the village Mahalewadi. The total population of Mahalewadi is 1,158 out of which 596 are males and 562 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Mahalewadi is 943.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Mahalewadi village is 134 which is 12% of the total population. There are 70 male children and 64 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Mahalewadi is 914 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (943) of Mahalewadi village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Mahalewadi is 76.5%. Thus Mahalewadi village has higher literacy rate compared to 72.9% of Kolhapur district. The male literacy rate is 87.45% and the female literacy rate is 64.86% in Mahalewadi village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Mahalewadi village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Mahalewadi village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 134 | 70 | 64 |
| Literacy | 76.46% | 87.45% | 64.86% |
| Scheduled Caste | 161 | 88 | 73 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Illiterate | 375 | 136 | 239 |
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 13.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.1% of total population in Mahalewadi village.
In Mahalewadi village out of total population, 744 were engaged in work activities. 67.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 32.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 744 workers engaged in Main Work, 337 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 30 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 504 | 322 | 182 |
| Cultivators | 337 | 194 | 143 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 30 | 10 | 20 |
| Household Industries | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Other Workers | 134 | 116 | 18 |
| Marginal Workers | 240 | 85 | 155 |
| Non Working | 414 | 189 | 225 |
Below are the list of villages near Mahalewadi village in Chandgad.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Malatwadi | 1,664 |
| Shivanage | 1,162 |
| Lakikatte | 1,077 |
| Mangaon | 3,721 |
| Lakudwadi | 831 |
| Mangaonwadi | 342 |
| Malgad | 232 |
| Humbarwadi | 418 |
| Dukkarwadi | 2,044 |
| Basarge | 1,658 |