Population

The people of Kasheli

Kasheli has a population of roughly 3,000. Although far from the nearest towns, it is well connected by modern services.

Village layout

Settlement is split broadly between the Varcha Wada (upper hamlet) and Khalcha Wada (lower hamlet). Smaller wadas include Durgwada, Agvekarwadi, Phodkarwadi, Kombhewadi, Sawrewadi, Sutarwadi, Awalichivadi, Tellivadi and Bouddhvadi.

Communities & civic life

Brahmin, Maratha, Sutar (Vishwakarma) carpenters, Gurav, Buddhist (formerly Harijan), and Muslim families have lived together harmoniously in Kasheli for generations. Major communities →

Health facilities

The Late Shridhar Balaji Kulkarni Memorial Committee purchased land and built a 40′ × 20′ permanent building; plans are in hand to start a dispensary with a resident doctor. A village medical store is already in operation.

Education

Around 600 students attend the village’s 2 pre-primary schools, 3 primary schools and 1 high school. Full details →

Local self-government

An active Kasheli Gram Panchayat oversees village development. As of 1987–88 the Chairman/Sarpanch was Shri Sadashiv Bhagvant Palsule and Vice-Sarpanch Shri Ramesh Pandurang Olkar.