Karawadi is a village panchayat located in the Karad taluka of Satara district in the southern part of Indian state of Maharashtra.

Prominent family surnames include Pisal, Dubal, Patil, Chavan, Bhosale, More, Bansode.

Karawadi belongs to the subtropical category of climate characterized by medium to heavy rainfall and moderate temperature.

Winds are generally light to moderate receiving during the south-west monsoon season, when they are stronger particularly on hills.

[citation needed] People from different cultures live here but vast majority belong to Hinduism and Speak Marathi language.

Major crops grown are sugarcane, ground nut, wheat, soya bean, Turmeric, ginger etc.

Karad has railway station and is onroute from Mumbai to Miraj, Sangli, Kolhapur, and Bangalore (some trains).

Karawadi is on route the way to Vaduj village in Khatav Taluka of Satara District.

State Highway MH SH 78 with route Guhagar - Chiplun - Koyana - Patan - Karad - Vita - Jath - Bijapur(Karnataka) goes from nearby Karawadi.

An Airstrip was constructed in the 1955 by the Public Works Department to facilitate the Koyna dam project.

The State run Maharashtra Airport Development Company (MADC) plans to extend the 1,250 meters airstrip by another 1,500 m and widen it by 150 m. The famous Tamasha artist Mangala Bansode belongs to Karawadi village.

After Hanuman Jayanti annual village fair is held usually in the month of May where people worship Goddess Janai and celebrate with Gulal.