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'''Medhewadi''' is a village in [[Ajara (India)|Ajara]] taluka, one of the southernmost talukas of [[Kolhapur district|Kolhapur District]] of the Indian state of [[Maharashtra]].<ref name="Census 2011 India 1980">{{cite web|url=http://www.census2011.co.in/data/village/567906-medhewadi-maharashtra.html|title=Medhewadi Village Population - Ajra - Kolhapur, Maharashtra|date=29 May 1980|website=Census 2011 India|accessdate=23 May 2016}}</ref> It is situated on the banks of [[Hiranyakeshi river]].<br />
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Medhewadi is on the road between [[Savantwadi]] and Kolhapur. It is the last place of the Desh region before reaching Konkan. Medhewadi is 90&nbsp;km from Kolhapur and 30&nbsp;km from Amboli Hill Station. Gadhinglaj is the nearest major city.<br />
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== Geography ==<br />
It has an average elevation of 660 metres (2165 feet).<br />
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== Transport ==<br />
MSRTC offers Bus service from tahsil [[AJARA]] TO [[MEDHEWADI]]. Apart from the busses people uses their own vehicles like two wheeler, four wheeler, truck, tractor and power trailer are major modes of transports.<br />
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== Facilities ==<br />
The village hosts school. Medhewadi is famous for Chira (building stones), an ancient temple of the [[Shiva|Lord Shiva]] Ramling.<br />
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== Demographics ==<br />
The 2011 population of Medhewadi was nearly 600.<ref name="Census 2011 India 1980" /><br />
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== Economy ==<br />
Medhewadi is near a sugar factory in Gavse. A dam in Balohal near Chirekhan was sponsored by the government of Maharashtra. Ajara Ghansaal rice, karwand (fruit), and also devrai are important crops.<br />
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[[Category:Villages in Kolhapur district]]</div>->Akshaypatill