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Village in Maharashtra, India
Kadbanwadi
Village
Kadbanwadi is located in MaharashtraKadbanwadiKadbanwadiLocation in Maharashtra, India
Coordinates: 18°04′21″N 74°50′10″E / 18.0724794°N 74.8360918°E / 18.0724794; 74.8360918
Country India
StateMaharashtra
DivisionPune division
DistrictPune
Area
 • Total27.66 km (10.68 sq mi)
Population
 • Total1,636
Languages
 • OfficialMarathi, Hindi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN413114
Telephone code02111

Kadbanwadi is a village in the Indapur tehsil of Pune district, Maharashtra, India. It is located at a distance of 234 km from the state capital Mumbai. The village is known for the water conservation initiatives taken by a resident, Bhajandas Pawar, which helped transform the village into a self-sufficient gram. Kadbanwadi has 100 farm ponds, 3 percolation tank, 27 cement bunds, and 110 earthen bunds.

Agriculture

This "Adarsh Gram" or model village is also famous for its polyhouse farming. As per the report of Agro Climatic, the village is a water scarcity zone in Maharashtra, with less than 400mm of rainfall per year. Most of the villagers used to feed shepherds and practice animal husbandry. The forestlands have a great floral and faunal diversity.

The impact of water conservation

The impact of water conservation reflects in the agricultural practices of the village. While farmers were increasingly dependent on rainfall to grow jowar and bajra earlier, today over 500 hectares of agricultural land is used to grow pomegranates. These pomegranates are making inroads into markets in major cities like Pune, Hyderabad, Mumbai and Bengaluru and exported too. Over 200 hectares of land is used to cultivate other revenue earning crops like sugarcane and various vegetables and seasonal crops.

References

  1. "Demographic" (PDF). censusindia.gov.in.
  2. "Locate Post Office". indiapost.gov.in.
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  4. Aranha, Jovita (7 December 2017). "This Retired Teacher Transformed a Barren Village With Water Conservation!". The Better India. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  5. Aranha, Jovita (7 December 2017). "This Retired Teacher Transformed a Barren Village With Water Conservation!". The Better India. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  6. Aranha, Jovita (7 December 2017). "This Retired Teacher Transformed a Barren Village With Water Conservation!". The Better India. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
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